The restaurants below have been grouped into four different pricing categories:
$$$$ (over €60)
$$$ (€40 to €60)
$$ (€20 to €40)
$ (up to €20)
These prices are for a three-course meal for one and include tax, service and half a bottle of house wine or equivalent.
Dom TonhoThe most expensive restaurant on the Cais da Ribeira (the Porto riverfront),
Dom Tonho is also the best. The eatery of choice for prominent guests to the city (from Fidel Castro to Jacques Chirac), this elegant and modern restaurant serves up some of the
best food in Porto. The superb cuisine is mainly local and regional.
Cais da Ribeira 13-15
Tel: 222 004 307.
Website:
Website: www.dtonho.comPrice: $$$$
O GavetoA famous restaurant in Matosinhos to the west of Porto,
O Gaveto has served up fresh fish and seafood for 25 years. On offer is Portuguese and international cuisine with a local twist and the chef always aims to bring out the best in the fresh ingredients from the sea nearby.
Rua Roberto Ivens 826, Matosinhos
Tel: 229 378 796.
Price: $$$-$$$$
Solar Moinho de VentoThis is a typical Porto restaurant serving local specialties in the traditional way. The fish soup, baked codfish and the Oporto-style tripe (
tripas à moda do Porto) are all delicious and served in generous portions. The queen of fado music, Amalia Rodrigues, once performed here.
Rua Sá de Noronha (Largo do Moinho de Vento) 81
Tel: 222 051 158.
Website:
www.solarmoinhodevento.comPrice: $$-$$$
Chez LapinA rustic restaurant on the quayside in Porto,
Chez Lapin serves up hearty local fare in a warm, cosy atmosphere. Prices are reasonable, the local dishes are all good, the location by the river is great, and not surprinsingly, it is very popular.
Rua Sá de Noronha (Largo do Moinho de Vento) 81
Tel: 222 051 158.
Website: www.solarmoinhodevento.com
Price: $$
Meson de TapasAn excellent place for a quick bite to eat or a more extensive meal, the
Meson de Tapas is located in the basement of the El Corte Inglés store in Vila Nova de Gaia. It offers a wide selection of genuine and very flavorsome Spanish tapas as well as larger dishes.
Grandes Armazens El Corte Inglés
Avenida da Republica 1435, Vila Nova de Gaia
Tel: 223 773 111.
Price: $
Nightlife:Bars: Trintaeum Cafe Bar, Rua do Passeio Alegre 564 (website:
www.trintaeum.com), is a bar and club located in the Foz district (by the mouth of the Douro River) and offers a cosy and friendly atmosphere, a huge dance floor and lots of great music courtesy of the many excellent DJs spinning the discs.
Bazaar, Cais das Pedras, has great views over the river and a new concept of fusion between culture and leisure, opening during the day as a cafeteria with fashion and design stores and by night as a bar (website:
www.bazaar.com.pt).
Cafe Guarany, Avenida dos Aliados 85-89 (website:
www.cafeguarany.com) is a restaurant and cafe with a more alternative and artistic vibe and is a good place for a slow drink or two. There are also plenty of bars and places to have a drink along the riverfront in Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia.
Clubs: Pitch Club, Rua de Passos Manuel 34-38 in the heart of Porto, has two floors and offers cool trendy design, great music and outstanding sound system (website:
www.pitch-club.com).
Plano B, Rua Cândido Reis, is a big complex that hosts exhibitions, rock concerts and electronic music, and also has a cool dancefloor (website:
www.planobporto.com).
Vogue, Avenida Fontes Pereira de Melo 481, is a great place for dancing the night away.
Twins’s, Rua do Passeio Alegre 1000 (website:
www.twins.pt) is located in the Foz district and has a bar, restaurant and disco where 80s rhythms mix with house and contemporary electronic music. Other clubs that are good for dancing and music include the stylish
Act, Rua Manuel Pinto de Azevedo 15, as well as
Swing Club, Rua de Julio Dinis 766, and Industria, Avenida do Brasil 843 (website:
www.industriaporto.com).
Live Music: Hot Five Jazz & Blues Club, 51 Largo do Actor Dias (tel: 967 543 980) is one of Porto’s best jazz clubs, with great music and atmosphere. There are also concerts of jazz, blues and New Bossa every week at
Serv’artes Café Concerto, Rua da Constituição 2105.
Café Majestic, Rua Santa Catarina 112 (tel: 222 003 887; website:
www.cafemajestic.com) also features live jazz music, and it is a nice venue for traditional jazz. Fado, while mainly a Lisbon music form, can also be heard in Porto.
Restaurante Mal Cozinhada, 11 Rua do Outeirinho (tel: 222 081 319) is a well-established venue for live fado. For most kinds of live music,
Casa da Musica, Avenida Da Boavista 604-610 (tel: 220 120 220; website:
www.casadamusica.pt) is Porto’s top venue.
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