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.
PortugueseChef Pedro Lemos€€€€€140Wed-Sat 12:30-15:00 19:00-23:00Book 2 weeks ahead
Pedro Lemos in Foz do Douro, Porto, has held a Michelin star since 2014, in 2024 the restaurant moved to a renovated building on Rua do Ouro, with three.
Order: The seven-course menu, with the Douro wine pairing.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. The first-floor dining room is calmer than the ground floor.
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.