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  • Embark on ‘Beyond the Barrel: From Decadent to Down-home in Porto,’ a full-day culinary walking tour that peels back the layers of Porto’s rich food scene. Start your journey with a true Porto ritual—indulge in flaky, sweet pastries and strong coffee—before venturing into the vibrant Mercado do Bolhão. Mingle with local vendors, sample Portugal’s freshest seafood, seasonal fruits, and authentic smoked meats in this beautifully restored market. Wander through hidden gems in the city center, discovering architectural wonders before diving into Porto’s residential neighborhoods. Here, you’ll taste—and even learn how to make—the legendary cachorrinho, the city’s beloved grilled cheese and smoked sausage sandwich. Relish Portuguese sheep and goat cheeses perfectly paired with aged Port wine, and finish at a classic sweet shop with a nun-invented eggy cake. Experience at least ten tastings, local heroes in the kitchen, and the true flavors that define Porto.
  • Embark on ‘Beyond the Barrel: From Decadent to Down-home in Porto,’ a full-day culinary walking tour that peels back the layers of Porto’s rich food scene. Start your journey with a true Porto ritual—indulge in flaky, sweet pastries and strong coffee—before venturing into the vibrant Mercado do Bolhão. Mingle with local vendors, sample Portugal’s freshest seafood, seasonal fruits, and authentic smoked meats in this beautifully restored market. Wander through hidden gems in the city center, discovering architectural wonders before diving into Porto’s residential neighborhoods. Here, you’ll taste—and even learn how to make—the legendary cachorrinho, the city’s beloved grilled cheese and smoked sausage sandwich. Relish Portuguese sheep and goat cheeses perfectly paired with aged Port wine, and finish at a classic sweet shop with a nun-invented eggy cake. Experience at least ten tastings, local heroes in the kitchen, and the true flavors that define Porto.
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  • Dig a little deeper into the backstreets and we find the complexities and contrasts of city life and all of the culinary diversity that comes with it. Porto is a place where century-old opulent Parisian-style cafes, sometimes staffed by tuxedoed waiters, can be found not far from rustic cheese-and-sausage shops run by the descendants of poor migrants from Northern Portugal. More contrasts abound: Walk around Porto and you will encounter octogenarian Portuguese shoe cobblers sharing the street with Bangladeshi grocers, while hidden behind former palaces are neat and tidy shanties. And, while this is the city that gave the world the refinement of Port wine, it is also the home of the gutbuster Francesinha, a working-man’s sandwich we’d only eat to win a bet.
  • On our walk, we'll head out into a classic residential neighborhood for a close look at how this city lives, and eats. At the local neighborhood tasca, we’ll be among all levels of Porto society who crowd the dining room for Senhor Dionísio’s daily specials. His cod fritters know no boundaries. Along the way we’ll visit an historic grocery for a taste of the seminal cheeses of the north along with a tawny port. We’ll also visit a newly opened grocery, to crack open a few of the finest locally produced tinned fish, a local delicacy. 
  • Dig a little deeper into the backstreets and we find the complexities and contrasts of city life and all of the culinary diversity that comes with it. Porto is a place where century-old opulent Parisian-style cafes, sometimes staffed by tuxedoed waiters, can be found not far from rustic cheese-and-sausage shops run by the descendants of poor migrants from Northern Portugal. More contrasts abound: Walk around Porto and you will encounter octogenarian Portuguese shoe cobblers sharing the street with Bangladeshi grocers, while hidden behind former palaces are neat and tidy shanties. And, while this is the city that gave the world the refinement of Port wine, it is also the home of the gutbuster Francesinha, a working-man’s sandwich we’d only eat to win a bet.
  • On our walk, we'll head out into a classic residential neighborhood for a close look at how this city lives, and eats. At the local neighborhood tasca, we’ll be among all levels of Porto society who crowd the dining room for Senhor Dionísio’s daily specials. His cod fritters know no boundaries.
  • Along the way we’ll visit an historic grocery for a taste of the seminal cheeses of the north along with a tawny port. We’ll also visit a newly opened grocery, to crack open a few of the finest locally produced tinned fish, a local delicacy. 
Summary
  • Join this full day food tour in Porto and get to know the city’s lesser-known food traditions, local institutions and its heroes in the kitchen. We’ll experience both sides of the city, from the decadent to the down-home.
  • Join this full day food tour in Porto and get to know the city’s lesser-known food traditions, local institutions and its heroes in the kitchen. We’ll experience both sides of the city, from the decadent to the down-home.
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  • Up to 24 hours before the beginning of the activity: full refund
  • Less than 24 hours before the beginning of the activity or no-show: no refund
  • 100% refund if given 1 week notice prior to walk.
  • 50% refund if given 72 hours notice or more.
  • Less than 72 hours before the beginning of the activity or no-show: no refund
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Know Before You Book
  • Some stops may not be suitable for individuals with mobility impairments due to stairs and uneven terrain.
  • The tour is conducted in English; proficiency is recommended.
  • The tour operates rain or shine; dress appropriately for the weather conditions.
  • Food Tasting - Let us know if you have any allergies
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Short Description
  • Embark on ‘Beyond the Barrel: From Decadent to Down-home in Porto,’ a full-day culinary walking tour that peels back the layers of Porto’s rich food scene. Start your journey with a true Porto ritual—indulge in flaky, sweet pastries and strong coffee—before venturing into the vibrant Mercado do Bolhão. Mingle with local vendors, sample Portugal’s freshest seafood, seasonal fruits, and authentic smoked meats in this beautifully restored market. Wander through hidden gems in the city center, discovering architectural wonders before diving into Porto’s residential neighborhoods. Here, you’ll taste—and even learn how to make—the legendary cachorrinho, the city’s beloved grilled cheese and smoked sausage sandwich. Relish Portuguese sheep and goat cheeses perfectly paired with aged Port wine, and finish at a classic sweet shop with a nun-invented eggy cake. Experience at least ten tastings, local heroes in the kitchen, and the true flavors that define Porto.
  • Porto is a postcard-perfect city, its beauty easily captured in a single frame. But that barely scratches the surface of the city. On this full-day food tour in Porto, with at least ten tasting stops, we’ll experience both sides of the city, from the decadent to the down-home. We’ll start with a Porto ritual of flaky, sweet pastries and a strong coffee before exploring the Mercado do Bolhāo, arguably Portugal’s finest food market, which was recently reopened after a full renovation. We’ll make our way through stalls selling fresh fish, smoked meats, fruit and vegetable stopping to greet the vendors and taste what’s in season. We’ll then set off into the city center to see some hidden spots from the belle époque of Porto on our way to a lunch counter where locals and visitors line up for a cachorrinho, a baton-shaped grilled cheese sandwich with smoked sausage, with a fanatical following. We’ll finish at a classic sweet shop, for an eggy cake that was created by nuns nearby, reminding us that Porto’s traditions are kept safe in the kitchen.
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Included
  • Guided tour through Plaka and Anafiotika neighborhoods
  • Tastings of traditional Greek dishes and local specialties
  • Wine tasting featuring small Greek producers
  • All food consumed on the walk – almost a dozen different edible specialties
  • Cheese tasting
  • Culinary Backstreets Guide
  • Markets visit
  • Selected wine
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Know Before You Go
  • Bring a light jacket or sweater as evenings can be cool.
  • Ensure you have a valid ID if you plan to participate in wine tasting.
  • Wear comfortable walking shoes for the cobblestone streets.
  • Wear comfortable shoes
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Description
  • Dig a little deeper into the backstreets and we find the complexities and contrasts of city life and all of the culinary diversity that comes with it. Porto is a place where century-old opulent Parisian-style cafes, sometimes staffed by tuxedoed waiters, can be found not far from rustic cheese-and-sausage shops run by the descendants of poor migrants from Northern Portugal. More contrasts abound: Walk around Porto and you will encounter octogenarian Portuguese shoe cobblers sharing the street with Bangladeshi grocers, while hidden behind former palaces are neat and tidy shanties. And, while this is the city that gave the world the refinement of Port wine, it is also the home of the gutbuster Francesinha, a working-man’s sandwich we’d only eat to win a bet.
  • On our walk, we'll head out into a classic residential neighborhood for a close look at how this city lives, and eats. At the local neighborhood tasca, we’ll be among all levels of Porto society who crowd the dining room for Senhor Dionísio’s daily specials. His cod fritters know no boundaries.
  • Along the way we’ll visit an historic grocery for a taste of the seminal cheeses of the north along with a tawny port. We’ll also visit a newly opened grocery, to crack open a few of the finest locally produced tinned fish, a local delicacy. 
  • Dig a little deeper into the backstreets and we find the complexities and contrasts of city life and all of the culinary diversity that comes with it. Porto is a place where century-old opulent Parisian-style cafes, sometimes staffed by tuxedoed waiters, can be found not far from rustic cheese-and-sausage shops run by the descendants of poor migrants from Northern Portugal. More contrasts abound: Walk around Porto and you will encounter octogenarian Portuguese shoe cobblers sharing the street with Bangladeshi grocers, while hidden behind former palaces are neat and tidy shanties. And, while this is the city that gave the world the refinement of Port wine, it is also the home of the gutbuster Francesinha, a working-man’s sandwich we’d only eat to win a bet.
  • On our walk, we'll head out into a classic residential neighborhood for a close look at how this city lives, and eats. At the local neighborhood tasca, we’ll be among all levels of Porto society who crowd the dining room for Senhor Dionísio’s daily specials. His cod fritters know no boundaries.
  • Along the way we’ll visit an historic grocery for a taste of the seminal cheeses of the north along with a tawny port. We’ll also visit a newly opened grocery, to crack open a few of the finest locally produced tinned fish, a local delicacy. We’ll finish at a classic sweet shop in the shadow of Porto’s most famous convent, for an eggy cake that was created by nuns nearby, reminding us that despite rapid urban changes, Porto’s traditions are kept safe in the kitchen.
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Description
  • Dig a little deeper into the backstreets and we find the complexities and contrasts of city life and all of the culinary diversity that comes with it. Porto is a place where century-old opulent Parisian-style cafes, sometimes staffed by tuxedoed waiters, can be found not far from rustic cheese-and-sausage shops run by the descendants of poor migrants from Northern Portugal. More contrasts abound: Walk around Porto and you will encounter octogenarian Portuguese shoe cobblers sharing the street with Bangladeshi grocers, while hidden behind former palaces are neat and tidy shanties. And, while this is the city that gave the world the refinement of Port wine, it is also the home of the gutbuster Francesinha, a working-man’s sandwich we’d only eat to win a bet.
  • On our walk, we'll head out into a classic residential neighborhood for a close look at how this city lives, and eats. At the local neighborhood tasca, we’ll be among all levels of Porto society who crowd the dining room for Senhor Dionísio’s daily specials. His cod fritters know no boundaries.
  • Along the way we’ll visit an historic grocery for a taste of the seminal cheeses of the north along with a tawny port. We’ll also visit a newly opened grocery, to crack open a few of the finest locally produced tinned fish, a local delicacy. We’ll finish at a classic sweet shop in the shadow of Porto’s most famous convent, for an eggy cake that was created by nuns nearby, reminding us that despite rapid urban changes, Porto’s traditions are kept safe in the kitchen.
  • We’ll start with Porto flaky, sweet pastries and a strong coffee before exploring the Mercado do Bolhāo, arguably Portugal’s finest food market. We’ll make our way through stalls selling fresh fish, smoked meats, fruit and vegetable stopping to greet the vendors and taste what’s in season. In the city center, we will see some hidden spots from the belle époque of Porto on our way to a lunch counter where locals and visitors line up for a cachorrinho. We’ll stop into a die-hard FC Porto tavern for a quick petisco of the region’s famed charcuterie.
  • We will head out into a classic residential neighborhoods. Along the way we’ll visit an historic grocery for a taste of the seminal cheeses along with a tawny port. We’ll visit a newly opened grocery, to crack open a few of the finest locally produced tinned fish. 
  • Dig a little deeper into the backstreets and we find the complexities and contrasts of city life and all of the culinary diversity that comes with it. Porto is a place where century-old opulent Parisian-style cafes, sometimes staffed by tuxedoed waiters, can be found not far from rustic cheese-and-sausage shops run by the descendants of poor migrants from Northern Portugal. More contrasts abound: Walk around Porto and you will encounter octogenarian Portuguese shoe cobblers sharing the street with Bangladeshi grocers, while hidden behind former palaces are neat and tidy shanties. And, while this is the city that gave the world the refinement of Port wine, it is also the home of the gutbuster Francesinha, a working-man’s sandwich we’d only eat to win a bet.
  • On this full-day food tour in Porto, with at least ten tasting stops, we’ll experience both sides of the city, from the decadent to the down-home.
  • We’ll start with a Porto ritual of flaky, sweet pastries and a strong coffee before exploring the Mercado do Bolhāo, arguably Portugal’s finest food market, which was recently reopened after a full renovation. We’ll make our way through stalls selling fresh fish, smoked meats, fruit and vegetable stopping to greet the vendors and taste what’s in season. We’ll then set off into the city center to see some hidden spots from the belle époque of Porto on our way to a lunch counter where locals and visitors line up for a cachorrinho, a baton-shaped grilled cheese sandwich with smoked sausage, with a fanatical following. We’ll stop into a die-hard FC Porto tavern for a quick petisco of the region’s famed charcuterie.
  • From here, we will head out into a classic residential neighborhood for a close look at how this city lives, and eats. At the local neighborhood tasca, we’ll be among all levels of Porto society who crowd the dining room for Senhor Dionísio’s daily specials. His cod fritters know no boundaries.
  • Along the way we’ll visit an historic grocery for a taste of the seminal cheeses of the north along with a tawny port. We’ll also visit a newly opened grocery, to crack open a few of the finest locally produced tinned fish, a local delicacy. We’ll finish at a classic sweet shop in the shadow of Porto’s most famous convent, for an eggy cake that was created by nuns nearby, reminding us that despite rapid urban changes, Porto’s traditions are kept safe in the kitchen.
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Short Description
  • Porto is a postcard-perfect city, its beauty easily captured in a single frame. But that barely scratches the surface of the city. On this full-day food tour in Porto, with at least ten tasting stops, we’ll experience both sides of the city, from the decadent to the down-home. We’ll start with a Porto ritual of flaky, sweet pastries and a strong coffee before exploring the Mercado do Bolhāo, arguably Portugal’s finest food market, which was recently reopened after a full renovation. We’ll make our way through stalls selling fresh fish, smoked meats, fruit and vegetable stopping to greet the vendors and taste what’s in season. We’ll then set off into the city center to see some hidden spots from the belle époque of Porto on our way to a lunch counter where locals and visitors line up for a cachorrinho, a baton-shaped grilled cheese sandwich with smoked sausage, with a fanatical following. We’ll finish at a classic sweet shop, for an eggy cake that was created by nuns nearby, reminding us that Porto’s traditions are kept safe in the kitchen.
  • Porto is a postcard-perfect city, its beauty easily captured in a single frame. But that barely scratches the surface of the city. On this full-day food tour in Porto, with at least ten tasting stops, we’ll experience both sides of the city, from the decadent to the down-home. We’ll start with a Porto ritual of flaky, sweet pastries and a strong coffee before exploring the Mercado do Bolhāo, arguably Portugal’s finest food market, which was recently reopened after a full renovation. We’ll make our way through stalls selling fresh fish, smoked meats, fruit and vegetable stopping to greet the vendors and taste what’s in season. We’ll then set off into the city center to see some hidden spots from the belle époque of Porto on our way to a lunch counter where locals and visitors line up for a cachorrinho, a baton-shaped grilled cheese sandwich with smoked sausage, with a fanatical following. 
Description
  • We’ll start with Porto flaky, sweet pastries and a strong coffee before exploring the Mercado do Bolhāo, arguably Portugal’s finest food market. We’ll make our way through stalls selling fresh fish, smoked meats, fruit and vegetable stopping to greet the vendors and taste what’s in season. In the city center, we will see some hidden spots from the belle époque of Porto on our way to a lunch counter where locals and visitors line up for a cachorrinho. We’ll stop into a die-hard FC Porto tavern for a quick petisco of the region’s famed charcuterie.
  • We will head out into a classic residential neighborhoods. Along the way we’ll visit an historic grocery for a taste of the seminal cheeses along with a tawny port. We’ll visit a newly opened grocery, to crack open a few of the finest locally produced tinned fish. 
  • Dig a little deeper into the backstreets and we find the complexities and contrasts of city life and all of the culinary diversity that comes with it. Porto is a place where century-old opulent Parisian-style cafes, sometimes staffed by tuxedoed waiters, can be found not far from rustic cheese-and-sausage shops run by the descendants of poor migrants from Northern Portugal. More contrasts abound: Walk around Porto and you will encounter octogenarian Portuguese shoe cobblers sharing the street with Bangladeshi grocers, while hidden behind former palaces are neat and tidy shanties. And, while this is the city that gave the world the refinement of Port wine, it is also the home of the gutbuster Francesinha, a working-man’s sandwich we’d only eat to win a bet.
  • On this full-day food tour in Porto, with at least ten tasting stops, we’ll experience both sides of the city, from the decadent to the down-home.
  • We’ll start with a Porto ritual of flaky, sweet pastries and a strong coffee before exploring the Mercado do Bolhāo, arguably Portugal’s finest food market, which was recently reopened after a full renovation. We’ll make our way through stalls selling fresh fish, smoked meats, fruit and vegetable stopping to greet the vendors and taste what’s in season. We’ll then set off into the city center to see some hidden spots from the belle époque of Porto on our way to a lunch counter where locals and visitors line up for a cachorrinho, a baton-shaped grilled cheese sandwich with smoked sausage, with a fanatical following. We’ll stop into a die-hard FC Porto tavern for a quick petisco of the region’s famed charcuterie.
  • From here, we will head out into a classic residential neighborhood for a close look at how this city lives, and eats. At the local neighborhood tasca, we’ll be among all levels of Porto society who crowd the dining room for Senhor Dionísio’s daily specials. His cod fritters know no boundaries.
  • Along the way we’ll visit an historic grocery for a taste of the seminal cheeses of the north along with a tawny port. We’ll also visit a newly opened grocery, to crack open a few of the finest locally produced tinned fish, a local delicacy. We’ll finish at a classic sweet shop in the shadow of Porto’s most famous convent, for an eggy cake that was created by nuns nearby, reminding us that despite rapid urban changes, Porto’s traditions are kept safe in the kitchen.
  • We’ll start with Porto flaky, sweet pastries and a strong coffee before exploring the Mercado do Bolhāo, arguably Portugal’s finest food market. We’ll make our way through stalls selling fresh fish, smoked meats, fruit and vegetable stopping to greet the vendors and taste what’s in season. In the city center, we will see some hidden spots from the belle époque of Porto on our way to a lunch counter where locals and visitors line up for a cachorrinho. We’ll stop into a die-hard FC Porto tavern for a quick petisco of the region’s famed charcuterie.
  • We will head out into a classic residential neighborhoods. Along the way we’ll visit an historic grocery for a taste of the seminal cheeses along with a tawny port. We’ll visit a newly opened grocery, to crack open a few of the finest locally produced tinned fish. We’ll finish at a classic sweet shop, for an eggy cake that was created by nuns nearby, reminding us that Porto’s traditions are kept safe in the kitchen.
  • Dig a little deeper into the backstreets and we find the complexities and contrasts of city life and all of the culinary diversity that comes with it. Porto is a place where century-old opulent Parisian-style cafes, sometimes staffed by tuxedoed waiters, can be found not far from rustic cheese-and-sausage shops run by the descendants of poor migrants from Northern Portugal. More contrasts abound: Walk around Porto and you will encounter octogenarian Portuguese shoe cobblers sharing the street with Bangladeshi grocers, while hidden behind former palaces are neat and tidy shanties. And, while this is the city that gave the world the refinement of Port wine, it is also the home of the gutbuster Francesinha, a working-man’s sandwich we’d only eat to win a bet.
  • On this full-day food tour in Porto, with at least ten tasting stops, we’ll experience both sides of the city, from the decadent to the down-home.
  • We’ll start with a Porto ritual of flaky, sweet pastries and a strong coffee before exploring the Mercado do Bolhāo, arguably Portugal’s finest food market, which was recently reopened after a full renovation. We’ll make our way through stalls selling fresh fish, smoked meats, fruit and vegetable stopping to greet the vendors and taste what’s in season. We’ll then set off into the city center to see some hidden spots from the belle époque of Porto on our way to a lunch counter where locals and visitors line up for a cachorrinho, a baton-shaped grilled cheese sandwich with smoked sausage, with a fanatical following. We’ll stop into a die-hard FC Porto tavern for a quick petisco of the region’s famed charcuterie.
  • From here, we will head out into a classic residential neighborhood for a close look at how this city lives, and eats. At the local neighborhood tasca, we’ll be among all levels of Porto society who crowd the dining room for Senhor Dionísio’s daily specials. His cod fritters know no boundaries.
  • Along the way we’ll visit an historic grocery for a taste of the seminal cheeses of the north along with a tawny port. We’ll also visit a newly opened grocery, to crack open a few of the finest locally produced tinned fish, a local delicacy. We’ll finish at a classic sweet shop in the shadow of Porto’s most famous convent, for an eggy cake that was created by nuns nearby, reminding us that despite rapid urban changes, Porto’s traditions are kept safe in the kitchen.
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  • Porto is a postcard-perfect city, its beauty easily captured in a single frame. But that barely scratches the surface of the city. On this full-day food tour in Porto, with at least ten tasting stops, we’ll experience both sides of the city, from the decadent to the down-home. We’ll start with a Porto ritual of flaky, sweet pastries and a strong coffee before exploring the Mercado do Bolhāo, arguably Portugal’s finest food market, which was recently reopened after a full renovation. We’ll make our way through stalls selling fresh fish, smoked meats, fruit and vegetable stopping to greet the vendors and taste what’s in season. We’ll then set off into the city center to see some hidden spots from the belle époque of Porto on our way to a lunch counter where locals and visitors line up for a cachorrinho, a baton-shaped grilled cheese sandwich with smoked sausage, with a fanatical following. 
  • Porto is a postcard-perfect city, its beauty easily captured in a single frame — monumental churches dressed in deep blue tiles line a steep street opening up onto a view over the Douro River to Vila Nova de Gaia on the other side of the river, where the city’s famed Port wine lodges and their iconic billboards dot the hill. A visit to Porto is often distilled into just such an image, quite pleasantly, but it barely scratches the surface of the city. On this full-day food tour in Porto, with at least ten tasting stops, we’ll experience both sides of the city, from the decadent to the down-home.
  • We’ll start with a Porto ritual of flaky, sweet pastries and a strong coffee before exploring the Mercado do Bolhāo, arguably Portugal’s finest food market, which was recently reopened after a full renovation. We’ll make our way through stalls selling fresh fish, smoked meats, fruit and vegetable stopping to greet the vendors and taste what’s in season. We’ll then set off into the city center to see some hidden spots from the belle époque of Porto on our way to a lunch counter where locals and visitors line up for a cachorrinho, a baton-shaped grilled cheese sandwich with smoked sausage, with a fanatical following. 
Description
  • We’ll start with Porto flaky, sweet pastries and a strong coffee before exploring the Mercado do Bolhāo, arguably Portugal’s finest food market. We’ll make our way through stalls selling fresh fish, smoked meats, fruit and vegetable stopping to greet the vendors and taste what’s in season. In the city center, we will see some hidden spots from the belle époque of Porto on our way to a lunch counter where locals and visitors line up for a cachorrinho. We’ll stop into a die-hard FC Porto tavern for a quick petisco of the region’s famed charcuterie.
  • We will head out into a classic residential neighborhoods. Along the way we’ll visit an historic grocery for a taste of the seminal cheeses along with a tawny port. We’ll visit a newly opened grocery, to crack open a few of the finest locally produced tinned fish. We’ll finish at a classic sweet shop, for an eggy cake that was created by nuns nearby, reminding us that Porto’s traditions are kept safe in the kitchen.
  • Dig a little deeper into the backstreets and we find the complexities and contrasts of city life and all of the culinary diversity that comes with it. Porto is a place where century-old opulent Parisian-style cafes, sometimes staffed by tuxedoed waiters, can be found not far from rustic cheese-and-sausage shops run by the descendants of poor migrants from Northern Portugal. More contrasts abound: Walk around Porto and you will encounter octogenarian Portuguese shoe cobblers sharing the street with Bangladeshi grocers, while hidden behind former palaces are neat and tidy shanties. And, while this is the city that gave the world the refinement of Port wine, it is also the home of the gutbuster Francesinha, a working-man’s sandwich we’d only eat to win a bet.
  • On this full-day food tour in Porto, with at least ten tasting stops, we’ll experience both sides of the city, from the decadent to the down-home.
  • We’ll start with a Porto ritual of flaky, sweet pastries and a strong coffee before exploring the Mercado do Bolhāo, arguably Portugal’s finest food market, which was recently reopened after a full renovation. We’ll make our way through stalls selling fresh fish, smoked meats, fruit and vegetable stopping to greet the vendors and taste what’s in season. We’ll then set off into the city center to see some hidden spots from the belle époque of Porto on our way to a lunch counter where locals and visitors line up for a cachorrinho, a baton-shaped grilled cheese sandwich with smoked sausage, with a fanatical following. We’ll stop into a die-hard FC Porto tavern for a quick petisco of the region’s famed charcuterie.
  • From here, we will head out into a classic residential neighborhood for a close look at how this city lives, and eats. At the local neighborhood tasca, we’ll be among all levels of Porto society who crowd the dining room for Senhor Dionísio’s daily specials. His cod fritters know no boundaries.
  • Along the way we’ll visit an historic grocery for a taste of the seminal cheeses of the north along with a tawny port. We’ll also visit a newly opened grocery, to crack open a few of the finest locally produced tinned fish, a local delicacy. We’ll finish at a classic sweet shop in the shadow of Porto’s most famous convent, for an eggy cake that was created by nuns nearby, reminding us that despite rapid urban changes, Porto’s traditions are kept safe in the kitchen.
  • Dig a little deeper into the backstreets and we find the complexities and contrasts of city life and all of the culinary diversity that comes with it. Porto is a place where century-old opulent Parisian-style cafes, sometimes staffed by tuxedoed waiters, can be found not far from rustic cheese-and-sausage shops run by the descendants of poor migrants from Northern Portugal. More contrasts abound: Walk around Porto and you will encounter octogenarian Portuguese shoe cobblers sharing the street with Bangladeshi grocers, while hidden behind former palaces are neat and tidy shanties. And, while this is the city that gave the world the refinement of Port wine, it is also the home of the gutbuster Francesinha, a working-man’s sandwich we’d only eat to win a bet.
  • On this full-day food tour in Porto, with at least ten tasting stops, we’ll experience both sides of the city, from the decadent to the down-home.
  • We’ll start with a Porto ritual of flaky, sweet pastries and a strong coffee before exploring the Mercado do Bolhāo, arguably Portugal’s finest food market, which was recently reopened after a full renovation. We’ll make our way through stalls selling fresh fish, smoked meats, fruit and vegetable stopping to greet the vendors and taste what’s in season. We’ll then set off into the city center to see some hidden spots from the belle époque of Porto on our way to a lunch counter where locals and visitors line up for a cachorrinho, a baton-shaped grilled cheese sandwich with smoked sausage, with a fanatical following. We’ll stop into a die-hard FC Porto tavern for a quick petisco of the region’s famed charcuterie.
  • From here, we will head out into a classic residential neighborhood for a close look at how this city lives, and eats. At the local neighborhood tasca, we’ll be among all levels of Porto society who crowd the dining room for Senhor Dionísio’s daily specials. His cod fritters know no boundaries.
  • Along the way we’ll visit an historic grocery for a taste of the seminal cheeses of the north along with a tawny port. We’ll also visit a newly opened grocery, to crack open a few of the finest locally produced tinned fish, a local delicacy. We’ll finish at a classic sweet shop in the shadow of Porto’s most famous convent, for an eggy cake that was created by nuns nearby, reminding us that despite rapid urban changes, Porto’s traditions are kept safe in the kitchen.
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  • Porto is a postcard-perfect city, its beauty easily captured in a single frame — monumental churches dressed in deep blue tiles line a steep street opening up onto a view over the Douro River to Vila Nova de Gaia on the other side of the river, where the city’s famed Port wine lodges and their iconic billboards dot the hill. A visit to Porto is often distilled into just such an image, quite pleasantly, but it barely scratches the surface of the city. On this full-day food tour in Porto, with at least ten tasting stops, we’ll experience both sides of the city, from the decadent to the down-home.
  • We’ll start with a Porto ritual of flaky, sweet pastries and a strong coffee before exploring the Mercado do Bolhāo, arguably Portugal’s finest food market, which was recently reopened after a full renovation. We’ll make our way through stalls selling fresh fish, smoked meats, fruit and vegetable stopping to greet the vendors and taste what’s in season. We’ll then set off into the city center to see some hidden spots from the belle époque of Porto on our way to a lunch counter where locals and visitors line up for a cachorrinho, a baton-shaped grilled cheese sandwich with smoked sausage, with a fanatical following. 
  • Porto is a postcard-perfect city, its beauty easily captured in a single frame — monumental churches dressed in deep blue tiles line a steep street opening up onto a view over the Douro River to Vila Nova de Gaia on the other side of the river, where the city’s famed Port wine lodges and their iconic billboards dot the hill. A visit to Porto is often distilled into just such an image, quite pleasantly, but it barely scratches the surface of the city. We’ll start with Porto flaky, sweet pastries and a strong coffee before exploring the Mercado do Bolhāo, arguably Portugal’s finest food market. We’ll make our way through stalls selling fresh fish, smoked meats, fruit and vegetable stopping to greet the vendors and taste what’s in season. In the city center, we will see some hidden spots from the belle époque of Porto on our way to a lunch counter where locals and visitors line up for a cachorrinho. We’ll stop into a die-hard FC Porto tavern for a quick petisco of the region’s famed charcuterie.
  • We will head out into a classic residential neighborhoods. Along the way we’ll visit an historic grocery for a taste of the seminal cheeses along with a tawny port. We’ll visit a newly opened grocery, to crack open a few of the finest locally produced tinned fish. We’ll finish at a classic sweet shop, for an eggy cake that was created by nuns nearby, reminding us that Porto’s traditions are kept safe in the kitchen.
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  • Porto is a postcard-perfect city, its beauty easily captured in a single frame — monumental churches dressed in deep blue tiles line a steep street opening up onto a view over the Douro River to Vila Nova de Gaia on the other side of the river, where the city’s famed Port wine lodges and their iconic billboards dot the hill. A visit to Porto is often distilled into just such an image, quite pleasantly, but it barely scratches the surface of the city. We’ll start with Porto flaky, sweet pastries and a strong coffee before exploring the Mercado do Bolhāo, arguably Portugal’s finest food market. We’ll make our way through stalls selling fresh fish, smoked meats, fruit and vegetable stopping to greet the vendors and taste what’s in season. In the city center, we will see some hidden spots from the belle époque of Porto on our way to a lunch counter where locals and visitors line up for a cachorrinho. We’ll stop into a die-hard FC Porto tavern for a quick petisco of the region’s famed charcuterie.
  • We will head out into a classic residential neighborhoods. Along the way we’ll visit an historic grocery for a taste of the seminal cheeses along with a tawny port. We’ll visit a newly opened grocery, to crack open a few of the finest locally produced tinned fish. We’ll finish at a classic sweet shop, for an eggy cake that was created by nuns nearby, reminding us that Porto’s traditions are kept safe in the kitchen.
  • We’ll start with Porto flaky, sweet pastries and a strong coffee before exploring the Mercado do Bolhāo, arguably Portugal’s finest food market. We’ll make our way through stalls selling fresh fish, smoked meats, fruit and vegetable stopping to greet the vendors and taste what’s in season. In the city center, we will see some hidden spots from the belle époque of Porto on our way to a lunch counter where locals and visitors line up for a cachorrinho. We’ll stop into a die-hard FC Porto tavern for a quick petisco of the region’s famed charcuterie.
  • We will head out into a classic residential neighborhoods. Along the way we’ll visit an historic grocery for a taste of the seminal cheeses along with a tawny port. We’ll visit a newly opened grocery, to crack open a few of the finest locally produced tinned fish. We’ll finish at a classic sweet shop, for an eggy cake that was created by nuns nearby, reminding us that Porto’s traditions are kept safe in the kitchen.
Description
  • Dig a little deeper into the backstreets and we find the complexities and contrasts of city life and all of the culinary diversity that comes with it. Porto is a place where century-old opulent Parisian-style cafes, sometimes staffed by tuxedoed waiters, can be found not far from rustic cheese-and-sausage shops run by the descendants of poor migrants from Northern Portugal. More contrasts abound: Walk around Porto and you will encounter octogenarian Portuguese shoe cobblers sharing the street with Bangladeshi grocers, while hidden behind former palaces are neat and tidy shanties. And, while this is the city that gave the world the refinement of Port wine, it is also the home of the gutbuster Francesinha, a working-man’s sandwich we’d only eat to win a bet.
  • On this full-day food tour in Porto, with at least ten tasting stops, we’ll experience both sides of the city, from the decadent to the down-home.
  • We’ll start with a Porto ritual of flaky, sweet pastries and a strong coffee before exploring the Mercado do Bolhāo, arguably Portugal’s finest food market, which was recently reopened after a full renovation. We’ll make our way through stalls selling fresh fish, smoked meats, fruit and vegetable stopping to greet the vendors and taste what’s in season. We’ll then set off into the city center to see some hidden spots from the belle époque of Porto on our way to a lunch counter where locals and visitors line up for a cachorrinho, a baton-shaped grilled cheese sandwich with smoked sausage, with a fanatical following. We’ll stop into a die-hard FC Porto tavern for a quick petisco of the region’s famed charcuterie.
  • From here, we will head out into a classic residential neighborhood for a close look at how this city lives, and eats. At the local neighborhood tasca, we’ll be among all levels of Porto society who crowd the dining room for Senhor Dionísio’s daily specials. His cod fritters know no boundaries.
  • Along the way we’ll visit an historic grocery for a taste of the seminal cheeses of the north along with a tawny port. We’ll also visit a newly opened grocery, to crack open a few of the finest locally produced tinned fish, a local delicacy. We’ll finish at a classic sweet shop in the shadow of Porto’s most famous convent, for an eggy cake that was created by nuns nearby, reminding us that despite rapid urban changes, Porto’s traditions are kept safe in the kitchen.
  • Porto is a postcard-perfect city, its beauty easily captured in a single frame — monumental churches dressed in deep blue tiles line a steep street opening up onto a view over the Douro River to Vila Nova de Gaia on the other side of the river, where the city’s famed Port wine lodges and their iconic billboards dot the hill. A visit to Porto is often distilled into just such an image, quite pleasantly, but it barely scratches the surface of the city.
  • Dig a little deeper into the backstreets and we find the complexities and contrasts of city life and all of the culinary diversity that comes with it. Porto is a place where century-old opulent Parisian-style cafes, sometimes staffed by tuxedoed waiters, can be found not far from rustic cheese-and-sausage shops run by the descendants of poor migrants from Northern Portugal. More contrasts abound: Walk around Porto and you will encounter octogenarian Portuguese shoe cobblers sharing the street with Bangladeshi grocers, while hidden behind former palaces are neat and tidy shanties. And, while this is the city that gave the world the refinement of Port wine, it is also the home of the gutbuster Francesinha, a working-man’s sandwich we’d only eat to win a bet.
  • On this full-day food tour in Porto, with at least ten tasting stops, we’ll experience both sides of the city, from the decadent to the down-home.
  • We’ll start with a Porto ritual of flaky, sweet pastries and a strong coffee before exploring the Mercado do Bolhāo, arguably Portugal’s finest food market, which was recently reopened after a full renovation. We’ll make our way through stalls selling fresh fish, smoked meats, fruit and vegetable stopping to greet the vendors and taste what’s in season. We’ll then set off into the city center to see some hidden spots from the belle époque of Porto on our way to a lunch counter where locals and visitors line up for a cachorrinho, a baton-shaped grilled cheese sandwich with smoked sausage, with a fanatical following. We’ll stop into a die-hard FC Porto tavern for a quick petisco of the region’s famed charcuterie.
  • From here, we will head out into a classic residential neighborhood for a close look at how this city lives, and eats. At the local neighborhood tasca, we’ll be among all levels of Porto society who crowd the dining room for Senhor Dionísio’s daily specials. His cod fritters know no boundaries.
  • Along the way we’ll visit an historic grocery for a taste of the seminal cheeses of the north along with a tawny port. We’ll also visit a newly opened grocery, to crack open a few of the finest locally produced tinned fish, a local delicacy. We’ll finish at a classic sweet shop in the shadow of Porto’s most famous convent, for an eggy cake that was created by nuns nearby, reminding us that despite rapid urban changes, Porto’s traditions are kept safe in the kitchen.
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  • Culinary walking tour
  • Market Visit - Mercado Bolhão
  • Portuguese sheep and goat cheeses with 10 year old Port wine
  • Taste and see how to make the iconic cachorrinhos
  • Visit to residential neighborhoods
  • Culinary walking tour
  • Market Visit - Mercado Bolhão
  • Portuguese sheep and goat cheeses with 10 year old Port wine
  • Taste and see how to make the iconic cachorrinhos
  • Visit to Bonfim neighborhood
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  • Culinary walking tour
  • Market Visit - Mercado Bolhão
  • Portuguese sheep and goat cheeses with 10 year old Port wine
  • Taste and see how to make the iconic cachorrinhos
  • Visit to Bonfim neighborhood
  • Culinary walking tour
  • Market Visit - Mercado Bolhão
  • Port Tasting
  • Taste and see how to make the iconic cachorrinhos
  • Visit to Bonfim neighborhood
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Description
  • Porto is a postcard-perfect city, its beauty easily captured in a single frame — monumental churches dressed in deep blue tiles line a steep street opening up onto a view over the Douro River to Vila Nova de Gaia on the other side of the river, where the city’s famed Port wine lodges and their iconic billboards dot the hill. A visit to Porto is often distilled into just such an image, quite pleasantly, but it barely scratches the surface of the city.
  • Dig a little deeper into the backstreets and we find the complexities and contrasts of city life and all of the culinary diversity that comes with it. Porto is a place where century-old opulent Parisian-style cafes, sometimes staffed by tuxedoed waiters, can be found not far from rustic cheese-and-sausage shops run by the descendants of poor migrants from Northern Portugal. More contrasts abound: Walk around Porto and you will encounter octogenarian Portuguese shoe cobblers sharing the street with Bangladeshi grocers, while hidden behind former palaces are neat and tidy shanties. And, while this is the city that gave the world the refinement of Port wine, it is also the home of the gutbuster Francesinha, a working-man’s sandwich we’d only eat to win a bet.
  • On this full-day food tour in Porto, with at least ten tasting stops, we’ll experience both sides of the city, from the decadent to the down-home.
  • We’ll start with a Porto ritual of flaky, sweet pastries and a strong coffee before exploring the Mercado do Bolhāo, arguably Portugal’s finest food market, which was recently reopened after a full renovation. We’ll make our way through stalls selling fresh fish, smoked meats, fruit and vegetable stopping to greet the vendors and taste what’s in season. We’ll then set off into the city center to see some hidden spots from the belle époque of Porto on our way to a lunch counter where locals and visitors line up for a cachorrinho, a baton-shaped grilled cheese sandwich with smoked sausage, with a fanatical following. We’ll stop into a die-hard FC Porto tavern for a quick petisco of the region’s famed charcuterie.
  • From here, we will head out into a classic residential neighborhood for a close look at how this city lives, and eats. At the local neighborhood tasca, we’ll be among all levels of Porto society who crowd the dining room for Senhor Dionísio’s daily specials. His cod fritters know no boundaries.
  • Along the way we’ll visit an historic grocery for a taste of the seminal cheeses of the north along with a tawny port. We’ll also visit a newly opened grocery, to crack open a few of the finest locally produced tinned fish, a local delicacy. We’ll finish at a classic sweet shop in the shadow of Porto’s most famous convent, for an eggy cake that was created by nuns nearby, reminding us that despite rapid urban changes, Porto’s traditions are kept safe in the kitchen.
  • Porto is a postcard-perfect city, its beauty easily captured in a single frame — monumental churches dressed in deep blue tiles line a steep street opening up onto a view over the Douro River to Vila Nova de Gaia on the other side of the river, where the city’s famed Port wine lodges and their iconic billboards dot the hill. A visit to Porto is often distilled into just such an image, quite pleasantly, but it barely scratches the surface of the city.
  • Dig a little deeper into the backstreets and we find the complexities and contrasts of city life and all of the culinary diversity that comes with it. Porto is a place where century-old opulent Parisian-style cafes, sometimes staffed by tuxedoed waiters, can be found not far from rustic cheese-and-sausage shops run by the descendants of poor migrants from Northern Portugal. More contrasts abound: Walk around Porto and you will encounter octogenarian Portuguese shoe cobblers sharing the street with Bangladeshi grocers, while hidden behind former palaces are neat and tidy shanties. And, while this is the city that gave the world the refinement of Port wine, it is also the home of the gutbuster Francesinha, a working-man’s sandwich we’d only eat to win a bet.
  • On this full-day food tour in Porto, with at least ten tasting stops, we’ll experience both sides of the city, from the decadent to the down-home.
  • We’ll start with a Porto ritual of flaky, sweet pastries and a strong coffee before exploring the Mercado do Bolhāo, arguably Portugal’s finest food market, which was recently reopened after a full renovation. We’ll make our way through stalls selling fresh fish, smoked meats, fruit and vegetable stopping to greet the vendors and taste what’s in season. We’ll then set off into the city center to see some hidden spots from the belle époque of Porto on our way to a lunch counter where locals and visitors line up for a cachorrinho, a baton-shaped grilled cheese sandwich with smoked sausage, with a fanatical following. We’ll stop into a die-hard FC Porto tavern for a quick petisco of the region’s famed charcuterie.
  • From here, we will head out into a classic residential neighborhood for a close look at how this city lives, and eats. At the local neighborhood tasca, we’ll be among all levels of Porto society who crowd the dining room for Senhor Dionísio’s daily specials. His cod fritters know no boundaries.
  • Along the way we’ll visit an historic grocery for a taste of the seminal cheeses of the north along with a tawny port. We’ll also visit a newly opened grocery, to crack open a few of the finest locally produced tinned fish, a local delicacy. We’ll finish at a classic sweet shop in the shadow of Porto’s most famous convent, for an eggy cake that was created by nuns nearby, reminding us that despite rapid urban changes, Porto’s traditions are kept safe in the kitchen.
Highlights
  • Culinary walking tour
  • Market Visit - Mercado Bolhão
  • Port Tasting
  • Taste and see how to make the iconic cachorrinhos
  • Visit to Bonfim neighborhood
  • Culinary walking tour
  • Market Visit
  • Port Tasting
  • Visit to Bonfim neighborhood
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  • Join this full day food tour in Porto and get to know the city’s lesser-known food traditions, local institutions and its heroes in the kitchen. We’ll experience both sides of the city, from the decadent to the down-home.
  • Join this full day food tour in Porto to spend a day getting to know the city’s lesser-known food traditions, local institutions and its heroes in the kitchen. We’ll experience both sides of the city, from the decadent to the down-home.
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  • This tour will operate with a minimum of 2 guests and a maximum of 7 guests. If you have a larger group please email us.
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  • Liability Waiver
  • By completing the reservation you acknowledge the following:
  • If you have food allergies, you are ultimately responsible to ensure your own health and safety. If you share information about your allergies, we can provide you with some guidance about the food purveyors on your tour, but we are not responsible for any allergic reactions that you may have. We are not responsible for any damages or losses incurred as result of acts by entities beyond our control, including but not limited to restaurants, shops, market stalls, eateries and food carts. We are not responsible for acts beyond our control, including but not limited to acts of God, act of nature, acts of war, or other unrest caused by state or non-state actors. If you are disruptive, we have the right to ask you to leave the tour without refunding you or providing you with a credit for your tour. You are aware of and responsible for all damages or losses that may arise during the course of the tour resulting from:
  • Risks associated with food, water or other drinks, including alcoholic beverages; physical accidents during the tour or at any of the locations visited; transportation failures; forces of nature; criminal activity; damage, loss or misplaced property; or accident or illness without means of rapid evacuation or availability of medical supplies or services. You agree that any claims that may arise will first go to arbitration and only if not resolved in that manner shall be heard in court. In both cases, grievances shall be heard in the jurisdiction of Washington, DC. You further agree to be responsible for your own welfare and property and accept any and all risks of delay, unanticipated events, inconvenience, illness, injury, emotional trauma or death. You further acknowledge that participation in Culinary Backstreets tours is based upon execution of this Liability Waiver. By completing the reservation process you release and discharge forever Culinary Backstreets, its employees, owners, affiliates, officers, directors, successors, agents, and assigns, from and against any liability arising from participating in this tour. You further agree that this release shall be legally binding upon you personally, all members of your family, all minors traveling with you, your heirs, successors, assigns, and legal representatives, to the maximum extent of the law.
  • I am aware that while on or traveling to or from my activity with Culinary Backstreets, I might be exposed to COVID-19 from other people, animals or objects. I assume all risk of any such contacts, including sickness, incapacity or death and agree to hold harmless Culinary Backstreets from any such developments. In addition, I recognize that the World Health Organization, U.S. Department of State as well as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may have warnings concerning same and am choosing to travel and assume all risk myself.
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  • Culinary walking tour
  • Market Visit
  • Port Tasting
  • Visit to Bonfim neighborhood
  • Culinary walking tour
  • Market Visit
  • Port Tasting
Included
  • All food consumed on the walk – almost a dozen different edible specialties
  • Cheese tasting
  • Culinary Backstreets Guide
  • Markets visit
  • Selected wine
  • All food consumed on the walk – almost a dozen different edible specialties
  • Culinary Backstreets Guide
  • Markets visit
  • Selected wine
Excluded
  • Transportation to and from the meeting point
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Summary
  • Join this full day food tour in Porto to spend a day getting to know the city’s lesser-known food traditions, local institutions and its heroes in the kitchen. We’ll experience both sides of the city, from the decadent to the down-home.
  • Join this full day food tour in Porto to spend a day getting to know the city’s lesser-known food traditions, local institutions and its heroes in the kitchen. We’ll experience both sides of the city, from the decadent to the down-home.
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  • Join this full day food tour in Porto to spend a day getting to know the city’s lesser-known food traditions, local institutions and its heroes in the kitchen. We’ll experience both sides of the city, from the decadent to the down-home.
  • Join this full day food tour in Porto to spend a day getting to know the city’s lesser-known food traditions, local institutions and its heroes in the kitchen.
  • On this full-day food tour in Porto, with at least ten tasting stops, we’ll experience both sides of the city, from the decadent to the down-home.
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  • Beyond the Barrel: From Decadent to Down-home in Porto
  • Beyond the Barrel: From Decadent to Down-home in the Heart of Porto