São Nicolau - Porto

Best food experience in Porto. Had to wait a bit but it was worth. The food is very traditional Portuguese and the portion is great (they say it’s for 2 ppl but it can feed 3-4 people). Also a good location to watch people while you are eating

Came across this restaurant via a local reviewer. We were lucky to get a table just before the lunch rush. Tasty dishes, but slightly salty and oily for my tastes. We had the octopus salads and the cod with potatoes.

“Very cosy little spot serving hearty flavours” The portion size here is really big and good so bring along a big appetite. Their signature dish is the fried octopus rice picture itself was alright but the rice was infused with the lovely octopus flavours. We also ordered two different stews the oxtail stew and pork tripe. Both were amazing but super heavy flavours in even bigger portions so you need big eaters else it will just be too much. Overall, the experience was wonderful. The service was great and the tables outside are just overlooking the river. Highly recommend this spot.

Loved this little gem with the awesome view of the water and great service and food. Almost everything was gluten free and the waitstaff knew their menu well. The garlic prawns, sea bass and veal in pan were all very good and had big portions. They did try and sneak a 15% tip (we are clearly American), but we told them no and they apologized and took it off. Otherwise fantastic.

We sat outside, didn't reserve and were immediately seated. If the weather is good, I really recommend sitting outside. Our waiter was great, went through the menu with us and provided some great options. We had the croquettes, bread and some sausage to start. Then the veal and fish for the main. Everything was so tasty, but the real highlight was the chocolate mousse. We devoured that in a minute because it was so good.