The best restaurants Guimarães

In this central and lively brewery, it is possible to order a good dish of the day based on meat in particular, but not only. The menu is wide, as is the wine and beer list, as its name indicates. At the counter, in the dining room, or even better on the small terrace, you will be surrounded by regulars who come either to have a drink or a bite to eat or to watch a soccer match, or all three! A very pleasant place to settle down at any time of the day or evening, there is usually always some movement. The service is friendly.

In the center of the beautiful old town, this restaurant has a lot of charm and the cuisine is remarkable. The service is worthy of the best restaurants. The menu twists the classics of Portuguese cuisine with talent and refinement. The scallops with curry and the red mullet are a delight. The cooking of the beef ribeye is perfectly mastered. The wine list is generous in quality and reasonable in price, making this restaurant a perfect illustration of the quality of life in the city. Take your time and enjoy this moment.

Casa Amarela is not only a bar where it is good to drink a cocktail on weekends. The chef also offers an interesting menu that contrasts with traditional dishes. At random, why not start with gambas salteadas em alho e laranja, continue with an excellent Pincanha com Abacaxi and end the festivities with a surprising chocolate mousse with fleur de sel and pink pepper? All of this in a modern space with a staff that is often French speaking and attentive to advice.

Under medieval arcades, this good house welcomes you in an elegant setting, with pretty white cloth tablecloths. The chef excels in the preparation of feijoada de camarão (shrimp cassoulet), chouriça cozida, lombo de bói à pimenta and traditional desserts (toucinho do céu). Light musical background often jazzy. The Restaurante Solar do Arco is a nice address, to choose in the evening for its atmosphere. Quality service.

It's a high-end clientele (from Mário Soares to Ana Salazar) that has made the reputation of this family restaurant of regional cuisine using the wood-fired oven: roast veal, tripe in the style of Porto, octopus. A classic that you can't miss if you are a meat lover. Here, a family and smiling atmosphere, there is always animation. A very good wine list as well and some desserts that will finish the feast of the day in beauty. The place is small and often full, think of coming early.

This is one of the must-try dishes of the local gastronomy. Olivia and Rosa, like many good cooks, learned from the women in the family. All their recipes are made with vegetables from the garden and fresh products. At the entrance, there is a wine cellar to wait while nibbling on petiscos, and then in the dining room, on the checkered tablecloths, there is a parade of feasts: tripe with white beans, roast veal, stuffed belly(bucho recheado, the house specialty that is often awarded in competitions) and pears in wine(pêras bêbadas).

This is a tavern with walls covered with azulejos. Several dishes of cod(bacalhau com migas), veal or pork are presented to the guests to discover a regional cuisine, with popular accents, which has not lost its authentic flavors. The second restaurant in the city center, run by the son, offers a more Mediterranean cuisine. An excellent place to taste both Portuguese specialties and to immerse yourself in a friendly, family atmosphere.

Installed in an ancient seigneurial house, this restaurant is dedicated to vegetarian cuisine. You can enjoy compositions based on fresh products, revealing unexpected colors, textures and flavors. To start you off: fantastic creamy rice with mushrooms, demonic cashew nut bricks and homemade purée. The friendly staff will guide you between the daily dishes and the menu. The flowered terrace at sunset with an organic beer or a natural drink is the promise of an unforgettable moment.

In the category of "temple of gastronomy and wine", this establishment, with its beautiful view, has chosen to honor on its menu a technical and creative Portuguese cuisine that coexists with solid European references: tasty scrambled eggs with French mushrooms, exquisite Italian seafood pasta, a duck breast or salmon smoked in situ (in an artisanal smokehouse) and a very delicate pudim Abade de Priscos. Once you walk in the door, the most difficult thing is to choose among these succulent dishes.

This Italian restaurant offers a nice pizza and pasta menu and a few meats. The staff were very friendly and helpful. The staff were friendly and helpful. A beautiful map of national wines. And a little more: The restaurant serves up to 23 h, the only one in the city centre to serve so late.

Here is a small popular tasquinha, with opaque windows, which is worth its weight in bacalhau. Don't miss the generous tasting of a fragrant pica-no-chão de cabidela, a cod that has taken the time to desalinate for 4 days in ice water to keep its firmness. Adega dos Caquinhos is a typical place, with a lively atmosphere (a mix of locals and visitors) and a warm welcome. The waitress advises you on the dishes of the day. The food is simple but excellent, which is the most important thing.

This Michelin-starred restaurant is an excellent surprise, a little away from the city center. It is a modern, high-flying gastronomy that revisits the classics of Portuguese cuisine with great elegance and refinement. The chef shows great respect for the top quality products he uses and offers his clients formidably balanced dishes thanks to the finesse of his inspirations. You will have the choice between different menus or a la carte dishes. The divine appetizers announce the color of the (great) meal. Excellent wine list.