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    Taberna Dos Mercadores - Poached Pear

    Taberna Dos Mercadores

    4.7(107 reviews)
    29.1 km

    So this place showed up on a bunch of lists of places to go in Porto, and for good reason - but I…read morewas having trouble finding the hours, so I figured I'd just get there around noon once I was in Porto, and ask. Around noon, someone did show up briefly to post a sign out front saying they were going to be opening at 12:45 that day (I asked out of curiosity; sounds like it's *often* 12:30, but it's really mostly a "they'll open when they want to" kind of place.) I knew it'd be the sort of place that would fill up immediately, so I got back at 12:30. At least that day, it turns out they still had 1 table left after they sat everyone there before they opened - that last table got claimed at 1, 15 minutes later. It's not a large space, and word is out for good reason. Given it's not a large space, it was also easy for them to have excellent service, which they did. You could tell they were all passionate about the place, and again, for good reason - it was great. Definitely one of the best meals we ate on that trip. Between the two of us, we tried: Complimentary bread and olive oil. One OMG fantastic, wonderful fish soup. The sort of soup you'd want to eat every day if you could. Croquettes that were pretty good. Enjoyable enough, perfectly crispy, a little too salty. Not nearly as memorable as everything else. The seafood rice stew for 2 - a description I always question ("for 2"), but true in this case. It was quite large - and great. Excellent shrimp, which I'm picky about. I'm even pickier about shellfish (clams, mussels, etc). I was expecting to give my wife most of them, but I did *not* do that. They really know how to get and cook the best seafood here. The rice at the top of the stew wasn't anything particular to mention - filling, though, and warming for the drizzly day it'd been that morning. The rice at the *bottom* of the stew, that'd been slowly cooking in hot stew the whole time, was *very good*. :D Wine-wise, they have like a hundred bottles of wine by the whole bottom, some very expensive, some *surprisingly* reasonably priced, but we also didn't need a whole bottle of wine with lunch - by the glass, they just had one red and one white house wine (also solidly priced, though, for a place like this, 6 euros (Be way more than that in the US. I had the red with the stew - solid.) Also a handful of solid-looking ports by the glass, one of which I had with dessert, a reserva tawny for 6.50 euros. After eating the stew, my wife tapped out. I was also pretty full, but I'd spent a lot of effort getting here and I was *gonna* have dessert, darn it. Had what was basically just a whole roasted stewed apple, cooked down until it turned to pudding. Super good. Went really well with a reserva tawny port. This place was great.

    This was a low key restaurant located on a small street. The door was closed and locked so I had…read moreto knock before one of the staff came outside. Luckily for us the restaurant was only half full so there was no need to wait (weekday at 3pm). Odd hours for popular restaurants worked out the best for us on this trip. Inside there were just 8 tables so I can see why this place usually sees long lines outside. It was quite cozy. Menu was straightforward with appetizers, seafood and from the country (aka meat). The octopus rice was so good. The strips of sliced octopus were very tender and the flavors of this dish were delicious. It was comforting on that cold and rainy afternoon. The salt crusted seabass selection was delivered the with flare all covered in flames. Our server ignored the flames and proceeded to crack open the salt crust, fillet and debone the fish. Full service! The fish was meaty and perfectly cooked. The side of potatoes and broccoli was addicting and I normally don't eat a lot of potatoes. We skipped dessert but the menu was tempting. Besides the fish service it would've been nice to have a bit more proactive attention from our server. When we requested our check, she pointed out that out that tipping was not included and waited until we completed the transaction. Would return for the food next time in Porto.

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    Taberna Dos Mercadores - Octopus and its Rice

    Octopus and its Rice

    Taberna Dos Mercadores - Flaming salt crusted seabass bass

    Flaming salt crusted seabass bass

    Taberna Dos Mercadores - Salted sea bass

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    Armazém do Peixe - Shellfish açorda, served in a huge bread bowl

    Armazém do Peixe

    4.7(6 reviews)
    27.9 km

    This restaurant is the destination to have a fancy dinner at in Vila Nova de Gaia! I highly…read morerecommend getting a reservation as they do stay very busy at night. Thankfully they were able to sit me at a table on their patio which was just as beautiful as inside. While it's not explicitly said that you should dress up but you could get away with a dressy casual look here. They are well known for their fresh seafood and here, honestly one of the perks of being located near the Mediterranean coast. But seafood isn't their only strength here at Armazém do Peixe, they also specialize in different cuts of steak which I had to indulge in. This restaurant is a bit pricier than most places but again it's a bit more on the upscale side in terms of ambiance, food quality, and service. I think I recall paying about 30 euros for my plate. The steak is wonderfully tender and comes freshly cut potatoes or what we call chips and a side of vegetables which to my knowledge I hadn't tasted vegetables like these anywhere back home. If you were looking to take a date or treat yourself to a nice dinner then I would tell you look no further and come by here for a great meal and great vibes all around!

    Came to this restaurant for lunch. We started with the grilled sardines then had the bacalhau with…read moreonions, the seabass and the shellfish açorda as our main entrees to share. The food was good, the sardines were perfectly grilled, the açorda with shellfish was hearty and delicious, served inside a big bread l bowl and the bacalhau was nice and salty, but unfortunately two of us got sick after eating here.

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    Armazém do Peixe - Indoor seating, main building

    Indoor seating, main building

    Armazém do Peixe - Included with meal - olives and flavored butters with (not in photo) rolls and cornbread

    Included with meal - olives and flavored butters with (not in photo) rolls and cornbread

    Armazém do Peixe

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    Lota Bar - seafood - Updated May 2026

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