Chef-Led Porto Market Tour & Portuguese Tapas Class + Wine
Our Chef-Led Gastronomic Tour of the Bolhao Market combines with a hands-on Portuguese Tapas Class. You'll make Tapiscos & enjoy Douro wine, taking home new skills to ...
Cafeina is a modern portuguese restaurant in Foz, Porto.
Editorially verified May 20, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: Bacalhau a la Cafeina, Tournedos with foie
Must order: Bacalhau a la Cafeina, then the chocolate cake in port-wine reduction.
Tip: Closed Mondays; lunch and dinner Tuesday to Sunday. The walled garden books out on Saturdays.
Our Chef-Led Gastronomic Tour of the Bolhao Market combines with a hands-on Portuguese Tapas Class. You'll make Tapiscos & enjoy Douro wine, taking home new skills to ...
Discover the Douro Valley on a full day trip from Porto. Uncover how Douro wine was transported in wooden barrels, by boat and by train to the cellars in Vila Nova de ...
Take in the landscapes of the Douro Valley on this full-day trip from Porto. Taste port wine and olive oil, enjoy a traditional lunch, and relax with a cruise along th...
Address: Rua do Padrao 100, 4150-557 Porto
Flow in Porto's Baixa pairs a sushi counter with a Mediterranean kitchen across two floors and a roof terrace, set on a quiet Conceicao side-street.
Signature: Tuna tartare, Black-rice seafood
Order: The tuna tartare to start, the black-rice seafood to follow.
Tip: Walk up to the roof bar for a Touriga Nacional flight after dinner.
MUU Steakhouse on Rua do Almada in Porto serves dry-aged Portuguese and international cuts from a glass maturation room, with a kilo-cut to share.
Signature: Maturated tomahawk, Iberian secreto
Order: The maturated tomahawk to share, with the smoked-potato gratin.
Tip: Dinner only, 18:00 to midnight. Bring an appetite; portions are sized for two.
Brasao Aliados in Porto opened in 2014 as the first Brasao Cervejaria, with the city's most-Instagrammed francesinha and a black-garlic mayo for rissoles.
Signature: Francesinha, Meat rissoles with mushrooms
Order: Francesinha with the egg on top, croquette flight to share.
Tip: Open daily. Queues from 12:30-14:00; book ahead or arrive at noon.
Cafe Santiago on Rua de Passos Manuel in Porto is the most-cited francesinha counter, layered with mortadella, sausage and steak under tomato-beer sauce.
Signature: Francesinha
Order: Francesinha especial with egg, side of fries to soak the sauce.
Tip: Closed Sundays. The original 226 site is the one locals defend; the second site up the street is overflow.
Bufete Fase on Rua de Santa Catarina in Porto is the locals' francesinha counter, an even-keeled sauce balanced by the same owner since the 1990s.
Signature: Francesinha
Order: Standard francesinha. No egg, no fries, just bread and sauce.
Tip: Cash only. Queue starts at 12:30; arrive earlier and you might get one of the eight tables.
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.
Signature: Veal pie, Tripas a moda do Porto
Order: Tripas a moda do Porto, on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Veal pie any other day.
Tip: Closed Sunday, no dinner Saturday. Best dishes run out by 14:00; arrive early.