Best Restaurants in Porto: Tascas, Seafood and Fine Dining

Porto eats well at every budget. You can lunch on a roast pork roll for about €5, queue with locals for a francesinha, pick your fish off the grill in Matosinhos or book a Michelin-starred tasting menu. Here are the restaurants worth your time, by type, with what to order and when to book.

Quick answer: for a classic tasca, book Taberna dos Mercadores or Adega São Nicolau in Ribeira. For a francesinha, queue at Café Santiago or try the original at A Regaleira. For seafood, take the metro to Matosinhos for O Gaveto or Salta o Muro. For a splurge, The Yeatman and Antiqvvm both hold two Michelin stars. On a budget, get a pork roll at Casa Guedes.

We checked this list in October 2026 against the 2026 Michelin Guide, the restaurants’ own websites and recent local guides. Opening days change, so check before you go.

Traditional tascas

A tasca is a small, family-run tavern with home cooking and fair prices. The best ones in the centre are tiny, so book.

Taberna dos Mercadores

Just eight tables on Rua dos Mercadores in Ribeira, and some of the best traditional cooking in the city. Start with the fish soup, then the sea bass baked in salt and flambéed at the table, or the octopus. Expect about €40 a head. Book well ahead.

Adega São Nicolau

Same owners, on a lane off the Ribeira waterfront, with outside tables facing the Douro. Order the octopus fillets (filetes de polvo), bacalhau à Narcisa (fried salt cod with onions and chips) or Arouca veal. Mains are about €16 to €18. Book, or arrive before it opens.

A Grade

A family-run room with about two dozen seats behind the São Nicolau church. Try tripas à moda do Porto, the city’s tripe and bean stew (about €12), or share the seafood rice for two. Budget to mid-range. Closed Sundays; book for dinner.

Francesinha

Porto’s famous meat, cheese and beer-sauce sandwich is on almost every menu. For its history and how to order, see our francesinha guide. These three are safe, budget-friendly bets.

Café Santiago

On Rua de Passos Manuel near the Coliseu, serving francesinhas since 1959. It’s the top choice for visitors and locals rate it too, so expect a queue. Go early for lunch and ask for an egg on top. Closed Sundays. Lado B, almost next door, is a good fallback.

A Regaleira

Where the francesinha was created in the 1950s, on Rua do Bonjardim in Baixa. It moved a few doors along the same street and reopened in 2021, still using the original recipe. Book at weekends.

Cervejaria Brasão

A lively beer hall with several branches, including Coliseu and Aliados. The francesinha is finished in the oven, so the cheese turns golden, and half portions are available. Book for evenings and weekends.

Seafood in Matosinhos

The fishing town next to Porto grills fish over charcoal on the pavement. Take metro line A to Matosinhos Sul, about 25 to 30 minutes from the centre. Fish is usually priced by the kilo, so ask first. See our Matosinhos guide.

O Gaveto

A smart seafood house on Rua Roberto Ivens, known for shellfish, charcoal-grilled fish and seafood rice, plus a serious wine list. A splurge. It asks for bookings at least 24 hours ahead and is closed on Tuesdays.

Os Lusíadas

A third-generation family seafood restaurant on Rua Tomás Ribeiro, a few streets back from the beach. Live lobster and shellfish wait in tanks by the door. Mid-range to splurge. Open Monday to Saturday, plus Sunday lunch. Book online or by phone.

Salta o Muro

A no-frills tasca by the fish market on Rua Heróis de França that began as a shop for dock workers. Sit at the long shared tables for grilled sardines, fish stew (caldeirada) or octopus rice. Budget to mid-range. Usually closed Sundays; go early at weekends.

Modern Portuguese

A new generation of chefs is cooking Portuguese produce in a lighter, modern way. All three below are recommended in the 2026 Michelin Guide and are mid-range for the quality.

Almeja

Chef João Cura and Sofia Amaral run this restaurant in an old coffee and tea shop near the Bolhão market. Choose the 10-course tasting menu, à la carte dishes or the shorter weekday set menus, all seasonal. There’s a garden too. Closed Sundays and Mondays; book.

Mito

Chef Pedro Braga’s own restaurant, on Rua de José Falcão in the centre. Order the aged-beef croquettes with chouriço mayonnaise, the 45-day aged entrecôte and the rabanada (Portuguese French toast). Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays; book at weekends.

Cafeína

A Foz do Douro favourite for around 30 years, in a tiled villa. French bistro technique meets Portuguese classics: try the lobster soup in puff pastry or the duck rice, then the flambéed crepe. Open daily; book for dinner. See Foz do Douro.

Fine dining and Michelin stars

Porto gained four new one-star restaurants in the 2026 Michelin Guide. Greater Porto now has three two-star and eleven one-star restaurants. All are tasting-menu splurges, so book weeks ahead, especially for weekends.

The Yeatman

Two stars, in the wine hotel on the hill in Vila Nova de Gaia. Chef Ricardo Costa serves a single tasting menu rooted in Portuguese tradition, with a superb wine list and a terrace facing Porto across the river. Book directly with the restaurant, and visit the port cellars nearby first.

Antiqvvm

Two stars, near the Museu Romântico, with a garden looking over the Douro. Chef Vítor Matos offers two tasting menus, one vegetarian (Orgânico), with ingredients such as red prawns and caviar. Closed Sundays and Mondays.

Casa de Chá da Boa Nova

Two stars, in Álvaro Siza’s early tea house on the rocks at Leça da Palmeira. Chef Rui Paula’s Cantos menu, inspired by Camões’ The Lusiads, focuses on Atlantic seafood in 6, 12 or 21 courses. Book lunch for the sea view. Closed Sundays and Mondays.

Le Monument

One star, in The One Monumental Palace hotel on Avenida dos Aliados. French chef Julien Montbabut tours Portugal’s regions in a 6- or 10-course tasting menu; the brown crab with yuzu is a signature. Dinner only, Tuesday to Saturday.

Porto’s other one-star restaurants in 2026 are Pedro Lemos, Euskalduna Studio, Vila Foz, Blind, dop, Éon, Gastro by Elemento and In Diferente, plus Vinha in Gaia and Oculto in Vila do Conde.

Budget bites

Casa Guedes

The place for a sandes de pernil, slow-roast pork in a crusty roll, on Praça dos Poveiros near the São Lázaro gardens. Pay a little extra for melting Serra da Estrela cheese. Expect a lunchtime queue.

Conga

Porto’s best-known bifana bar, on Rua do Bonjardim since 1976. Thin pork slices come soaked in a spicy sauce in a soft roll; have two with a small beer. Closed Sundays.

Cervejaria Gazela

Open since 1962 just off Praça da Batalha, and the home of the cachorrinho: thin sausage and cheese in crisp bread, brushed with spicy sauce and cut into pieces. The original counter seats about a dozen; a bigger branch is nearby on Rua de Entreparedes. Just under €5 each in 2026.

First time in Porto? A food tour early in your trip is a quick way to learn what to order. Most last three to four hours, with several tasting stops. See Porto food tours.

Practical tips for eating out in Porto

• The couvert: bread, olives or butter brought to the table aren’t free. Send them back if you don’t want them.
• Lunch deals: look for the weekday prato do dia (dish of the day), often with soup, a drink or coffee included.
• Meal times: lunch runs from about 12:30 to 3pm and dinner from about 7:30pm, with locals often eating at 8 or 9pm.
• Booking: book tascas and Michelin restaurants ahead, especially on Friday and Saturday nights. Many places close one day a week, often Sunday or Monday.
• Tipping: optional. Leave 5 to 10% for good service, or round up a small bill.

FAQ

How many Michelin-starred restaurants does Porto have?

In the 2026 guide, greater Porto has three two-star restaurants (Antiqvvm, The Yeatman and Casa de Chá da Boa Nova) and eleven with one star, four of them new this year.

Where is the best francesinha in Porto?

Locals will argue all night, but Café Santiago, A Regaleira (where it was invented) and Cervejaria Brasão are reliable picks.

Do I need to book restaurants in Porto?

Yes for small tascas, for popular Matosinhos seafood places at weekends and for every Michelin restaurant. For counter food at Casa Guedes, Conga or Gazela, just turn up early.

How do I get to Matosinhos for seafood?

Take metro line A to Matosinhos Sul, about 25 to 30 minutes from the centre. The grill restaurants are a short walk away, around Rua Heróis de França.

More: what to eat in Porto, Porto food markets and things to do in Porto.

See also: the francesinha, Matosinhos and its grilled fish, the best port cellars in Gaia, Porto nightlife, tipping in Portugal and Bolhão Market.

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