Greater Porto Restaurants
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The cuisine of northern Portugal is notoriously meat-heavy, but local produce is so flavorful that it can easily stand alone. Essência understands this well, and its celebrated vegetarian menu showcases sophisticated meat-free dishes that run the gamut from mushroom carpaccios and colorful garden salads to risottos. Vegan and gluten-free dishes are available, and there are even a handful of seafood and meat options.
In a handsome manor house, this award-winning restaurant has a dining room set beneath graceful arches and garden terrace with gorgeous views of the river. Chef Vitor Matos uses seasonal ingredients with great flair and imagination on his ever-changing tasting menus (from €90), and the à la carte menu has plenty of interesting dishes to keep meat-eaters and vegetarians happy.
Hugely popular with the cool crowd, Brites has almost single handedly established artisan bread on the Porto foodie scene. The takeaway-only spot uses slow fermentation processes, and with no expense spared on key ingredients such as butter, the artisan padaria could tempt even the most dedicated of carb-avoiders with its loaves, cakes, and buttery croissants.
Run by a father-and-daughter team, this snack bar near the top of one of the city's main shopping streets has just two things on the menu: the simple prego (a steak sandwich) and the belly-busting francesinha (a sandwich featuring cheese, cured ham, sausage, and steak, all drenched in a spicy beer-based sauce). Many locals swear they are the best in town.
A couple minutes' stroll from the Casa da Música, LEA's large leafy garden is a popular place for brunch, coffee, or cocktails. The inviting space warmly welcomes both children and pets, so expect a lively, laidback atmosphere as you tuck into your perfectly fluffy pancakes.
Well worth the taxi ride to its location far from the tourist track, this raved-about restaurant is as delightful to the eye (wood beams across the ceiling, walls of rough-hewn stone, candelabras on the tables) as it is to the taste buds. Porto-born executive chef Rúben Santos infuses the traditional dishes on the menu with skills honed at Michelin-starred restaurants in Norway and Spain.
Atop a tall building north of the city, the lofty Portucale is known for its sweeping views that take in everything from the Atlantic Ocean to the Marão Mountains. Dining here is like stepping back in time, with mid-century modern furnishings, refined service, and dishes that celebrate Portuguese gastronomic history. Local specialties include bacalhau à marinheiro (with shrimp and clams).
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