A loose, soupy Portuguese seafood rice with prawns, clams, mussels, monkfish, and squid, finished with coriander and a generous pour of white wine.
Arroz de marisco is the centrepiece of Portugal's coastal table, with the Beira Litoral and Porto coast versions cooked as a wet rice (arroz molhado), looser than risotto, with the rice swimming in a piri-piri-tinged fish broth. Adega Sao Nicolau on Rua Sao Nicolau has served the Porto version since the 1950s; the dish is also a staple of Matosinhos seafood houses.
5 editor picks for Arroz de Marisco (Portuguese Seafood Rice) in Porto, ranked by editorial score. All Porto signature dishes · Arroz de Marisco (Portuguese Seafood Rice) across every city.
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O Golfinho ★ 4.7
baixa · Rua de Sa de Noronha 137, 4050-526 Porto
O Golfinho on Rua de Sa de Noronha in Porto is a small family tasca with a francesinha sauce locals defend, and a 10-table room that fills with regulars.
Tapabento ★ 4.5
baixa · Rua da Madeira 221, 4000-330 Porto
Tapabento behind Sao Bento station in Porto plates octopus salad, duck rice and grilled tiger prawns in a small, loud, family-run dining room.
Cervejaria Gazela ★ 4.4
baixa · Travessa de Cimo de Vila 4, 4000-434 Porto
Cervejaria Gazela in Porto opened in 1962 off Praca da Batalha and built its name on the cachorrinho: griddled sausage, crisp bread, butter and spice.
Adega Sao Nicolau ★ 4.3
ribeira · Rua de Sao Nicolau 1, 4050-561 Porto
Adega Sao Nicolau in Porto's Ribeira has been pouring red since the 1940s, serving polvo a lagareiro on a small Douro-facing terrace below the quay.
Mercado Municipal de Matosinhos ★ 4.3
Rua Franca Junior, 4450-209 Matosinhos
Mercado Municipal de Matosinhos just north of Porto is the working fish market for the fleet, with 40 stalls of Atlantic seafood, grilled sardines.