Illustration of a francesinha, the Porto sandwich, not a photo of a particular café.

Plates you meet in Porto

These pictures are illustrations of a kind of meal. They are not photographs of a named restaurant, and they are not a ranking.

The francesinha belongs to Porto: bread, meat, melted cheese and a hot sauce, almost always with a beer. It is a heavy plate, closer to a full meal than to a snack.

Illustration of a simple Portuguese family lunch, not a photo of a particular restaurant.

A family table is more often grilled fish, potatoes, olive oil and bread. That is the ordinary lunch, not the postcard sandwich.

Illustration of a wine dinner, not a photograph of this restaurant.

A wine dinner is a different room: a small plate and a glass from the Douro. The city publishes the names it has distinguished, as open data. That list is here: Where the city points you to eat.

Illustration of a glass of port in a cellar, not a photograph of this lodge.

Port is the drink of the cellars across the river. A tasting is not the same thing as dinner. The lodges on the city’s list are on that same page.

Illustration of a glass of beer, not a photograph of this brewery.

Beer has its own rooms too. Nortada, on the city’s industrial-visits list, is one brewery that publishes a page for tastings.

Other kitchens are part of the city as well. The pictures below are only the kind of food. Teleporto does not name a burger bar, an Italian, a Japanese or an Indian room unless the place is on a source we can use.

Illustration of a burger, not a photo of a particular bar.

Illustration of an Italian pasta plate, not a photo of a particular restaurant.

Illustration of a Japanese noodle bowl, not a photo of a particular restaurant.

Illustration of an Indian curry, rice and bread, not a photo of a particular restaurant.