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    Restaurante O Buraco

    4.7 (28 reviews)
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    Doug E.

    The real deal! If you want a true locals place in Porto, this is it. I am confident we were the only non-Portuguese people eating lunch there that day despite the restaurant being in a busy area and by a lot of hotels. We had to wait in line outside to get in but we were prepared for that based on reviews we'd seen somewhere. We didn't wait long maybe 15-20 minutes. The place is crammed tight but cozy. We did notice at about 2pm it started to look empty so if you don't want to wait long show up after 1:30pm or so but keep in mind they close lunch at 2:30pm. One of the things we really love about eating in Portugal is finding deals on fresh fish. This was a score in that department. $9 each - see photos for serving size. The chocolate dessert was ridiculous good.

    Sardines and Rice & Tomato Sauce
    Sean D.

    I really enjoyed Buraco. I am from the US and read all the great reviews. My wife and I arrived in Porto in time for a late mid day meal on a Thursday. The place was full, but we were seated after less than 5 minutes. Tables are close together, but not uncomfortable. The staff were kind, friendly and funny. The area was clean and well maintained. It was so refreshing to have an indoor meal in a restaurant that we could talk at a normal volume. I'm tired of LOUD restaurants in the US. We were ready for a big meal and accepted the bread, olives and cod cakes. The cod cakes were so good I had another round. For my meal I had the grilled sardines w rice&tomato sauce, which were fantastic, and my wife had the pork chop, house chips and salad. The house tinto went nicely with it. After dinner a port was our desert. Buraco kicked off our stay in Porto nicely and I would highly recommend this spot for Portuguese fare.

    Wine from Douro Valley for €7
    Prairie S.

    This is probably the most outstanding kitchen we experienced in Porto for traditional Portugese food. The batter fried sardines served with tomato rice epitomized the best of Portugese food. The taste was delicious, the cooking was perfect. We enjoyed all our food so much (especially the tomato rice and fish preparations) we could easily return a few times. Their soup (kale/potato) was rather bland. The prices are really a bargain for the quality and quantity of food. It's amazing! Good wine selection to be had. Little English service but the menu is translated. Tables are packed tightly in this tiny space, it's very popular and you should go early! It's fairly close to the Mercado do Bolhau, and nearby there are good shops for a spot of shopping: an excellent fruit seller and bargain clothing store.

    Green soup
    V F.

    Excellent place... The food is great, the prices are very reasonable and the service is also top notch. We had the sardines for two, and it came with the rice and beans, which were excellent. Also tried the green soup, and it had a very at home feel to the way it is prepared. The house wine is also plentiful, one order is basically a full carafe.

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    Such a traditional lunch restaurant with authentic Portuguese cuisine and atmosphere. Worth the wait.

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    We enjoyed all our food so much (especially the tomato rice and fish preparations) we could easily return a few times.

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    Pedro dos Frangos - Frango 11.5€ + Arroz 3€

    Pedro dos Frangos

    4.3(176 reviews)
    0.3 km

    We read very favorable reviews of this restaurant, it was clearly a local favorite and we could…read morewalk to it from where we stayed on vacation. The focus here is on rotisserie chicken; they have other items but they're not the main event. It's very big inside, 2 stories and even early it's pretty busy. The chicken is well seasoned and very juicy; enough so that you know why it's So popular. Sides I can barely remember , but everything else was good- it's just that you will Always remember that chicken! Other than that, my only other clear memory of that dinner is that it was very reasonably priced. If I were in the area again, I'd return in a heartbeat. Highly recommended.

    I am delighted that I tried this place. Upon walking in, there is a diner countertop that one can…read moresit at and basically watch the kitchen prepare your food. There is also dining upstairs. As I came in on my own I opted for the one open stool at the counter. The restaurant was busy on a Monday early evening, about 5:30-6:00 pm-ish, with what felt like mostly locals. They have a regular menu, a daily menu printed on the counter top, and they also do Take-Away. Their specialty is definitely their roasted chicken, which one can see cooking on spits at the entrance of the restatruant, conjuring such amazing smells that truly open up the appetite. The staff is sweet and did their best to serve me, with my English/Spanish and no Portugese self. Everything I ate was top-tier without being fancy. Simple and flavorful. I ordered a 1/2 chicken (way too much for me by myself) that came with batatas (french fries- which I didnt love), so I ordered a side of white rice and a salad, as well as what I would call a carafe of wine (it was definitely either two very healthy pours or 3 regular ones). All in all, I paid $15 euros, which I thought was a great value for all that I was given and how tasty everything was.

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    Brasão Cervejaria Coliseu - Steak with mushrooms

    Brasão Cervejaria Coliseu

    4.4(61 reviews)
    0.5 km
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    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.

    I came in here while on a tour and we were seated downstairs at a very long table since we were…read moresuch a large group. The whole place was very busy so clearly locals appreciate it. We had plates to share and it was honestly all so incredibly good. Pork dishes, fresh chips, and these kind of truffle croquettes fried in squid ink. The prices aren't exactly cheap, however the quality and the ambiance of the place I'd say is worth it. The staff was very friendly and accommodating. The location is also very central -- it was only about a 5 minute walk from our hotel near the Church of Saint Ildefonso. Would definitely recommend stopping in for delicious food and a great vibe all around.

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    Brasão Cervejaria Coliseu - Back basement room

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    Chocolate mousse with hazelnuts. Yes!!!

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    Taberna Dos Mercadores - Poached Pear

    Taberna Dos Mercadores

    4.7(107 reviews)
    1.2 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

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    Flaming salt crusted seabass bass

    Taberna Dos Mercadores - Salted sea bass

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    Salted sea bass

    Restaurante O Buraco - portuguese - Updated May 2026

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