13 splurge places in Porto, editor-picked. tasting menus and the full big-night-out treatment in Porto. All Porto food.
Antiqvvm ★ 4.8
Rua de Entre Quintas 220, 4050-240 Porto
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.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. The terrace tables are the move on a clear evening.
The Yeatman ★ 4.7
Rua do Choupelo, 4400-088 Vila Nova de Gaia
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.
Tip: Closed Tuesday and Wednesday. Pair dinner with a port-house tour earlier in the day.
O Paparico ★ 4.6
areosa · Rua de Costa Cabral 2343, 4200-232 Porto
O Paparico in northern Porto runs an evening-only Portuguese kitchen inside a small stone house near the Areosa church, with a long Douro wine list.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. Two services, 19:00 and 21:30; book a fortnight ahead.
Casa de Cha da Boa Nova ★ 4.6
Avenida da Liberdade 1681, 4450-718 Leca da Palmeira
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.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. Worth the 25-minute metro ride for the architecture alone.
Euskalduna Studio ★ 4.6
Rua de Santo Ildefonso 404, 4000-466 Porto
Euskalduna Studio in Porto's Bonfim is chef Vasco Coelho Santos's eight-seat counter, a Michelin-starred izakaya-style tasting menu of fermentations.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. Eight seats only; book exactly four weeks ahead at 10:00.
DOP ★ 4.5
ribeira · Largo de Sao Domingos 16, 4050-545 Porto
DOP at Largo de Sao Domingos in Porto is chef Rui Paula's modern-Portuguese tasting room inside the Palacio das Artes Fabrica de Talentos, opened in 2010.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. Lunch tasting is cheaper than dinner and runs the same kitchen.
Pedro Lemos ★ 4.5
Rua do Ouro 258, Porto
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.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. The first-floor dining room is calmer than the ground floor.
Vila Foz ★ 4.4
Avenida de Montevideu 236, 4150-516 Porto
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.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. The two-seat Kitchen Seat counter has a four-month waitlist.
Blind ★ 4.3
Rua de Entreparedes 40, 4000-201 Porto
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.
Tip: Closed Tuesday. Book through the hotel's concierge desk for shorter waits.
Le Monument ★ 4.2
Avenida dos Aliados 151, 4000-067 Porto
Le Monument inside Maison Albar - Le Monumental Palace on Avenida dos Aliados in Porto is chef Julien Montbabut's one-star kitchen, French technique.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. The Belle Epoque dining room photographs better than dinner.
Gastro by Elemento ★ 4.2
Rua Maria Adelaide Freitas Gonçalves 13, 4350-109 Porto
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.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. The chef cooks in front of the counter; ask for those seats.
EON ★ 4.1
Rua de Ricardo Severo 21, 4000-432 Porto
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.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. Two services, 20:00 and 21:30; the second is calmer.
IN Diferente ★ 4.0
Rua Dr. Sousa Rosa 23, 4150-719 Porto
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.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. The kitchen counter is the one seat with a view.