Best places: Traditional restaurants in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal

👍👍 We have been in Porto for 4 days, and I can confidently say the WINE CLUB’s food was the best traditional Portuguese food we have had throughout the whole trip! The restaurant is run by a family - the wife cooks everything and the husband serves. They are very friendly and genuine people! The tapas...

👍👍 This is one of Leca's greatest restaurants. If you think it looks good, one trip to the bathroom will show you how much thought was put into the whole place. Great food, great service!

Traditional Portuguese music, cuisine & wines served in a quaint dining room with stone walls.

👍👍 D e l i c i o u s. Waiters pretty handsome; food outstanding; hugggeee meat piece; starters delicious.. wine was good, too. Parking is not the best but doable.. will return.

😠 When you come to this restaurant there are plates with appetizers already on the table. They look like free compliment (olives, bread, cheese…). Nobody told that they will be charged. So, at the end you receive a bill with around 30 euro extra for these small dishes. I feel like I was cheated becaus...

👍👍 We were SO lucky to have been able to secure a table outside without a reservation, but I'd highly recommend calling for a reservation a day in advance to be safe. The dining experience was fantastic. The food was very special, beautifully prepared, and charmingly presented. Our servers were particu...

👍👍 Well-prepared homemade cuisine in a pleasant ambiance and with very good treatment. It is true that the dish was somewhat oily, but I enjoyed it a lot and that makes me feel bad when I reject exquisite fried food from my mother. I was looking forward to trying a dessert.

Traditional dishes, desserts & wines are served in this long-standing, warm restaurant.

👍👍 We went there for the leitao and it was a great experience: friendly staff, quick service and, most importantly, an excellent leitao!!!

👍 The Francesinha was very good. They have two kind of sauce, spicy or original. It felt more like a local snack-bar than a restaurant. Also free extra sauce, because you'll need it!

👍👍 I know they are super popular so my husband and I showed up 10 minutes before they opened without a reservation. I loved that a smiling host waved us in even though they were not open quite yet. The cheery service continued. They seem to serve a lot of traditional dishes but all exceptionally prepar...

👍👍 Excellent dinning experience and great service from Augusto. Fantastic range of meat, seafood and vegetarian tapas. Good Portuguese wines on offer. Nice, cosy atmosphere with traditional ambient music. The clams in a rich onion, garlic white wine and coriander sauce is especially worthy of mention....

👍👍 I wish I took photos of the incredible food we had here! It was so fresh and delicious, one of my favorite meals we've had on our 2-week trip to Portugal and very affordable (I paid €8 for a lunch special). We stopped here on a whim on the drive from Porto to the Douro and it did not disappoint. The...

👍👍 Amazing! One of the best places I’ve been in Porto. Besides having great food, I was treated to an amazing team that cared for all my requests and went above and beyond to make us happy! I really couldn’t recommend this place enough. Great food. Great atmosphere. Amazing service! Important: the cu...

😠 Super expensive for no reason Everything was very expensive and the quality was below average. We ordered mozzarella salad with tomatoes and the portion was barely an appetizer’s size. We also took the mixed salad, where the lettuce was not even cut. For the main dishes we ordered steaks they wer...

👍 Wow what amazing experience! Very tired after walking all day & we were welcomed for an early dinner with warmth & love. The service was phenomenal & the food delicious!!!! Appreciated the cozy casual atmosphere. Cured meats are a must; really enjoyed the clothes pin presentations, totally fun & uni...

Baked goods & savory fare in a traditional storefront space with grab 'n' go eats & sit-down dining.

👍👍 Delicious pasta. Great service