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Practical information : Eating out Porto

Timetable

Traditional restaurants tend to be open for lunch and dinner, with a break in between. Here, we don't eat too late, and kitchens generally close around 2pm at lunchtime and 10pm in the evening. Recently opened restaurants are often open continuously from 12pm to 10pm or even 11pm. Monday is the closing day for most. Fortunately, there are still a few establishments open on this day. In August, most Portuguese people go on vacation, and you'll find many establishments closed. This can be a little frustrating.

Budget & Tips

To eat cheaply, you'll need to go to small neighborhood restaurants where you can have lunch for around €15 per person. Tapas-style restaurants, wine bars and international cuisine are often more expensive. With drinks, you're looking at €20-25 per person.

What costs extra

In every restaurant, you'll be asked to pay for the cutlery, i.e. the bread often accompanied by olives and cheese. If you don't touch it, you won't be charged for it. You can even say at the outset that you don't want it, and it will be removed from the table. Tipping is not automatic in Portugal, but of course always welcome.

The local way

Although this is tending to disappear, you can still find restaurants where the menu mentions "dose" and "half-dose". Unless you want to share the dish, we strongly advise you to take a half-dose, otherwise you'll end up with a giant portion.

To be avoided

We don't ask for carafes of water in restaurants here. You'll either get a strange look, or a bottle of water will be brought to you (for a fee). In cafeterias, glasses and carafes are generally available for everyone at the counter.

Smokers

Legislation is the same as in France, and smoking is not normally permitted in restaurants, although some areas may still be set aside for smokers.

Tourist traps

In some places, there are restaurants for tourists. They have a terrace or a nice view, but the quality of the food is not up to scratch, especially for the price. In general, they are run by touts. Without being total rip-offs, it's not really worth it: good restaurants don't usually need touts.

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Map of top points of interest Porto

HERDADE 1980 COZINHA PORTUGUESA

DOP

ÉLEBÊ BAIXA

A CASA DE CHÁ DA BOA NOVA

ELEBE ENTREPAREDES

TERRA NOVA

LSD (LARGO SÃO DOMINGOS)

CONFEITARIA DO BOLHÃO

ÉLEBÊ CENTRO

FRANCESINHAS AL FORNO DA BAIXA

RESTAURANTE MUU STEAKHOUSE

RAIZ

ALIBI BY YOURS PORTO

GALERIA DE PARIS

FAROL DA BOA NOVA

RESTAURANTE ASTORIA

CASA DA GURIPA

BARRICA BY YOURSPORTO

VILA FOZ RESTAURANTE & BAR

ATREVO

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