Where to drink well in Porto by the glass and the bottle: natural, classical, and worth the cab fare.
Wine bars in Porto. natural, classical, and the grower-focused rooms worth the cab fare.
Capela Incomum on Travessa do Carregal in Porto is a 19th-century chapel turned wine bar, with Portuguese small-producer reds, port flights and a vaulted ceiling.
Signature pour: Niepoort Dialogo glass of Douro red
Wine focus: Portuguese small-producer reds, port flights
Food: Iberian tapas and cheese boards
Prova in Porto's Ribeira is a cave-walled wine room and shop, with a knowledgeable sommelier pouring Douro reds, vinho verde and port flights to background jazz.
Signature pour: Niepoort vintage port flight
Wine focus: Douro reds and whites by the glass
Food: Petiscos and charcuterie
Wine Quay Bar on the Cais da Estiva in Porto is a quay-side wine room with 150 bottles, 60 by the glass and the best Douro-river view of any wine bar in town.
Signature pour: Touriga Nacional from Quinta do Vale Meao
Wine focus: 150-bottle list, 60 by the glass
Food: Cheese, cured meats and sardines
Garrafeira do Carmo on Rua do Carmo in Porto has been a wine shop since 1957, and since 2018 a wine bar pouring old vintages and aged tawny ports by the glass.
Signature pour: Aged Colheita tawny by the glass
Wine focus: Old vintages and aged tawnies
Food: Cheese and cured-meat boards
Vinologia on Rua de Sao Joao in Porto's Ribeira is a French-run port-only bar with 200 ports on the list, tasting flights and a small-producer focus locals trust.
Signature pour: Tasting flight of three port styles
Wine focus: Port wine tasting room with 200 ports
Food: Cheese and chocolate pairings
Bago Bago on Rua de Belomonte in Porto is a Portuguese natural-wine room with a vegetable-led petiscos board, low-light tile interior and a 30-strong rotating glass list.
Signature pour: Aphros loureiro pet-nat by the glass
Wine focus: Portuguese natural wines
Food: Vegetable-led petiscos
Garrafeira do Jardim on Rua da Boavista in Porto pours Douro reds, vinho verde and Alentejo whites in a walled-garden bar with citrus trees and a 200-bottle list.
Signature pour: Quinta do Vale Meao reserva glass
Wine focus: Garden-walled wine bar with Douro depth
Food: Tapas and seasonal vegetable boards
The Wine Box on Rua dos Caldeireiros in Porto is a sommelier-led tasting room with a 300-bottle Portuguese list, small plates and a long communal table for sharing.
Signature pour: Soalheiro Alvarinho by the glass
Wine focus: Boutique Portuguese with sommelier service
Food: Small plates and cheese boards