Conga Casa das Bifanas ★ 4.4
Conga on Rua do Bonjardim in Porto has been simmering bifanas in a paprika broth since 1976, the stand-up counter Porto sends visitors to first for street.
Try: Bifana (slow-cooked pork sandwich)
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Cervejaria Gazela ★ 4.4
Cervejaria Gazela in Porto opened in 1962 off Praca da Batalha, building its name on the cachorrinho: griddled sausage in crisp bread with butter and chilli.
Try: Cachorrinho da Batalha (Porto pressed hot dog)
Casa Guedes ★ 4.5
Casa Guedes on Praca dos Poveiros in Porto has pulled roast pork leg into a fofo roll since 1987, with melted Serra cheese for the upgrade locals call.
Try: Sandes de pernil com queijo da Serra
Gelataria Portuense ★ 4.5
Gelataria Portuense on Rua do Bonjardim in Porto is a small shopfront where gelatiere Ana Ferreira churns Italian-trained gelato with port wine.
Try: Toasted pistachio gelato
Padaria Ribeiro (bola de Berlim) ★ 4.4
Padaria Ribeiro on Praca Guilherme Gomes Fernandes in Porto sells the bola de Berlim with creme pasteleiro hot from the fryer, the city's reliable doughnut.
Try: Bola de Berlim with creme
Frangasqueira Nacional ★ 4.1
Frangasqueira Nacional on Rua de Sa da Bandeira in Porto runs a counter of charcoal-grilled chicken with piri-piri, packed in foil to take away or eaten.
Try: Charcoal-grilled chicken (frango no churrasco)
Peixe no Mercado ★ 4.3
Peixe no Mercado in Mercado do Bolhao's restaurant ring in Porto is a fish-only counter opened in 2023, grilling the day's bass, dourada and mackerel.
Try: Charcoal-grilled Atlantic fish
Ze Bota ★ 4.0
Ze Bota on Travessa do Carregal in Porto runs a six-stool cachorrinho counter, with bifanas and pressed cured-meat sandwiches from a charcoal-fired iron.
Try: Cachorrinho and bifanas
Leitao da Bairrada ★ 4.1
Leitao da Bairrada on Rua de Cedofeita in Porto is a takeaway window selling Bairrada-style suckling pig in fofo rolls, with the orange-and-bay-leaf oil.
Try: Suckling pig sandwich