Porto · MARKETS
Every trip has one free day too few. These 8 market tours justify the slot, priced and timed so you can decide in minutes and get back to the fun part.
Meet guides such as Nuno, Ana, or Joseph at Mercado do Bolhão for a food-focused market tour, then ride to a clean kitchen in Gaia for a Portuguese showcooking lunch with wine. Expect demonstrations and small hands-on tasks rather than a full cooking class.
“Had a great time. Very professional and exceeded our expectations. Great experience. Highly recommended. Cheers”
Meet Ana or another C&D Porto Tours guide at Mercado do Bolhão for a market visit, then ride the metro across the Luís I Bridge to a kitchen near Jardim do Morro. Watch a traditional cod meal take shape, join in for small tasks, and eat with wine and conversation.
“This was a fantastic experience and the highlight of our trip to Porto!!! Thank you soooo much!!!!!!!!!”
Spend 3.5 hours tasting Portuguese specialties at Bolhão Market and nearby stops. Your English-speaking guide may be Ana, Anna, or Emma, with market samples, codfish, Douro wine, dessert, and port included. Come hungry, since the tastings add up to a full lunch.
“Ema our tour guide did an excellent tour of the Bolhoa Market for us. We were very impressed with her knowledge of the history of the market and each of the food stalls. A wonderful experience and a place we would like to visit again. Highly recommended.”
Spend four hours exploring Bolhão Market with a chef, then walk to Canto de Luz for coffee, nata, and a hands-on Portuguese tapas class. Instructors such as Rita and Mackenzie lead practical cooking sessions for groups of up to eight, followed by lunch, Douro wine, recipes, and Aguardente to take home.
“Tour of the market was really interesting. Discovered I like oysters. Cookery class was really well led by Rita and the food we made, then ate, was delicious. A great group of people too, so, all in all, a very enjoyable few hours. Definitely recommended.”
Explore Porto’s Bolhão Market with a live English or Spanish guide, tasting Vinho Verde, sardines, cheeses, cured meats, and local snacks. Sit down to bacalhau with Douro wine, then finish at a traditional bakery. Guides such as Ana and Erika add food, history, and city tips.
“The guide didn’t turn up, look for us, or try to contact us by message or phone”
Meet Nuno at his home, then shop small Porto markets, a bakery, butcher, or organic garden for fresh ingredients. Cook a full Portuguese menu from scratch, learn about food and history, taste olive oil, port, and wine, then sit down to enjoy your meal. Groups are limited to eight.
“Everything was perfect. We enjoyed shopping at the markets and cooking with Nuno. He is very gracious and welcoming. If you are looking to experience a traditional Portuguese meal then this cooking class will leave you delighted and full of delicious food. We highly recommend this activity.”
Start with fishermen arriving in Angeiras, tour the historic Conservas Pinhais sardine factory, and choose your own fish at Matosinhos Market for lunch. Your private guide, including Fonzie when available, handles transport, local tips, tasting, and the seven-hour schedule.
“Our guide, Fonzie, was fabulous and we had a great time all day but picking out our fish fir lunch abd tgen the lunch was the best. It would have been wonderful just because the time with Fonzie was so interesting and he was great”
Join João for a three-hour walk through Porto’s food culture, starting with Portuguese pastry and breakfast, then sampling market foods, dried fruit, vinho verde, and a bifana with beer. The English tour starts and ends on Avenida dos Aliados and accepts up to eight people.
“João was an excellent guide. He was very knowledgeable and also very personable. The tour was fun, educational and very filling as we ate and drank at every stop.”
Pick a bank, a valley or a kitchen.
