Food and going out
Skip the first river-row menus
Two streets inland usually beats the laminated English card on the quay.
News
Porto this week
Stories we write here, and short notes that point to the original local source.
Weekend · Local note
Serralves park when you need trees
A contemporary-art garden for the afternoon you refuse another Baixa queue.
Housing
Rent receipts are not optional theatre
Cash without a recibo leaves tenants unprotected and landlords exposed.
Housing
Before you buy, run the IMT simulator
A short reminder that purchase tax is not a surprise fee invented at the notary.
Housing · Local note
IMI, IMT and the lease you almost signed
A short note: property tax names are not interchangeable with rent paperwork.
Housing
Ask for a recibo on a Porto lease
Cash without a receipt is not a bargain. It is a file you cannot show later.
Food and going out
Matosinhos for fish, not for a checklist
The Dom Luís bridge is not the only lunch. Cross for the grill if you have the afternoon.
Food and going out
A francesinha without the queue theatre
Eat the sandwich as lunch. Skip the performance of waiting for a camera.
Transport · Local note
Celta to Vigo: a bus covers the Spanish side
CP says the Porto-Vigo train uses a replacement bus between Valença and Vigo until 7 April 2027.
Weekend
Saturday at Bolhão: go early, leave with fruit and a bifana
The market hall is the most colourful hour in Porto. Walk it before the groups arrive, then eat nearby.