The 12 Dinner Experiences in Porto That Earn Their Price

1.Porto Food & Wine Tasting Tour with Lunch or Dinner Option

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2,303 reviews · 3 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $83Our pick

Walk Porto with a local guide such as Maria, Igor, José, or Fabio, stopping for pastel de nata, bifana, codfish cake, cheese, charcuterie, Port, and ginjinha. The three-hour tour includes about 10 tastings, while the four-hour option adds half a Francesinha and piri-piri chicken.

“MAIO… did a fantastic job on the food/walking tour. So much more than I expected. I would highly recommend this tour. Please make sure you come with an empty stomach because there is a lot of great food!!! She is very knowledgeable and polite and did a great job.”

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2.Porto Progressive Dinner Tour with Eating Europe

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 690 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $91

Join Eating Europe for a three-hour Porto food walk from Praça da Batalha to Clérigos. You’ll visit five venues for a full Portuguese dinner, including bifana, caldo verde, francesinha, cod croquettes, wine, beer, and a sweet finish. Guides such as Gonçalo, Diogo, Leo, and Leonor add local stories.

“Really fun walk through Porto, trying the local food, beer & wine. Very knowledgable and high energy guide (“Leo”).”

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3.Fonseca Cellar Tour & Fado Show with Optional Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 362 reviews · 1.5 - 4 hours · from $29Best value

Visit Fonseca’s Port cellars in a small group, learn how Port is made, and taste Bin 27 and Siroco during a live Fado performance. Add a three-course Portuguese dinner at WOW Porto for a longer evening. Tours run in English and Portuguese, with guides such as Daniela and Luca.

“This is an outstanding tour. The port tasting was the best- of-the-line quality (Fonseca Porto Siroco Branco Extra Seco & Bin 27 Reserve Port). The tour guide was extremely knowledgeable about Fonseca from beginning to end. - she was a delight! At the end you’re surprised with a Fado show. The singer was opera quality. She was very interactive and such a happy wonderful person eager to portray her art and its meaning. The instrument players were just above outstanding. They explained the origins of Fado and the importance of maintaining the tempo. An amazing group that worked well together. Thank you for the unforgettable experience. These will be memories…”

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4.Porto Heritage Night Tour With Fado Show And Dinner Included

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 88 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $102

Start with an English-guided evening drive through Porto, then settle in for a traditional dinner and live Fado near Praça da Ribeira. Guides such as Tiago, Antonio, Maximo, and Sophia have led the tour. Expect a small group of up to eight, a preset meal, and hotel drop-off.

“We found this very moving, it is so different from anything we have seen before, we had a fabulous night”

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5.Douro Valley Luxury Wine Tour: 3 Estates, Cruise & Gourmet Dining

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 42 reviews · 8 to 10 hours (approx.) · from $474

Join Krishnan of Kara Tours Porto for a private Douro Valley day with hotel pickup, three family-run wineries, 13 wines, estate olive oils, a winery lunch, viewpoints, and a one-hour Port wine cruise from Pinhão.

“This was the worst experience I’ve ever booked. The tour operator did not show up and did not message us any details about failure to show up. There was no excuse. He says he came and we were not there, but we waited 45 minutes after the intended tour start and messaged him throughout the day with no response. It was supposed to be hotel pickup from a place with less than 50 rooms. None of the staff saw him at all.”

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6.Walking Dinner Tour with Family-Owned Restaurants

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 35 reviews · 3.5 hours · from $104

Join an English-speaking guide, including hosts such as Gonçalo, for a 3.5-hour private or shared food walk through central Porto. Eat Caldo Verde, Francesinha, bifana, and fish dishes at family-owned spots, with a drink at each stop.

“Our guide was amazing. He took our time explaining everything and he’s obviously very passionate about what he does.”

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7.Fado Dinner Show and Night Lights Tour in Porto

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 25 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $114

Spend about four hours touring Porto and Matosinhos by minivan, then settle in for a traditional Portuguese dinner with live Fado. Hotel pickup, drinks, a guide, and a small-group setting for up to eight are included, with pickup times confirmed the day before.

“Great show of traditional Portuguese music with a great three course meal. Pick up and drop off with a trip to the Porto beach included!”

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8.An Unforgettable Evening: Authentic Portuguese Dinner in Porto

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 25 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $122

Meet João and his friend at their Porto apartment for a three-and-a-half-hour dinner of Portuguese and Brazilian flavors. Expect sparkling wine, cheese, sardine ceviche, vatapá, Port, traditional sweets, jazz, bossa nova, and conversation in a group of no more than six.

“João was the perfect host. Every detail was well thought out, including the music, which always sets the mood! The appetizers, dinner, wine, and of course, the conversation all made for an amazing evening. It’s a fun way to meet new people and learn about each others’ backgrounds and experiences. This was one of our favorite memories of our trip, and we left having made some new friends.”

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9.Fado Tour with Guide, Dinner & Live Show in Porto

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 19 reviews · 4 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $102

Start at 7:00 pm in Porto’s Ribeira district with a guided walk, then head to a fado venue for live music, dinner, dessert, and selected drinks. Guides such as Daniela, Emilia, and Flávio add context, translate lyrics, and explain the stories behind the songs.

“Our Fado show was exceptional. Although I only understood a few words, I was able to truly feel all the emotion from the performers. Our guide was very kind, thoughtful, and passionate about the music and the beautiful city. He introduced us to some incredible traditional dishes I would not have otherwise tried on my own”

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10.Fado Show with Dinner in a Traditional Fado House

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 17 reviews · 4 hours · from $100

Meet your local guide in Porto and ride to a traditional Fado house for a 3.5-hour evening of Portuguese food, local wine, and live music. With no more than six people, you can ask the Fadistas about their songs and lives. The tour runs in Portuguese, English, or Spanish.

“ESPETACULAR!!! Guia extremamente pontual, simpática, educada, mostrou conhecimento sobre a cidade do Porto. Transporte ótimo. Sobre o jantar: perfeito!! Sequência de pratos maravilhosos da cozinha portuguesa. Show de fado maravilho!! Meu filho adolescente disse que foi a melhor comida em 20 dias nas Europa. No retorno a guia estava no horário, com a mesma simpatia e educação! Recomendo a todos que querem uma imersão na cidade do Porto, cultura e culinária!”

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11.Semi Private Oporto Fado Show with Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 11 reviews · 4 hours (approx.)

You’ll ride through central Porto with a guide such as Maria, Hernan, Alex, or Violeta, pause for city views, then enjoy dinner and live fado near Ribeira. Groups are capped at eight, with hotel pickup and drop-off in central Porto. Expect about four hours, starting around 7:30 pm.

“First a lovely guide picked us up at the hotel in Porto. She was well versed in English and was a delight to chat with. We were taken to a cozy little restaurant where our guide introduced us to our waiter and left her number with him. It was a three course meal with wine. The fish dish that I had was delicious. There music was a treat of old Portuguese songs. First half sung by a gentleman and the second by a lady. It was an event we truly enjoyed. There is a Fado taking place in many locations but it is best to book with a company like…”

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12.Porto Moonlight Walk & Fado Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★3.8 · 10 reviews · 3 hours · from $165

Meet at Praça de Gomes Teixeira for a moonlit Porto walk with guide Luis or Gabriel, known as Scotch, then settle into a 14th-century Fado house where Amália Rodrigues performed. Enjoy dinner, wine, Port, poetry, and live music before finishing in Ribeira.

“Gabriel nuestro guía , todo un profesional un crack, te estamos enormemente agradecidos , que bien lo pasamos y que gran espectáculo. Muchísimas gracias.”

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