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A Cozinha do Manel

One of the most traditional restaurants in Porto. It’s been open since 1989 and it’s main goal is to put on the table the best dishes of the Portuguese traditional gastronomy. This is a family business and the Mendes are really nice people.

A Perola do Bolhao

Grocery store of typical products from the Porto region

Aduela

Busy bar, with a casual atmosphere and a terrace with an olive tree, offering light food and drinks.

Antigo Carteiro

Updated Portuguese cuisine

Antiqvvm

Elaborate and sophisticated cuisine located on the ground floor of the Romantic Museum. Located in a quiet garden and with terrace overlooking the mouth of the Douro.

Armazém

Spacious and cheerful antique shops in a former warehouse that houses a café-bar with terrace.

Avenida dos Aliados

Avenida dos Aliados is generally regarded as Porto’s city centre and is, as such, the most grandiose avenue. Flanked by ornate buildings in a range of architectural styles, from neoclassical to French Beaux-arts, this avenue was built to impress. As such it is home to the town hall and some of the city’s most prestigious hotels along with a number of banks.

Biblioteca Publica do Porto

Founded in 1833 by order of D. Pedro IV, the Municipal Public Library of Porto (BPMP) occupied the current facilities, the former Convent of Santo António da Cidade, building of the century. XVIII, today classified as property of public interest, in 1842, becoming municipal establishment in 1876. The rich panels of tiles that surround the galleries of the cloister of the old convent stand out

Biblioteca Publica do Porto

Founded in 1833 by order of D. Pedro IV, the Municipal Public Library of Porto (BPMP) occupied the current facilities, the former Convent of Santo António da Cidade, building of the century. XVIII, today classified as property of public interest, in 1842, becoming municipal establishment in 1876. The rich panels of tiles that surround the galleries of the cloister of the old convent stand out

Bocca

Restaurant next to the mouth of the river with fantastic views, quiet. International cuisine and pleasant service.

Bodegas do Vinho do Porto em Gaia

Gaia, the town located on the other side of the river hosts the long cellars where Port wine was matured, stored and exported abroad. Several of the wineries are worth a visit.

Brasa dos Leoes

Popular steakhouse with terrace. take away.

Café Guarany

Founded in 1933, it is one of the cafe-restaurants with more character in Porto

Cafe Lusitano

Beatiful and lively bar dance club, mixed but with greater gay affluence

Cafe Majestic

Nice classic coffee of the Belle Epoque, today one of the tourist spots of the city

Café Piolho d’Ouro

Popular tavern frequented by university students. Specialised in local dishes.

Cafe Vitoria

Nice and quiet coffee and snack bar

Cafeína

Classic restaurant in the neighborhood of Foz, friendly and careful atmosphere. International cuisine and good wine list.

Capela das Almas

This eighteenth-century church located in the popular rua de Santa Catarina stands out for its exteriors covered with large canvases of tiles.

Capoeira

Traditional small low key restaurant. Small and busy with Portuguese clients. Very traditional and family run. Fun, atmospheric. Super service and great fish.

Casa Cocodrilo

The famous Casa Crocodilo has been open in the center of Porto since 1948. This establishment works with soles and uppers, striving for the quality of its services.

Casa d’Oro

Restaurant on the river in a charming building of the 1960s that belonged to the engineers who built the Ponte da Arrabida, with fantastic views. International cuisine, pizzeria and nice service.

Casa da Musica

The Casa da Música is the main concert hall in town, designed by Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas, which accommodates the institution of the same name and its three orchestras Orquestra Nacional do Porto, Orquestra Barroca and Remix Ensemble.

Casa de Chá da Boa Nova

One of the mythical projects of the architect Alvaro Siza, built as a house by the sea between 1959 and 1963 and transformed into a restaurant since 2013. At the head of the kitchen is chef Rui Paula, awarded several times with a Michelin star.

Casa Guedes

A typical bar with terrace where you can not miss trying the delicious sandwiches of roasted ham, with or without cheese da Serra da Estrela.

Casa Museu Guerra Junqueiro

Housed in an eighteenth-century house where the Portuguese writer and politician Guerra Junqueiro lived, considered one of the founders of the Escola Nova movement, and whose legacy can be seen today through the different pieces that make up the exhibition and that belonged to his private collection. Collections of ceramics, metal, goldsmithing, sculpture, furniture and textiles of the fifteenth and nineteenth centuries are exhibited.

Casa Museu Guerra Junqueiro

Housed in an eighteenth-century house where the Portuguese writer and politician Guerra Junqueiro lived, considered one of the founders of the Escola Nova movement, and whose legacy can be seen today through the different pieces that make up the exhibition and that belonged to his private collection. Collections of ceramics, metal, goldsmithing, sculpture, furniture and textiles of the fifteenth and nineteenth centuries are exhibited.

Casa Tait

Old recreational estate known as Quinta do Meio, bought in the early twentieth century by William Tait, Port wine merchant. Its romantic gardens have some impressive tree specimens and a rich collection of camellias.

Casa Vasco

Small and pleasant atmosphere restaurant with international cuisine to share

Caseirinho

Popular and unpretentious restaurant, Portuguese food. Nice terrace next to the river.

Centro Portugués de Fotografía.

Museum of Portuguese Photography located in an important building of the eighteenth century built as a prison of the city, functioning as such until 1974.

Claus Porto

Through over 133 years and four generations, Claus Porto developed its unique expertise in soaps, colognes, scented candles, home diffusers and men grooming products, crafting a philosophy of authenticity and an incredible portfolio of colourful hand-made labels and design patterns, each with its own unique personality

Comer e chorar por mais

Grocery store of typical products from the Porto region

Cufra

A classic and typical restaurant, snack bar and seafood restaurant with character

Estaçao de Sao Bento

Main Porto’s railway station built in 1900 on the grounds of the female convent of the Benedictine order, it takes as a model the examples of the Parisian stations. The entrance hall features one of the richest tile sets in the city.

Estaçao de Sao Bento

Main Porto’s railway station built in 1900 on the grounds of the female convent of the Benedictine order, it takes as a model the examples of the Parisian stations. The entrance hall features one of the richest tile sets in the city.

Flow

Trendy restaurant in a nice place, formerly occupied by the warehouse of the Fabrica de Loza das Devesas, and well decorated. International cuisine. At night the music is loud and the atmosphere is dark.

Fuga

Very nice estaurante located on the banks of the Douro near the mouth. International cuisine with exquisite dishes and very attentive and efficient service.

Fundaçao de Serralves

Serralves Foundation is one of the most unique places for contemporary art in Europe. Within a large park and garden due to the French landscape architect Jacques Greber, are located an Art Deco villa and the museum itself due to the famous architect Alvaro Siza. It houses interesting contemporary art exhibitions and the Casa del Cine dedicated to the director Manoel Oliveira.

Igreja de Santa Clara

Fifteenth-century church of the convent of the female branch of the Franciscan order with formidable interiors housing baroque altarpieces of carved and gilded wood.

Igreja de Sao Francisco

Igreja de Sao Martinho de Cedofeita

A simple and charming Romanesque church of the twelfth century. It is the oldest in the city.

Igreja do Carmo e Igreja dos Carmelitas

Two semi-detached churches belonging to the Carmelite order and built in the eighteenth century. On its exterior side façade stands out one of the largest sets of tiles in the city of Porto.

Igreja do Carmo e Igreja dos Carmelitas

Two semi-detached churches belonging to the Carmelite order and built in the eighteenth century. On its exterior side façade stands out one of the largest sets of tiles in the city of Porto.

Igreja dos Grilos (Sao Lourenço)

Church of the Jesuit order built in Mannerist style in the late sixteenth century. It houses the museum of sacred art and archaeology.

Igreja e torre dos Clérigos

The Church and Tower of the Clerics is the most representative work of the Italian painter-architect Nicolau Nasoni. It is a well-known ensemble in Porto and the tower is one of the emblems of the city.

Jardim Botanico do Porto

Botanical Garden of the city from 1949 on the gardens of the recreational estate of the Andresen family, to which the famous poet Sophia de Mello-Breiner belonged. The botanical collections are organized on the original gardens of the house and on a new layout due to the German landscape architect Franz Koepp.

Jardim da Cordoaria

Large garden located in the center of the city and flanked by important buildings, the University, the Hospital of San Antonio, the Palace of Justice, the Museum of Photography and the Clérigos Tower. It extends into the Jardim das Oliveiras. Highlights include the large examples of araucaria and cedar trees, and the curious avenue of plane trees with the series of sculptures by the Spanish artist Juan Muñoz.

Jardim das Oliveiras

Trendy shops in the passage below the olive trees garden

Jardins do Palacio de Cristal

Splendid gardens located on a hill above the river with wonderful views over the city and the mouth of the Douro River. They constitute the main garden of the city with origin in the palace of glass and iron built in the nineteenth century as a place of exhibitions and today disappeared and replaced by the multipurpose pavilion Mota Rosa

La Paz Shop

The Shop of LA PAZ a local fashion brand inspired by the Atlantic its people and tradition. The charming shop occupies the premises of an old pharmacy of which it preserves the old shelves and overlooks the river.

Livraria Chamine de Mota

Porto is a city with a lot of old bookseller, this one located in the popular Rua das Flores is one of the most classic and the one that has supplied us with books to our house.

Livraria Lello

Wonderful bookstore worthy of the greatest fantasies and movie stage

Livraria Lello

Wonderful bookstore worthy of the greatest fantasies and movie stage

Luis Ferreira Jewellery

The most classic goldsmith and jeweler in the city

Marisqueria Antiga

Traditional seafood of Matosinhos. Good fish and seafood. Attentive service.

Mercado do Bolhao

The Bolhão Market is one of the most popular and lively markets in Porto was opened to the public in 1914 and specializes in meat, fish, fruit, flowers, vegetables and other colourful products. It has undergone a thorough renovation in 2022 incorporating catering stalls where you can taste local products. Moreover, there are numerous traditional and authentic shops around the Market, charcuteries and chiefly fishmongers specialized in cod that are worth exploring.

Mercado do Bolhao

The Bolhão Market is one of the most popular and lively markets in Porto was opened to the public in 1914 and specializes in meat, fish, fruit, flowers, vegetables and other colourful products. It has undergone a thorough renovation in 2022 incorporating catering stalls where you can taste local products. Moreover, there are numerous traditional and authentic shops around the Market, charcuteries and chiefly fishmongers specialized in cod that are worth exploring.

Mercado do Bolhao

The Bolhão Market is one of the most popular and lively markets in Porto was opened to the public in 1914 and specializes in meat, fish, fruit, flowers, vegetables and other colourful products. It has undergone a thorough renovation in 2022 incorporating catering stalls where you can taste local products. Moreover, there are numerous traditional and authentic shops around the Market, charcuteries and chiefly fishmongers specialized in cod that are worth exploring.

Mistu

Bright and nice restaurant. International cuisine with special attention to Asia and Latin America

Mosteiro da Serra do Pilar

One of the most important monastic foundations of the city, located in Gaia over the river and at the edge of the bridge of Dom Luis I. Its interior houses an interesting circular cloister from the end of the Renaissance. From its location you can enjoy one of the most impressive panoramic views of the city.

Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Serralves

Museo Romantico

Former Quinta da Maceirinha, recreational home during the 19th century of the Pinto Basto family on the outskirts of the city. Today it houses the Romanticism section of the City Museum. It is surrounded by charming gardens and a delightful viewpoint over the Douro River towards the mouth and sunset.

Museu da Misericordia

Museu da Misericórdia do Porto is located right in the heart of Porto’s historic centre, in Rua das Flores, in the building that served as headquarters for this charitable institution from the mid-16th century to 2013. Over the centuries, the building underwent a number of renovation projects, the last of which was to adapt it for use as a museum. The purpose of the museum is to tell the story of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia of Porto and the purposes of this institution.

At the same time, it displays its art collections and makes available a set of resources that relate the memory and identity of the organisation, projecting it into the future. A visit to the museum also provides an opportunity to learn more about the past and the present of this area of the city.

The route through the museum includes the 16th-century Misericórdia Church, which underwent major works in the 18th century under the leadership of Nicolau Nasoni, and the Gallery of the Benefactors, an example of the iron-and-glass architecture of the city.

Museu do Carro Elétrico

Museu Soares dos Reis

Located in the old Palacio das Carrancas, built in the late eighteenth century, it is the oldest museum in the country. It is a museum of almost entirely Portuguese art, mainly from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Its name is due to the famous sculptor António Soares dos Reis. It preserves some of the halls of the palace with the original decoration of the early nineteenth century and treasures one of the best collections of earthenware from the factories of the city of Porto. Its delightful and quiet garden hosts interesting specimens of camellia.

Museu Soares dos Reis

Located in the old Palacio das Carrancas, built in the late eighteenth century, it is the oldest museum in the country. It is a museum of almost entirely Portuguese art, mainly from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Its name is due to the famous sculptor António Soares dos Reis. It preserves some of the halls of the palace with the original decoration of the early nineteenth century and treasures one of the best collections of earthenware from the factories of the city of Porto. Its delightful and quiet garden hosts interesting specimens of camellia.

O Buraco

Popular tavern specializing in local dishes and good value for money

Oficina

Modern, nice and friendly restaurant with good cuisine in the space of an old carport.

Ostras & Coisas

A seafood restaurant, good cuisine in a contemporary and well-attended atmosphere

Paço Episcopal

The Episcopal Palace of Porto is the former residence of the bishops of Porto. The palace is located at a high altitude, near the Porto Cathedral, and dominates the city skyline. The palace is a great exponent of civil architecture of the city, of the baroque and rococo styles. It emphasizes the imposing mass of its architecture and the wonderful interior staircase.

Palacio da Bolsa

Magnificent building built in the 19th century by the city’s Commercial Association in Neoclassical style on the grounds of the old convent of Sa Francisco. Its interiors are decoratively eclectic and dazzling.

Parque de Sao Roque

Park ans gardens located in the west part of the city with an area of over four hectares, in the last years has been improved and now has a series of sculptures and even the chapel has been re-built.

It has the features of a romantic garden, with quiet corners, little hideaways, a fountain, a viewpoint and even a lake with a grotto. There are also small granite constructions and a beautiful box labyrinth

Piscina das Marés

Coastal saltwater pools renovated by high tides made by the architect Alvaro Siza in 1966 and declared a national monument.

Piscina das Marés

Coastal saltwater pools renovated by high tides made by the architect Alvaro Siza in 1966 and declared a national monument.

Pontes do Rio Douro

The bridges over the Douro River that sew both banks of the city, linking Gaia and Porto, constitute one of the landmarks of the city’s urban landscape. Due to the engineering study of Gustave Eifell, the bridges of Dona Maria and Dom Luis, in cast iron, are unique works of the nineteenth century. The last bridge before the mouth, the Ponte da Arrabida, due to the engineering study of Edgar Cardoso, is a beautiful representative of the architecture of the 1960s.

Portarossa

Italian restaurant and pizzeria, nice atmosphere with local people.

Praia de Angeiras

Nice beach

Praia de Matosinhos

Fantastic beach

Praia de Miramar e Capela Senhor da Pedra

The Praia do Senhor da Pedra is one of the finest beaches close to Porto and is famed the for the small chapel perched on a rock outcrop. This Senhor da Pedra beach is a good destination for a beach day, especially if you are based in Porto, as there are direct and inexpensive train services from Sao Bento train station.

Praia de Vila Cha

Beach in fishing village

Reitoria

Restaurant with an nice atmosphere specialized in meats. The service can be a bit slow.

Restaurante O Comercial

In the Palácio da Bolsa Restaurant, you can enjoy an elegant and refined atmosphere, right in the heart of porto’s old town. A place where the past and the present intersect in traditional ambiences and flavors with unusual touches of modernity. The main room, with six large gates that can be found with the courtyard of the Church of St. Francis, offers a privileged view of Vila Nova de Gaia and the Port Wine Cellars.

Restaurante Salitre

Popular restaurant on the beach with excellent fish

Rotunda da Boavista

Public park with the monument to the victory in the wars against Napoleon. The round square also houses the Casa da Música, Porto’s concert hall designed by the well-known architect Rem Koolhas

Rua das Flores

One of the most popular, beautiful and bustling streets of the city, with numerous shops and restaurants

Rua das Flores

One of the most popular, beautiful and bustling streets of the city, with numerous shops and restaurants

Rua de Candido dos Reis

Lively street with numerous night bars and restaurants

Rua de Santa Catarina

One of the most popular and bustling streets of the city, with numerous shops. The shopping street par excellence.

Rua de Santa Catarina

One of the most popular and bustling streets of the city, with numerous shops. The shopping street par excellence.

Salta o Muro

Our favorite restaurant in the fishing village of Matosinhos. Great fresh fish in a character tavern.

Sé Catedral do Porto

It is the episcopal see of the diocese of Porto, in Portugal. It is located in the heart of the historic center of the city and is one of its main and oldest monuments. Built in the transition from Romanesque to Gothic, it has baroque extensions. The set of tiles of the Gothic cloister and the baroque decoration of the sacristy stand out.

Sé Catedral do Porto

It is the episcopal see of the diocese of Porto, in Portugal. It is located in the heart of the historic center of the city and is one of its main and oldest monuments. Built in the transition from Romanesque to Gothic, it has baroque extensions. The set of tiles of the Gothic cloister and the baroque decoration of the sacristy stand out.

Semea by Euskalduna

Restaurant of new cuisine mentioned in the Michelin guide. In the neighboring Cais das Pedras, pleasant interior for the evenings and terrace overlooking the river during the day.

Taberna Cais das Pedras

Typical and cozy interior and pleasant terrace next to the river. Portuguese dishes for tapas and sharing.

Taberna de Sao Pedro

Typical tavern of the fishing village of Afurada, on the other side of the river, which is reached by a small boat. Specialty in grilled fish

Tapabento

Nice and nice restaurant with good cuisine and good service.

Terra

Restaurant with friendly atmosphere, Portuguese cuisine with Asian fusion

Traça

Restaurant with terrace at the end of the popular Rua das Flores. Good traditional cuisine with game dishes.

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