Category: Porto Food & Drink

As a truly international city Porto embraces a wide range of cuisines. This includes some of the best vegan restaurants in all of Portugal. From vegan bars like Apuro to fine-dining vegan eateries like Essência Restaurante Vegetariano, if you love veggies, you’ll want to include a few of the following...

Porto offers some of the best rooftop bars in all of Portugal if not all of Europe. This is thanks in part to the city being overloaded with breathtaking views of the Douro River as well as architectural wonders like the Dom Luis I Bridge and the Clérigos Tower. Yet...

Foodies from all around the world are drawn to Porto and its Michelin-starred restaurants to experience the very best of Portuguese cuisine. For US travelers Portugal offers a touch of the exotic, as Portuguese fine dining tends to be under-represented in North America. Porto is a world city that celebrates...

For a city not typically known for its sidewalk snacks, the street food in Porto certainly caught me by surprise. Hearty sandwiches, deep-fried treats, and tantalizing baked goods are all up for grabs on street corners all over the city, showcasing another side of Portuguese cuisine. Some of the street...

If there’s one thing you need to know about Portuguese cuisine, it’s that seafood is taken incredibly seriously. This sentiment is shared across the length and breadth of the country, but I’ve found some of the best seafood in Porto. I’ve always been acutely aware of the lifelong love affair...

Porto’s markets are melting pots of culture, tradition, and gastronomy, yet visitors frequently overlook many of them. Some of these food markets have been in operation for close to 200 years, selling everything from fresh produce to petiscos, Portugal’s answer to Spanish. I first discovered a handful of the city’s...

It’s breakfast time in Porto! From Portuguese classics like pastel de nata by the Douro River to specialty coffee near Jardim do Carregal, my morning feeds never get old here. While one of the days of your trip will be taken up by our Porto food tours, you’ll still have...

When I visit Porto, I prepare for a gastronomic adventure I can’t find anywhere else. I know I’ll be eating Portuguese dishes filled with beef stomach and heavily stacked sandwiches loaded with fresh chorizo, gooey cheese, and fried eggs straight from the pan. Tucked away along the Atlantic, this coastal...