Portugal's most well-regarded soup: a creamy potato base stirred with finely shredded couve galega (collard greens), finished with slices of smoked chouriço and a thread of good olive oil.
Caldo verde was born in the Minho region just north of Porto, where the dark Galician collard greens grow year-round and feed a peasant soup tradition tied to the autumn pig-slaughter. The classic Porto version simmers a potato base, blends it smooth, then folds in the ultra-thin-shredded greens at the end for colour and bite. O Buraco and Adega Sao Nicolau serve the city's reference bowl.
5 editor picks for Caldo Verde (Green Soup) in Porto, ranked by editorial score. All Porto signature dishes · Caldo Verde (Green Soup) across every city.
Casa Guedes ★ 4.5
Praca dos Poveiros 130, 4000-393 Porto
Casa Guedes on Praca dos Poveiros in Porto has pulled roast pork leg into a fofo roll since 1987, with melted Serra cheese for the upgrade locals call.
Casa Guedes Tradicional ★ 4.5
baixa · Praca dos Poveiros 130, 4000-393 Porto
Casa Guedes on Praca dos Poveiros in Porto has pulled roast pork leg into a soft fofo roll since 1987, with optional Serra da Estrela cheese melted on top.
O Buraco ★ 4.3
baixa · Rua do Bolhao 95, 4000-112 Porto
O Buraco off the Bolhao market in Porto is a working-day tasca open since the early 1970s, with veal pie, fried sardines with bean rice and tripas a moda.
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.
Tasquinha do Cigano ★ 4.1
cedofeita · Rua Pereira Reis 18, 4050-471 Porto
Tasquinha do Cigano in Porto's Cedofeita is a six-table family room with polvo a lagareiro, bacalhau com natas and a daily prato do dia under 12 euros.