Eating around Porto

It's not just about the wine.

Words: Lee Tulloch, Photography: Tony Amos
Bars and restaurants on the Douro.
Facing the Douro.
Downhill from the Jewish quarter.
Colour in the backstreets.
Signage.
Porto station.
Porto station.
Vintage shop fronts.
Abadia
Conga, grill and blood soup.
Escondidinho. View from the Intercontinental.
Degustation at the Yeatman.
Farturas at street cart. Padaria Ribeiro.
Central Porto. Guarany.
Aperola do Bolhao.
Mercado do Bolhao. A Vida Portuguesa.
Record books and garden at Taylor's.
Port ageing at Taylor's.
Detail of floor at Pestana Palacio do Freixo.
Pestana Palacio do Freixo.
Pestana Palacio do Freixo.
Restoration.
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Porto is having a moment as one of Europe’s coolest cities. From its lovely ceramic-covered buildings to the venerable port lodges that lie along the glorious Douro River that bisects it, this hilly, moody city, from which the fortified wine takes its name, is startlingly beautiful and culturally rich. It’s Portugal’s second largest, but its […]

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