A favorite stop to grab a beer on a nice, mellow day. While Base is located (LITERALLY) on a…read moreshopping/food center, it feels like you are in a park. The trees boggle my mind and I enjoy sitting here with a beer, a good book, thinking about how the trees are so huge on top of a roof... The 360 degree view is stunning with Torre dos Clérigos on one side, University of Porto, and old buildings on the remainder. Kids, dogs, old and young will enjoy this stop. Don't expect to get an especially warm welcome here. After coming here an endless amount of times, I have yet to receive warmth. Thankfully this place is so cool my ego is quick to recover. :) A must do to grab alcoholic or non-alcoholic drinks with a view.

Stop by Base on your next trip to Porto!…read more It is located at the top of a hill in the center of a beautifully maintained park right near the famous bookstore. I was so excited to go to Base after doing a ton of research online but as our luck would have it, it poured rain the whole time we were in Porto. They were closed so we didn't get to have a drink here. All of the tables are outdoor so try and hit it on a nice day if you can. Hopefully I can try it someday!

Such a great stop! A bit off the beaten path, but that means it's a little less busy and much more…read morereasonable on prices. Lots of beer options to be had here. Even better yet, the small plates of food they serve are absolutely solid and they pair perfectly with their beers. They also have larger entrees if you want to make it a full meal. The menu versatility makes this a great first stop for a night out or the main event. The staff is very friendly and happy to help with food and beer selections. Can't wait to make another stop here!

Friendly English speaking staff offering a nice variety of tasty craft beers. I had the quadrupel,…read morewhich is reminiscent to the Belgium beer known as Delerium Tremons per my palate. Nice, modern casual atmosphere.

Fantastic beer, unpretentious. You can get your local pours and Duchesse in one place. Love it!read more

The BEST Sour I have ever had! The Selfmade Sour Blues (#9)…read moreYes it's a pulpy sour but it's amazing, if you love a fruity toned sour and you like pulp in your juice, try this! The staff is amazing, the atmosphere is very laxed and the people make it worth while. They have a bunch of table games you can use and there's a nice back patio area as well. I will definitely come back to this place on my future visits to Porto.

Go for the famous "cachorrinhos," aka little sausage sandwiches, stay for the vibe and the rest of…read morethe menu. I'd read about this place online and was glad we went. It's one of those incredibly soulful spots that I feel are, low-key, becoming extinct in big cities, where everything is starting to look homogenized. We queued for about 15 minutes and grabbed seats at the bar. This was with awful weather and before peak tourist season, so I imagine the lines can get quite long. Pro tip: don't head inside just because you see someone leave. I made that mistake and was told to wait for someone to call me over. The people working here have zero sense of urgency, and that's part of the magic. You're in Portugal. Relax. The cachorrinhos were great, but we also had a steak sandwich that was phenomenal. Think greasy street food in a compact, hole-in-the-wall spot. Pair it with a beer and fries, and you've got the perfect lunch. They take cards!

What they do here is as it good as it can get. Simple…read moreingredients that are recognizable, nothing fancy served simple but oh boy Oh boy,It was Fantastic. I can eat a lot of these and be happy with a beer . A must try when in Porto.

Permanently closed. It's forcing me to write more so I'll…read morejust say I'm sad it's closed. We tried to go several times on this trip.

English first: Great beer, great beer garden, nice people, good prices. Very central but still away…read morefrom the main tourist trails so definitely a recommendation! Deutsch: Super Craft Beer, schöner Biergartan im Innenhof, etwas ab vom Trubel. Gute Preise. Der Innenraum für Gäste hat uns nicht so angesprochen, aber in der warmen Jahreszeit im Biergarten für zwischendurch absolute Empfehlung! Direkt um die Ecke vom Hotel Moov, unserer Übernachtung dort, die ebenfalls sehr empfehlenswert war (65 Euro pro Nacht pro Doppelzimmer im September 2018).

Its a modern burger restaurant with a large bar. Burgers were on par with the ever growing modern…read moreburger restaurant industry. My only real complaint is the bacon, and this is more related to what Portugal calls bacon. The fries were good, a bit thick and needed salt. Overall a great bar and good burgers.

Surprisingly good burger and fries. Came here to get out of the rain and was pleasantly surprised…read more Drinks were on point too.

Everything about this spot. Yes. Just by walking by you would never know there are layers and…read morelayers of character hidden behind the glass doors. This includes the kitchen within the stairs, a covered beer garden, and a romantic terrace with vines, low sitting and live music depending on the night. Date night, friend night, solo night, any night. This is your next stop.

Enjoy delicious Portuguese (and foreign) craft beers in a friendly, inclusive environment. The…read morestaff is amazing and will also fill your belly with tasty Portuguese finger food, like rissois! This beautiful place has been around for 10 years and hopefully we'll be able to enjoy it for much longer. Definitely recommend!

The Francesinha was as advertised. It was the first one I have had but it was delicious. Obviously…read morea generous portion. I liked the egg but would have preferred it be a little more runny. Not sure what the common practice is. The french fries were tasty as well. We ordered the goat cheese salad and it was a good serving with plenty of cheese and walnuts. Great for sharing. The service was a little slow given the new waitress we had but we had a quiet table and were not in a rush.

The place has a nice wood cabin-ish motif. It has good enough space to hold large groups (we were…read more18). The staff was very patient with us. They were very accommodating and charming. We didn't have any problems with communication. It helped that they could speak in Spanish and my brother could speak it way better than me. The food was very good. All the flavors were spot on. All plates were wiped out. The ribeye, though, was not that tender. It was flavorful and the temperature was right, but it was quite chewy. So, if there is one dish that we wouldn't recommend, it's the ribeye. Everything else was great. The place is worth coming back to if you want your carnivore cravings to be satisfied.

Absolutely dynamite customer service and even better food! I can not recommend this place highly…read moreenough! Only suggestion is to make reservations. The Francesinha was good, but unless you are extremely hungry don't order the side of fries. Very nice ambience and decor. I can't wait to come back!

Ah, the Francesinha. Hard to spell, harder to finish, and even harder to go to Porto without…read moreordering at least one. When you talk about dishes in the city, this is the one that comes up every time. Brasao Alidas is one of the preeminent spots known for them - where you walk in and the server kind of already knows what you're going to order. I was planning on going here anyway, but our Uber driver recommended it for good measure. For those unfamiliar, this is a monstrosity of a sandwich. A pork and steak sandwich is made out of white bread, sliced cheese is placed on top, and a boiling beer and tomato sauce is poured over to melt the cheese and cover everything. Lastly, it's topped with a fried egg. I fear what has just been created cannot be described as easily as viewing a picture will convey. It really is wild. Even though this is a sandwich technically, I don't think a single person in history has ever attempted to eat this with their hands. Where to even start. It should probably with the bread, but you can barely even taste that the bread exists. The cheese is melted thoroughly over the top such that it's mostly what you taste on the outside. On the inside, it's a whole bunch of meat. This sandwich has steak, sausage, cured ham, and pork loin. The steak is actually cooked pretty well inside all of that - it's got a decent sear and a nice medium rare. The pork manages to be pretty solid as well. What I wasn't as much a fan of was the beer/tomato sauce. These two flavors gave a slightly sweet and kind of sour flavor that I didn't really like much. When the sauce is so present it's something you're getting with every bite. I got a full portion, and it was simply way too large. For 18 euros you could easily split one of these between two people. While it's cool in theory, I ultimately don't think this sandwich works for me. For one - there's just way too much going on. You lose half the taste of the ingredients. Secondly, there's no textural contrast - everything just turns out soft, even the meat. Thirdly, the amount of fat is too much - the cheese especially. Overall, it was a cool one-time experience, and I'm sure this restaurant executes the concept of a francesinha well - but I don't think I'll be ordering it again. 7.25/10

I loved the location of this restaurant. It sits right outside the Dom Luis I Bridge. It was such…read morea lovely day watching all the boats passed by on the water, and seeing people from all walks of life outside enjoying the sites. It's a perfect place to take a break, get a bite to eat and just take it all in.

Best spot for a drink by the river! A must do! Service was…read morea little slow but the drinks were cold and the coffee hot. We also had the strawberry ice cream that was excellent.