We enjoyed a delicious dinner a few nights ago at Cortico in Viseu. I think we all agreed that the…read morechorizo and morcella for appetizers were the best part of the meal, considering our main dishes were amazing. This is a hidden tiny rustic restaurant located on a side street in the historical section of the city that serves traditional Portuguese cuisine. We were lucky they had a free table for us and as the night went on it was packed. The server was so friendly and attentive and the food was served hot and fresh. We will be returning before our vacation is over to try more of their traditional dishes. Delicious.

Super traditional Portuguese food. House wine was unreal. Octopus and the rice mix they make was…read moreunbelievable.

We were here on a tour so I usually don't expect a whole lot, but the meal was awesome! I would…read moredefinitely go back!

Fantastic restaurant. A great decoration and ambiance…read more Really good service and the food is amazing. The wine list is absolutely astonishing! Nearly any chosen dish is good. Starters are a must in this place.

Cute and quaint place. The food and service were both excellent. Family style plates great for…read moresharing. We had octopus salad to start and baked cod and potatoes as main dishes. The house wine is also good. Reasonably priced.

Amazing food, amazing staff! We found this gem through our…read morefellow Yelpers! We were greeted by the owner, who is also the cook along with his wife. We had the cod and the beef and, simply, we could NOT stop eating! The cod was fresh, and perfectly grilled. The beef was tender and perfectly seasoned. The staff was welcoming and knowledgeable. Highly recommend it!

I was there once and must go back. The grilled octopus on grilled potatoes with garlic and olive…read moreoil was divinal. The BBQed shrimp just as fabulous. Good food and good company. I must go back!

New restaurant with a really good service and ambiance. Decoration is really well made and uncommon…read morein a smaller town. Food was well prepared, well presented and delicious. Definitely a good option in he area.

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.

While in Viseu we enjoyed both lunch and dinner - three different times- at a local hidden gem in…read morethe heart of Viseu - O Pateo. It's located on a little side street on the Rua Direita. We ordered too much delicious food to list it all and were too stuffed for dessert. They make the most delicious sangrias and their starters are amazing. Their servers are attentive and so friendly. They have an indoor and outdoor dining areas for all size parties. It feels intimate even with all the guests. I will let the pics speak for themselves. If you're ever Viseu this place is a must visit. I will definitely be back.

Absolutely amazing good! We got into town and was looking for something to eat that was typical of…read morePortugal. Having opted for fish earlier in the day we wanted some other types of meat and this place came though huge for us. I found it through Yelp and my friends and I walked over and was hoping for the best after seeing the reviews and it did not disappoint. We got the Lamb Short ribs, Rabbit and Sausage with breads in it, I forget the name. We also took a beer and soda and everything came in at just over 20€. Each plate came with rice and potatoes(french fires) also. I can't even find the words to describe how good everything was but I would love to come here again. The wait staff was super friend and quick too. I don't know that they spoke english as my friends ordered for us. Delicious!

The place is modest but cozy and people come to Evaristo for the great tasting food at affordable…read moreprices. It is not easy to find and parking can be a challenge but it is well worth the trip! One of the waiters is not the nicest but everybody else is super friendly. Everything I have tried has been excellent, even the salad is fresh and very tasty. The only thing I would keep away from is desserts, at least the chocolate mousse is not home made but the waiter was honest about it. Food is traditional Portuguese food, preparation and taste is as authentic as you can get. Portions are very generous and the price is really affordable. One serving usually feeds two people easily, you will be full by the end of the meal, I guarantee it! You can ask for a half serving if you are by yourself. The restaurant is non smoking, it can get pretty crowded, socially if you go on the weekends, but the very tasty food is well worth the wait!