Japanese izakayaChef Vasco Coelho Santos€€€€€155Tue 12:30-15:00 18:30-23:00, Wed-Fri 18:30-23:00, Sat 12:30-15:00 18:30-23:00Book 4 weeks ahead
Euskalduna Studio in Porto's Bonfim is chef Vasco Coelho Santos's eight-seat counter, a Michelin-starred izakaya-style tasting menu of fermentations.
Order: The chef's surprise menu; trust the kitchen.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. Eight seats only; book exactly four weeks ahead at 10:00.
PortugueseChef Arnaldo Azevedo€€€€€190Tue-Sat 19:30-22:30Book 2 weeks ahead
Vila Foz in Foz do Douro, Porto, runs the one-star hotel kitchen of chef Arnaldo Azevedo, with two parallel tasting menus (Maresia, Atlantic, Novo Mundo.
Order: The Maresia menu, Atlantic-only Portuguese wine pairing.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. The two-seat Kitchen Seat counter has a four-month waitlist.
PortugueseChef Julien Montbabut€€€€€165Tue-Sat 19:00-22:30Book 2 weeks ahead
Le Monument inside Maison Albar - Le Monumental Palace on Avenida dos Aliados in Porto is chef Julien Montbabut's one-star kitchen, French technique.
Order: The 10-course Grande Viagem, regional Portugal in one menu.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. The Belle Epoque dining room photographs better than dinner.
Tasting menuChef Vitor Matos€€€€€175Tue-Sat 19:30-21:30Book 3 weeks ahead
Blind in the Torel Palace Porto is chef Vitor Matos's one-star Porto counter alongside his two-star Antiqvvm, an intimate room pulling from the same.
Order: The Inverso tasting menu, Vitor Matos's playful side.
Tip: Closed Tuesday. Book through the hotel's concierge desk for shorter waits.
EON 1 ★ ★ 4.1
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.