Day-by-day eating plans for Porto. weekend classics, family routes, vegan plans, on-a-budget editions.

Day-by-day plans

Porto weekend: the classics, done right ★ 4.6

First-time visitor, two days2 days

A weekend built around the dishes Porto invented, the cafe that wrote the rulebook, and one Michelin tasting menu across the river in Gaia.

  1. Day 1: Saturday: market, francesinha, river wine bar

    Morning
    Mercado do Bolhao at 09:30 for a coffee at the upstairs food court and a walk past the salt-cod stalls. Pastel de nata at Manteigaria on Rua de Alexandre Braga to follow.
    Afternoon
    Lunch at Cafe Santiago on Rua de Passos Manuel: the city's most-cited francesinha, with fries and an imperial. Walk south down to Praca da Liberdade and Cais da Ribeira.
    Evening
    Wine bar at Wine Quay Bar on the Cais da Estiva from 19:00, with 60 ports by the glass and a view of the bridge. Dinner at Adega Sao Nicolau on Rua de Sao Nicolau for polvo a lagareiro.

  2. Day 2: Sunday: bakery, port lodges, fine dining

    Morning
    Padaria Ribeiro on Praca Guilherme Gomes Fernandes at 08:30: croissant amanteigado and a bica. Walk to Sao Bento station and ride the metro across the Douro to Gaia.
    Afternoon
    Port-house tour and tasting flight at Vinologia. Lunch at Taberna dos Mercadores in Ribeira: acorda de mariscos in a small tiled room.
    Evening
    Dinner at The Yeatman in Gaia from 19:30: chef Ricardo Costa's two-star menu with the panoramic view of Porto across the river.

Porto vegan: three days without compromise ★ 4.3

Vegan, three days3 days

A three-day vegan plan through Porto with the daTerra group, specialty coffee in Bonfim, and the vegetarian francesinha at Lado B Cafe.

  1. Day 1: Day 1: daTerra Baixa, Bolhao, Wine Quay Bar

    Morning
    Breakfast at Combi Coffee on Rua Morgado Mateus: a single-origin pour-over and a vegan oat-milk flat white. Walk to the Bolhao market for the salt-cod stalls (look, don't taste).
    Afternoon
    Lunch at daTerra Baixa on Rua de Mouzinho da Silveira: a fully-vegan menu with the daily set and vegan pasteis de nata to close.
    Evening
    Wine Quay Bar on the Cais da Estiva for a sunset port flight and a snack of olives.

  2. Day 2: Day 2: Quintal, Mesa 325, vegetarian francesinha

    Morning
    Breakfast at Mesa 325 on Avenida de Camilo in Bonfim: a V60 filter and a bagel.
    Afternoon
    Lunch at Quintal Bioshop on Rua do Rosario: a vegetarian soup-and-main set menu for 7 euros, with the small grocery for an afternoon snack.
    Evening
    Dinner at Lado B Cafe on Rua de Passos Manuel for the vegetarian francesinha and a Super Bock.

  3. Day 3: Day 3: 7G Roaster, Foz daTerra, Capela Incomum

    Morning
    Breakfast at 7G Roaster across the Douro in Vila Nova de Gaia: a single-origin filter and a vegan eggs-benedict variant.
    Afternoon
    Tram out to Foz do Douro for lunch at daTerra Foz on Rua Senhora da Luz, then a long walk down the marginal.
    Evening
    Capela Incomum on Travessa do Carregal for a closing glass of natural wine in the converted 19th-century chapel.

Porto Michelin tasting trail ★ 4.7

Fine-dining enthusiast, three days3 days

A Michelin pilgrimage across Porto and Gaia: two-star Antiqvvm and Casa de Cha da Boa Nova, one-star Pedro Lemos, and the Bib Gourmand at OMA.

  1. Day 1: Day 1: Antiqvvm (two stars)

    Morning
    Breakfast at Cafe Majestic on Rua de Santa Catarina: an espresso in the 1921 Art Nouveau room. Walk down to the Bolhao market.
    Afternoon
    Lunch at Almeja in Bonfim, chef Joao Cura's short tasting menu around what came in this morning.
    Evening
    Dinner at Antiqvvm on Rua de Entre Quintas: chef Vitor Matos's two-star menu with the Portuguese-only wine pairing, terrace if the weather holds.

  2. Day 2: Day 2: Pedro Lemos and Boa Nova

    Morning
    Coffee at Combi Coffee on Rua Morgado Mateus, then walk to the Foz tram for a slow ride out to the sea.
    Afternoon
    Lunch at Pedro Lemos: chef Pedro Lemos's one-star menu of Atlantic fish and Foz garden produce in a renovated villa.
    Evening
    Dinner at Casa de Cha da Boa Nova in Leca da Palmeira: chef Rui Paula's two-star menu in Alvaro Siza Vieira's 1963 modernist seafront building, declared a national monument in 2011.

  3. Day 3: Day 3: OMA and The Yeatman

    Morning
    Breakfast at Manteigaria on Rua de Alexandre Braga: warm pasteis de nata and a bica. Walk down to Miragaia.
    Afternoon
    Lunch at OMA in Miragaia, chef Luis Moreira's Michelin Bib Gourmand short tasting menu.
    Evening
    Dinner at The Yeatman across the Douro in Gaia: chef Ricardo Costa's two-star Sea menu with port pairing, the panoramic of Ribeira from the terrace.

Porto weekend on a budget ★ 4.3

Budget traveller, two days2 days

A 50-euro-a-day Porto food weekend: francesinha for lunch, bifana for the walk home, and a port flight at Vinologia for the evening.

  1. Day 1: Saturday: market, bifana, francesinha cheap

    Morning
    Bola de Berlim and bica at Padaria Ribeiro on Praca Guilherme Gomes Fernandes: 3 euros total.
    Afternoon
    Lunch at Conga Casa das Bifanas on Rua do Bonjardim: two bifanas with mustard and an imperial, under 8 euros total.
    Evening
    Dinner at Bufete Fase on Rua de Santa Catarina: the local francesinha that costs 12 euros with a beer. Walk on for an imperial at Pinguim Cafe.

  2. Day 2: Sunday: market lunch, pernil, Vinologia

    Morning
    Coffee at Mesa 325 in Bonfim: 2.50 euro espresso, no breakfast needed.
    Afternoon
    Sandes de pernil with Serra cheese at Casa Guedes on Praca dos Poveiros, 6.50 euros, plus a glass of vinho verde for 2 euros.
    Evening
    A port flight at Vinologia on Rua de Sao Joao in Ribeira: three small pours under 15 euros, the French-run port-only room open every day of the week.
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