Guidebook for Porto
Food Scene
Coffee Shop, great for reading some magazines before arriving.
9 locals recommend
Almanaque - Magazines & Coffee
293 Av. de Rodrigues de FreitasCoffee Shop, great for reading some magazines before arriving.
Macrobiotic restaurant, very new age! Good, healthy food. There is a shop for products too.
39 locals recommend
Restaurante Suribachi
134 Rua do BonfimMacrobiotic restaurant, very new age! Good, healthy food. There is a shop for products too.
It's a very nice Café near our place, like being in someone's house.
Everaldino Coelho & Oliveira, Lda.
156 Rua do Duque de PalmelaIt's a very nice Café near our place, like being in someone's house.
Adega São Nicolau
1 R. de São NicolauGreat fish, the clams are delicious.
Zé Bota
16 Tv. do CarmoGood portuguese food!
Ichiban Restaurante Japonês
454 Av. do BrasilBest sushi in Porto!
Bio shop and bakery, the bread is delicious. You can also have a lovely breakfast or light lunch.
Pão Nosso
187 R. do Barão de São CosmeBio shop and bakery, the bread is delicious. You can also have a lovely breakfast or light lunch.
If you are going to Matosinhos, you should get some nice grilled fish in this small restaurant. Great food, great price.
8 locals recommend
Rei Da Sardinha Assada
91 R. SulIf you are going to Matosinhos, you should get some nice grilled fish in this small restaurant. Great food, great price.
Padaria Ribeiro
21 Praça Guilherme Gomes FernandesThe sweets!
The pizzas are good, but it's the house itself that makes the place special.
96 locals recommend
Casa d'Oro
797 R. do OuroThe pizzas are good, but it's the house itself that makes the place special.
Cometa
87 R. de Tomás GonzagaPerfect decoration, great food. Mid range prices.
Madureira's Porto
1 Av. de Rodrigues de FreitasTake-away food around the corner.
It's a good place to have a meal or a snack as you arrive (or are about to leave) Porto by train. It's located just in front of the train station Campanhã.
Moment’ Um Pão de Chocolate
82 Rua da EstaçãoIt's a good place to have a meal or a snack as you arrive (or are about to leave) Porto by train. It's located just in front of the train station Campanhã.
Época Porto
22 Rua do RosárioLocal, healthy food.
Chá das Cinco
63 Praça da AlegriaO Macrobiótico
63 Rua do BonfimExcellent macrobiotic/vegetarian food!
Combi Coffee (Specialty Coffee Porto)
nº29 R. do Morgado de MateusDuas De Letra
48 Passeio de São LázaroNamban Oporto Kitchen Café
346 Rua dos BragasDelicious japanese food!
Sightseeing
Typical market. Great to see, but watch the prices - they charge tourists a lot! :)
770 locals recommend
Mercado do Bolhao
322 R. FormosaTypical market. Great to see, but watch the prices - they charge tourists a lot! :)
The Art School is near, it still has some classic scenes like the sculpture classes Rodin style.
31 locals recommend
Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto
265 Av. de Rodrigues de FreitasThe Art School is near, it still has some classic scenes like the sculpture classes Rodin style.
Escadas Guindais
Great way to know the "real" Porto.
Where the heart of the S. João feast in June. And one of the most authentic neighbourhoods in Porto.
89 locals recommend
Fontaínhas
Where the heart of the S. João feast in June. And one of the most authentic neighbourhoods in Porto.
Foz do Douro
One of the most beautiful neighbourhoods in Porto.
Even if you are tired of so many churches, this one will blow your mind.
433 locals recommend
Monument Church Of St Francis
Rua do Infante Dom HenriqueEven if you are tired of so many churches, this one will blow your mind.
Porto is a city with hills, but going up a tower is never too much exercice. It gets really beautiful once you reach the top.
1226 locals recommend
Clérigos Tower
Rua de São Filipe de NeryPorto is a city with hills, but going up a tower is never too much exercice. It gets really beautiful once you reach the top.
One of the most beautiful streets in Porto, by the ocean. Sit down on a café facing the sea and read a book.
39 locals recommend
Avenida do Brasil
Avenida do BrasilOne of the most beautiful streets in Porto, by the ocean. Sit down on a café facing the sea and read a book.
Drinks & Nightlife
Works at night as a bar, has vegetarian lunch, and is a really beautiful building. Check their program.
395 locals recommend
Maus Hábitos
178 R. de Passos ManuelWorks at night as a bar, has vegetarian lunch, and is a really beautiful building. Check their program.
TerraPlana Café
287 Av. de Rodrigues de FreitasPizza place and cocktail place at night. Lovely decoration!
Passos Manuel
178 R. de Passos ManuelThe best place for mainly electronic music in Porto.
Galeria De Paris
56 R. da Galeria de ParisA great street for spending the night, for all tastes.
Everything Else
Many things! A few nice cafés, a meat house in the corner with Poveiros called Guedes.
95 locals recommend
Garden Marques de Oliveira
33 Passeio de São LázaroMany things! A few nice cafés, a meat house in the corner with Poveiros called Guedes.
A "mercearia" where you can buy Portuguese products. And eat a cake, drink a tea...
29 locals recommend
Dama Pé de Cabra
5 Passeio de São LázaroA "mercearia" where you can buy Portuguese products. And eat a cake, drink a tea...
PATCH Lifestyle Concept Store
193 Rua do RosárioGood vintage stuff.
Shopping
Great place for organic food. There is a shop and a restaurant (no dinners).
27 locals recommend
Quintal Bioshop
177 Rua do RosárioGreat place for organic food. There is a shop and a restaurant (no dinners).
Machines Other Times
154 Rua dos Mártires da LiberdadeA great shop for photography, old cameras and film.
Vintage and handmade items, beautiful place with beautiful things.
20 locals recommend
Coração Alecrim
28 Tv. de CedofeitaVintage and handmade items, beautiful place with beautiful things.
Mão Esquerda Vintage
nº5 Rua da AlegriaCet Objet du Désir - Vintage Shop
Out to Lunch PORTO
22 R. Das OliveirasGreat stuff from Japan
Arts & Culture
Contemporary Art museum designed by the famous architect Siza Viera-
897 locals recommend
Museu de Arte Contemporânea (Fundação de Serralves)
210 R. Dom João de CastroContemporary Art museum designed by the famous architect Siza Viera-
Porto's Photography Museum, located in an old prison.
174 locals recommend
Portuguese Centre of Photography
Largo Amor de PerdiçãoPorto's Photography Museum, located in an old prison.
Espaço Mira
155 R. de MiraflorArt gallery dedicated to Photography.
Beautiful Museum with portuguese art from the 19th and 20th centuries.
533 locals recommend
Museu Nacional de Soares dos Reis
44 R. de Dom Manuel IIBeautiful Museum with portuguese art from the 19th and 20th centuries.
Essentials
Meu Super
94 Largo de Soares dos ReisSmall supermarket close to our flat, good for the basics.
Lidl
302 R. Eng. António da Costa ReisBigger supermarket.
Loja Do Zé
175 Av. de Rodrigues de Freitasfruits and veggies