Guidebook for Porto
Food Scene
A small restaurant which serves the best francesinha in town. Really nice people (father and daughter) and real tasty sandwich! It's a simple, local dish that they do well in a very simple restaurant that is filled with locals. If you want something fancy, this is not the place, but if want what the locals eat for a quick bite, this place is magic!
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Bufete Fase
1147 Rua de Santa CatarinaA small restaurant which serves the best francesinha in town. Really nice people (father and daughter) and real tasty sandwich! It's a simple, local dish that they do well in a very simple restaurant that is filled with locals. If you want something fancy, this is not the place, but if want what the locals eat for a quick bite, this place is magic!
The food is yummy and very creative and it's easy to find a seat. I would recommend going early as it does get crowded, not surprising since the food is so good.
Not expensive for what you eat, the place is nice and clean and the staff is friendly and helpful.
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daTerra Baixa
249 R. de Mouzinho da Silveira The food is yummy and very creative and it's easy to find a seat. I would recommend going early as it does get crowded, not surprising since the food is so good.
Not expensive for what you eat, the place is nice and clean and the staff is friendly and helpful.
The BOP experience starts with strong, impeccable service and ends with the urge to come back every time possible. The menu is pure "American style" enjoyment with a quality twist. The place has a great concept: you can choose from hundreds of vinyl records and listen to it by yourself or with someone, because every table has headphones. Both the bagels and the coffee are one of the best in town. BOP also has the best selection of beer in Porto. Absolutely amazing place! Love the idea!
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BOP Café
124 R. do BolhãoThe BOP experience starts with strong, impeccable service and ends with the urge to come back every time possible. The menu is pure "American style" enjoyment with a quality twist. The place has a great concept: you can choose from hundreds of vinyl records and listen to it by yourself or with someone, because every table has headphones. Both the bagels and the coffee are one of the best in town. BOP also has the best selection of beer in Porto. Absolutely amazing place! Love the idea!
Family owned place, one of the best bakery and coffee shops in Porto. Great variety of bread, including sweet potato bread and Bavaria rye bread. Good selection of pastry and cookies, as well. You can also find daily quick meals breakfast or lunch, and they have tasty sandwiches all the time. The staff is nice, and the place is comfy, with a nice sofa at the centre, where you can relax for a coffee, music and a good read. It's opened every day, from 07:00 AM to 08:00 PM, Saturday from 08:00 AM to 08:00 AM and Sunday it's closed. Pãodock it's very close to home.
Pãodock
331 R. de Damião de GóisFamily owned place, one of the best bakery and coffee shops in Porto. Great variety of bread, including sweet potato bread and Bavaria rye bread. Good selection of pastry and cookies, as well. You can also find daily quick meals breakfast or lunch, and they have tasty sandwiches all the time. The staff is nice, and the place is comfy, with a nice sofa at the centre, where you can relax for a coffee, music and a good read. It's opened every day, from 07:00 AM to 08:00 PM, Saturday from 08:00 AM to 08:00 AM and Sunday it's closed. Pãodock it's very close to home.
Pastelería in translation Bakery & Coffe Shop & Dessert Shop with products of excellent quality. You can serve breakfast or lunch in an authentic portuguese style. The stuff is friendly, coffee is good, the pastel de nata and croissants are excellent. It's opened every day from 08:00 AM to 08:00 PM and it's very close to home.
Confeitaria Cunha Moreira Lda
1427 Rua da ConstituiçãoPastelería in translation Bakery & Coffe Shop & Dessert Shop with products of excellent quality. You can serve breakfast or lunch in an authentic portuguese style. The stuff is friendly, coffee is good, the pastel de nata and croissants are excellent. It's opened every day from 08:00 AM to 08:00 PM and it's very close to home.
A good experiment to enrich the basic portoguese cooking. Extremely friendly staff. You can have very good starters, "bolinhos de bacalhau", "sardinhas de escabeche" and "bolinhos de alheira" and after you can serve the octopus or fish speciality. Great service, friendly owner. Solid restaurant.
Casa Inês
20 R. de MiraflorA good experiment to enrich the basic portoguese cooking. Extremely friendly staff. You can have very good starters, "bolinhos de bacalhau", "sardinhas de escabeche" and "bolinhos de alheira" and after you can serve the octopus or fish speciality. Great service, friendly owner. Solid restaurant.
Finally a Japanese restaurant in Porto which isn't only sushi, but also has hot Japanese dishes with authentic flavours. The food is delicious and innovative. Cool atmosphere and good service. It isn't the cheapest restaurant, however it's totally worth it.
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SHIKO - Tasca Japonesa
238 R. do SolFinally a Japanese restaurant in Porto which isn't only sushi, but also has hot Japanese dishes with authentic flavours. The food is delicious and innovative. Cool atmosphere and good service. It isn't the cheapest restaurant, however it's totally worth it.
The place is run by a family. That is precisely the feeling you get when you eat there. The portuguese food is delicious! It is becoming so popular that it was necessary to make reservation for dinner but for lunch is not a mandatory. The family who run and operate the restaurant are efficient and quick, yet still remain friendly and helpful. They don't even have a storefront sign! But the all locals know it and make a bee line here every evening, with good reason. Very friendly, warm, and inviting atmosphere.
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O Caraças
27 Rua das TaipasThe place is run by a family. That is precisely the feeling you get when you eat there. The portuguese food is delicious! It is becoming so popular that it was necessary to make reservation for dinner but for lunch is not a mandatory. The family who run and operate the restaurant are efficient and quick, yet still remain friendly and helpful. They don't even have a storefront sign! But the all locals know it and make a bee line here every evening, with good reason. Very friendly, warm, and inviting atmosphere.
The restaurant is in a great location. Terrace is fantastic and service is really good, but sometimes can be a little slow. Food is good, with a great combination of tastes. You must try the chocolate parfait for dessert. The prices are reasonable.
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Restaurante LSD
78 Largo São DomingosThe restaurant is in a great location. Terrace is fantastic and service is really good, but sometimes can be a little slow. Food is good, with a great combination of tastes. You must try the chocolate parfait for dessert. The prices are reasonable.
A hotspot for food and design lovers Mondo Deli feels like the new hotspot of the creative scene in Porto. It´s the perfect place start a nice evening with friends. Mondo Deli is a special place in Porto: good international cuisine - delicious dishes, in a space with a refined yet relaxed atmosphere. Nice service, one feels quite welcome there! Elegant design and furniture, and a good selection of wine!
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Mondo Deli
501 Rua do AlmadaA hotspot for food and design lovers Mondo Deli feels like the new hotspot of the creative scene in Porto. It´s the perfect place start a nice evening with friends. Mondo Deli is a special place in Porto: good international cuisine - delicious dishes, in a space with a refined yet relaxed atmosphere. Nice service, one feels quite welcome there! Elegant design and furniture, and a good selection of wine!
Sightseeing
Designed by tuscan architect Nicolau Nasoni, who was accepted as a lay brother of the Brotherhood and is buried in the temple. The Church of the Clerics, including its tower, is ranked by the Portuguese Institute of Architectural Heritage as a National Monument since 1910. The 76 metre high Clérigos Tower was the tallest building in Portugal when it was constructed (between 1754 and 1763), and still is the tallest tower in the country. For many years it worked as a lighthouse to ships coming into Porto, since then it offers you the tallest views over the city, Porto’s Cathedral, Douro and the Port wine cellars.
Tickets: 2€; Opening hours: Daily from 09:00 to 19:00.
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Clérigos Tower
Rua de São Filipe de NeryDesigned by tuscan architect Nicolau Nasoni, who was accepted as a lay brother of the Brotherhood and is buried in the temple. The Church of the Clerics, including its tower, is ranked by the Portuguese Institute of Architectural Heritage as a National Monument since 1910. The 76 metre high Clérigos Tower was the tallest building in Portugal when it was constructed (between 1754 and 1763), and still is the tallest tower in the country. For many years it worked as a lighthouse to ships coming into Porto, since then it offers you the tallest views over the city, Porto’s Cathedral, Douro and the Port wine cellars.
Tickets: 2€; Opening hours: Daily from 09:00 to 19:00.
Of the things to do in Porto you can’t miss a visit to Ribeira. Classified as Unesco World Heritage since 1996, Ribeira, Douro’s riverfront, is the most emblematic neighbourhood and part of the historic centre of Porto. Have a stroll through the narrow streets to discover the real appeal of this place. In Ribeira’s riverfront you may gaze at the Luís I Bridge designed by the engineer Théophile Seyrug, Gustave Eiffel’s disciple.
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Ribeira station
Of the things to do in Porto you can’t miss a visit to Ribeira. Classified as Unesco World Heritage since 1996, Ribeira, Douro’s riverfront, is the most emblematic neighbourhood and part of the historic centre of Porto. Have a stroll through the narrow streets to discover the real appeal of this place. In Ribeira’s riverfront you may gaze at the Luís I Bridge designed by the engineer Théophile Seyrug, Gustave Eiffel’s disciple.
On the way towards Ribeira do Porto, the Infante D. Henrique Square offers several points of interest. The square is in the historic center. The statue of the Infante Henrique (Prince Henry the Navigator) is by Tomás Costa and was erected in 1894. It consists of the statue of the Prince standing next to a globe. There are two sculptural groups at the base of the monument. One represents a figure of Victory leading two steeds and two Tritons, to commemorate the triumph of Portuguese navigations. The other is a female figure, symbolizing the Faith of the Discoveries. At the base, notice the bas-reliefs depicting the capture of Ceuta and showing the Infante in the Sagres Promontory.
Rua do Infante Dom Henrique
Rua do Infante Dom HenriqueOn the way towards Ribeira do Porto, the Infante D. Henrique Square offers several points of interest. The square is in the historic center. The statue of the Infante Henrique (Prince Henry the Navigator) is by Tomás Costa and was erected in 1894. It consists of the statue of the Prince standing next to a globe. There are two sculptural groups at the base of the monument. One represents a figure of Victory leading two steeds and two Tritons, to commemorate the triumph of Portuguese navigations. The other is a female figure, symbolizing the Faith of the Discoveries. At the base, notice the bas-reliefs depicting the capture of Ceuta and showing the Infante in the Sagres Promontory.
Parks & Nature
The Romantic Gardens of Palácio de Cristal occupies an area of 8 hectares in Porto's centre and they were designed in the 19th century by the German landscape architect Émille David, in the context of constructing the building of Palácio de Cristal. Currently, the following still remain preserved in accordance with the original project: Jardim Émille David at the main entrance, Avenida das Tílias, the forest and the balconies' design over the river Douro. We can also contemplate magnificent panoramic views. It is to be noted that these gardens, making a good use of the botanic heritage and of the ludic-cultural dynamics, is home to an Environmental Education Centre.
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Jardins do Palacio de Cristal
Rua de Dom Manuel IIThe Romantic Gardens of Palácio de Cristal occupies an area of 8 hectares in Porto's centre and they were designed in the 19th century by the German landscape architect Émille David, in the context of constructing the building of Palácio de Cristal. Currently, the following still remain preserved in accordance with the original project: Jardim Émille David at the main entrance, Avenida das Tílias, the forest and the balconies' design over the river Douro. We can also contemplate magnificent panoramic views. It is to be noted that these gardens, making a good use of the botanic heritage and of the ludic-cultural dynamics, is home to an Environmental Education Centre.
The large expanse of sands of Matosinhos Beach are met by the strong waves of this coast, so highly appreciated by surfers, bodyboarders and kite surfers, with various competitive events held here. The promenade running alongside the Beach throughout its full extent is a popular destination for those on bicycle, roller-blades or even scooters. For a deserved break, there are various restaurants in the vicinity specialising in fish and shellfish dishes. (visitportugal.com)
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Matosinhos-strand
Avenida General Norton de MatosThe large expanse of sands of Matosinhos Beach are met by the strong waves of this coast, so highly appreciated by surfers, bodyboarders and kite surfers, with various competitive events held here. The promenade running alongside the Beach throughout its full extent is a popular destination for those on bicycle, roller-blades or even scooters. For a deserved break, there are various restaurants in the vicinity specialising in fish and shellfish dishes. (visitportugal.com)
Vila Nova de Gaia is the Portuguese municipality with the biggest number of Blue Flag beaches in 2009 and in 2010: 17 beaches along 17 km of seaside. We recommend that you start with the "Lavadores Beach”' walk and stroll along the 17 km of sandy beaches peppered with many restaurants and bars. Many beautiful beaches await you in the region.
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Lavadores Strand
751 Av. da Beira-MarVila Nova de Gaia is the Portuguese municipality with the biggest number of Blue Flag beaches in 2009 and in 2010: 17 beaches along 17 km of seaside. We recommend that you start with the "Lavadores Beach”' walk and stroll along the 17 km of sandy beaches peppered with many restaurants and bars. Many beautiful beaches await you in the region.
Located in the parish of Campanhã, in the eastern part of the city, Corujeira Square is known for its garden, which is named after the “owl” (coruja). Reclassified as a Municipal Garden in 1993, it has leafy plane trees and designated areas for sports. Nearby, in the Rua do Falcão, is the Church of Santa Maria of Campanhã, which was built in 1714, but was plundered and destroyed on several occasions until it was revamped in the early twentieth century.
Praça da Corujeira
Praça da CorujeiraLocated in the parish of Campanhã, in the eastern part of the city, Corujeira Square is known for its garden, which is named after the “owl” (coruja). Reclassified as a Municipal Garden in 1993, it has leafy plane trees and designated areas for sports. Nearby, in the Rua do Falcão, is the Church of Santa Maria of Campanhã, which was built in 1714, but was plundered and destroyed on several occasions until it was revamped in the early twentieth century.
Entertainment & Activities
Very friendly & helpful staff. Stadium tour started at pitch side, and included the visitor's dressing room, the media area and the president's box. The museum was much more interesting and interactive than expected and illustrated the history & the glory of the club. Amusingly both the Stadium tour and the exit from the museum brought you into the FC Porto store - very Disneyesque. Well worth a visit.
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Estádio do Dragão
Via Futebol Clube do PortoVery friendly & helpful staff. Stadium tour started at pitch side, and included the visitor's dressing room, the media area and the president's box. The museum was much more interesting and interactive than expected and illustrated the history & the glory of the club. Amusingly both the Stadium tour and the exit from the museum brought you into the FC Porto store - very Disneyesque. Well worth a visit.