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Porto, Portugal

Top food to try in Porto

6 dishes to eat in Porto, what is in them, and where they belong.

Last updated 2026-08-09

1. Francesinha

Francesinha
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Bread, steak, sausage and ham under melted cheese and a beer-and-tomato sauce, usually with chips.

2. Bacalhau

Bacalhau
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Salt cod, with a preparation said to exist for every day of the year.

3. Tripas à moda do Porto

Tripas à moda do Porto
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Tripe and bean stew — the dish that gave the city's people their nickname, tripeiros.

4. Pastel de nata

Pastel de nata
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Custard tart, eaten warm with cinnamon, from any pastelaria worth the name.

5. Bifana

Bifana
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A thin pork steak in a roll with garlic and white wine, eaten standing.

6. Vinho verde

Vinho verde
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Lightly sparkling young wine from the Minho, drunk cold and young.

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