Get here early as the tables filled up within 15 minutes of opening (seems like they may accept…read morereservations). This was our best meal visiting Portugal five days in. Not to say we didn't have alot of good food, but here each dish received high marks. The chanfana is the local special, so would highly recommend you get that. All of the meat was done well... Crispy outside and fall apart, fork tender on the inside. The staff were also very friendly and personable.

This place is cash only!!! Fortunately there's ATMs nearby. The address on yelp was incorrect. They…read moremoved (maybe?) to Praça do Comércio 110, 3000-116 Coimbra, Portugal, Google Maps has the right address. Our hotel front desk recommended this place. The food is quite good and reasonably priced. We ordered grilled octopus and grilled fish, and fish soup. Our waitress somehow couldn't take our order in time (she was just going around serving other tables). Other than that it was a nice lunch experience.

Excited to try this local 7 table gem while in Coimbra. Lisa E. (always right) suggested lunch…read moresince dinner cues start an hour before opening and waits can be another hour or more. We arrived at 12:05 pm, second in line behind a group of 8. Seated 20 minutes later in cozy quarters. Fresh rustic bread on the table. Menu difficult to decipher but we had a translated copy on our phones. We ordered a jug of house tinto, and half orders of aporcolhados mushrooms, roasted wild boar and grilled ribs with special sauce. The kind waiter said we ordered too much, we didn't agree until a huge crock of rice and beans hit the table with the 2 meat dishes. The mushrooms were cooked with bits of meat and bone as well as slices of traditional and blood sausage. Fabulous! I loved the tender boar slices accompanied by roasted cabbage and potatoes. Lisa favored the slightly charred ribs in a spicy vinegary sauce. Oh, and that rice, I promised her I wouldn't post the photo of her devouring the last bits from the serving ladle. So, too much food? Nothing a outdoor rooftop nap at our hotel wouldn't cure. Breakfast today was the leftover boar with the hotel's scrambled eggs.

This is a Top hole in the wall Gem in Coimbra and probably one of the best in Portugal overall…read more Quality- the pork ribs were my personal favorite. This is the type you spend a lot of time nibbling on and trying to get every last piece of meat out. It was incredibly flavorful with hints of bone broth, truffle oil, and various spices. I think I spent like 5 minutes on each piece trying to get every piece of meat out. It came out piping hot, the fresh aroma smelled like a mix of beans, thyme, garlic, and truffle and I smelled like it afterwards. The lamb stew was also delicious. I am allergic to lamb but had to try it this time and was not disappointed. This is the only time I've actually liked a lamb dish because the gamey flavor was not there. It was cooked very well. The vomit dessert was not too sweet and unique. It cut through the savory food I just had here. Quantity- all of this for 25 euros. Totally worth it. This would have easily gone for 70-80 dollars back in the states. We get a lot in each dish. Atmosphere- loved the college town vibe here. The place was cozy but had enough space so we weren't cramped. Service- awesome waiter. He was funny and gave great suggestions on what to get. Tipped him a lot for the fantastic service.

Our tour guide recommended this restaurant and she was not wrong. I tried the cod, it wss very…read moretasty. I was curious about the kabobs. My friend had the salmon and said it was good. I saw all clean plates! Cute ambiance. The service was quick.

Service is excellent! Food was good prepared and tasty!…read more Strongly recommended this restaurant!

Delicious food, amazing service. Get the red sangria, so yummy. Also get the dessert with chocolate…read moresalami, trust me, amazing!!

A very charming restaurant around the corner from our hotel. Very nice menu and wine list at…read morereasonable prices. Also great service. My wife started with the Vegetable Soup , very good. I opted for the Garlic Shrimp which had their heads on, also very good. My wife chose a funky dish for her main, looked like ham and eggs, 4 fried eggs over Spanish ham which is over potatoes. Unique and great. I chose an excellent trio, octopus, calamari, and shrimp over small roasted potatoes. Accompanied by a vegetable medley, squash, zucchini, carrots , and mushrooms. Great. I highly recommend Dux Taberna Urbana for a memorable dining experience

The squid. The squid. The squid. The squid. The squid. The squid. The squid. The squid. The…read moresquid. The squid. The squid. The squid. The squid. The squid. The squid. The squid. The squid. The squid. The squid. The squid. The squid. The squid. The squid. The squid. Oh, did I mention the grilled squid?

Had a wonderful lunch here today. Started with a tropical salad topped with a half dozen fat boiled…read moreshrimp sitting on top of of mixed fruit and veggies, all of which tasted very nice after some vinegar and olive oil was sprinkled about. Main course was a nice big sole cooked in olive oil and garlic and accompanied by potatoes and onions. The sole was absolutely great! It's an unassuming place, but the waiter was quite pleasant and friendly to just the right proportion.

Food and service were both really good. We came in a really big group and the owner managed to…read moreaccommodate. The restaurant was really busy and food took over an hour to show up unfortunately. Despite that we really liked the food and would recommend if you are nearby and this place is not busy.

The prices were reasonable. The portions were generous.. The food was exceptional. I highly…read morerecommend this restaurant.

Well, at this point, I have exactly two reviews left to write from drafts I wrote while I was in…read morePortugal in January, now a whole 6 months ago... I figure I should really finish them before they become *hopelessly* obsolete. This place was very much on my list, as I'd heard great things. I will say, I definitely do recommend adding Coimbra to your trip if you're going between Porto and Lisbon, the food here is great (other than one hole in the wall sandwich shop that gave us food poisoning :p.) Granted, this feels like the sort of place where the menu might change completely in 6 months, but if any of it is still there, or regardless, as a feel for the overall quality (i.e. mostly great; slightly inconsistently so). Between the two of us, we tried: The soup of the day - excellent (though, granted, probably not the same soup you'll get if you're there, if it's a "soup of the day"). Bread to go with the soup (has to be ordered separately, but inexpensively so) - also great. A duck croquette appetizer - good but skippable. Not a lot for the price, and the duck was rather drowned out by the sauces (great sauces though). Duck rice... was just ok. Wasn't a lot of duck in it - it was mostly just... rice? Very skippable. Beef cheek stew, omg. If this is still on the menu, don't skip it. A little price for the size, but unlike the other bowl, hearty, filling, and just wonderfully tasty. Also just love how much less of a markup there is Portugal on wine, where a glass of house rose of this quality for the equivalent of 4 euro would be near unheard-of. The food may have been a little pricey, but that was a great glass of wine, for 4 euros.

Everything was so delicious. We are from US and I will be looking for marinated olives likes this…read more The pork didn't need a knife. The lamb and salad so good. It was a memorable meal with wine and great waitstaff

Sweet little cafe located very close to Santa Cruz church.We were there off season ( and very…read moreshortly after Portugal had begun to see tourists in between COVID variants) so for most of our meal we were the only people in the place. Lovely modern, urban vibe, wait staff clearly aiming to please and lots of good choices for food. We started with the usual olives and bread which were welcomed on a cold drizzly evening. Hubs had hearty veggie soup and bacalao which he raved about; I enjoyed shrimp(s) in garlic sauce and tomato corn salad along with a glass of local vino. we ended our meals with warm espressos.Very well priced and welcoming experience.

Polvo com Nigas is delicious.The waiter is nice!...................................................read more