Aveiro (ovos moles) ★ 4.4
Aveiro south of Porto is the Portuguese Venice, a lagoon town with painted moliceiro boats, the ovos moles wafer-and-egg-yolk sweet and a fresh ria fish.
Amarante (papos de anjo) is a food day trips in Porto.
Editorially verified May 21, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Aveiro south of Porto is the Portuguese Venice, a lagoon town with painted moliceiro boats, the ovos moles wafer-and-egg-yolk sweet and a fresh ria fish.
The Douro Valley east of Porto is the original demarcated wine region from 1756, with tasting at quintas like Croft, Taylor's, Niepoort and Sandeman.
Braga north-east of Porto is the religious capital, with a cuisine of bacalhau a Braga at Brac, frigideiras at Cafe Frigideiras do Cantinho and the Bom Jesus.
Guimaraes north-east of Porto is Portugal's birthplace city, with the posta a Mirandesa beef cut grilled over wood at Solar do Arco and the old town a UNESCO.
Matosinhos just north of Porto is the working fishing port, with a pavement grill street where every taberna runs a charcoal grill of sardines.