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PortugueseChef Tiago Bonito€€€€€135Book 2 weeks ahead
EON on Rua de Ricardo Severo in Porto's Cedofeita is chef Tiago Bonito's debut Porto room, a one-star menu around classical Portuguese technique.
Order: The longer of the two tasting menus.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. Two services, 20:00 and 21:30; the second is calmer.
InternationalChef Angelica Salvador€€€€€125Tue-Fri 19:00-22:30, Sat 12:30-14:30 19:00-22:30Book 2 weeks ahead
IN Diferente on Rua Dr. Sousa Rosa in Foz do Douro is chef Angelica Salvador's contemporary kitchen, a one-star room serving two tasting menus around.
Order: The full chef's menu; courses pivot night to night.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. The kitchen counter is the one seat with a view.
Tasting menuChef Ricardo Dias Ferreira€€€€€145Sat 19:00-23:00Book 3 weeks ahead
Gastro by Elemento near Estadio do Dragao in Porto is chef Ricardo Dias Ferreira's wood-fired one-star kitchen, with almost every plate touching live.
Order: The wood-fired tasting menu; lean into the meat courses.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. The chef cooks in front of the counter; ask for those seats.
Tasting menuChef Vitor Matos€€€€€220Tue 12:30-15:00 19:00-23:00, Wed-Fri 19:00-23:00, Sat 12:30-15:00 19:00-23:00Book 3 weeks ahead
Antiqvvm in Porto's Massarelos is chef Vitor Matos's two-star room in a 19th-century manor by the Palacio de Cristal, with a terrace looking down.
Order: The full tasting menu with the Portuguese-only wine pairing.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. The terrace tables are the move on a clear evening.
PortugueseChef Ricardo Costa€€€€€275Tue-Sat 19:30-22:30Book 4 weeks ahead
The Yeatman in Vila Nova de Gaia across the Douro from Porto holds two Michelin stars, with chef Ricardo Costa's northern-Portuguese tasting menu.
Order: The 14-course Sea menu with the Douro wine pairing.
Tip: Closed Tuesday and Wednesday. Pair dinner with a port-house tour earlier in the day.
PortugueseChef Rui Paula€€€€€185Tue-Sat 12:30-15:00 19:30-22:30Book 3 weeks ahead
Casa de Cha da Boa Nova in Leca da Palmeira north of Porto sits in Alvaro Siza Vieira's 1963 modernist seafront building (declared a national monument.
Order: The Atlantic menu with the Atlantic-only wine pairing.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. Worth the 25-minute metro ride for the architecture alone.