Guidebook for Porto
Food Scene
Marvelous and tradicional portuguese food. Octopuss is delicious!
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Solar Moinho de Vento
81 R. de Sá de NoronhaMarvelous and tradicional portuguese food. Octopuss is delicious!
Special Porto place for "Francesinha Especial" – typical Porto food, created in the city in the 20th centurt (kind of a sandwish with lots of cheese, lots of meat, fries and everything bad for colesterol - but marvelous taste!).
Very emblematic café in Porto, very frequented by university students.
(in football day - it's only football on tvs and very animated — specially if its Porto team playing, of course)
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Piolho
45 Praça de Parada LeitãoSpecial Porto place for "Francesinha Especial" – typical Porto food, created in the city in the 20th centurt (kind of a sandwish with lots of cheese, lots of meat, fries and everything bad for colesterol - but marvelous taste!).
Very emblematic café in Porto, very frequented by university students.
(in football day - it's only football on tvs and very animated — specially if its Porto team playing, of course)
A Tasquinha
23 R. do CarmoPortuguese traditional, very good food!
Tasquinha Zé Povinho
nº36 R. de Clemente MeneresPortuguese food very very good and inexpensive!
Adega São Nicolau
1 R. de São NicolauMiss'Opo
100 Rua dos CaldeireirosArts & Culture
Contemporary art museum, has also now available, in the original Casa de Serralves, a very nice art deco place, a permanently Juan Miró exhibition.
The gardens are very very nice – starting on a french type one that goes through kind of a forest type.
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Casa de Serralves
999 R. de SerralvesContemporary art museum, has also now available, in the original Casa de Serralves, a very nice art deco place, a permanently Juan Miró exhibition.
The gardens are very very nice – starting on a french type one that goes through kind of a forest type.
Iconic auditorium by one of the top architects of modern days – Rem Koolhaas. Check out the contemporary programs of Remix Ensemble, or the concerts of Porto's Symphonic Orchestra and others various music proposals.
Also available guided tours to the wonderful architectural space.
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Casa da Música
Iconic auditorium by one of the top architects of modern days – Rem Koolhaas. Check out the contemporary programs of Remix Ensemble, or the concerts of Porto's Symphonic Orchestra and others various music proposals.
Also available guided tours to the wonderful architectural space.
São João National Theater
Praça da BatalhaNational theatre!
XIX century portuguese art museum.
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Iziko leNkumbulo yaseNkantolo yeSoares dos Reis
44 R. de Dom Manuel IIXIX century portuguese art museum.
Municipal Theater Rivoli
143 R. do BonjardimMunicipal Gallery Porto
Rua de Dom Manuel IIContemporary art exhibitions.
Drinks & Nightlife
Taberna Aduela
36 R. Das OliveirasCool!
Candelabro
3 Rua da ConceiçãoFormerly a used bookshop - now a nice pub.
Sightseeing
Emblematic tower – need to climb very narrow stone stairs to the top – but a marvelous view to all Porto (till the sea).
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Clérigos
Rua de São Filipe de NeryEmblematic tower – need to climb very narrow stone stairs to the top – but a marvelous view to all Porto (till the sea).
Amazing bookstore – now more a museum (fee to entrance), but maybe worth a visit.
"A Art Nouveau space dominated by a curving staircase with ornate wooden carvings to match its intricate wall panels and columns"
(J. K. Rowling, more than 20 years ago was an English teacher at Porto and looks like she got the inspiration on this bookstore for creating Harry Potter!)
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Livraria Lello
144 R. das CarmelitasAmazing bookstore – now more a museum (fee to entrance), but maybe worth a visit.
"A Art Nouveau space dominated by a curving staircase with ornate wooden carvings to match its intricate wall panels and columns"
(J. K. Rowling, more than 20 years ago was an English teacher at Porto and looks like she got the inspiration on this bookstore for creating Harry Potter!)
Huge gardens where you can see the river from up – a place full of peacocks and ducks (and seagulls) all around.
There's an art gallery in the garden (together with a library).
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Izityalo zasePalace yeKristal
Rua de Dom Manuel IIHuge gardens where you can see the river from up – a place full of peacocks and ducks (and seagulls) all around.
There's an art gallery in the garden (together with a library).