Let’s cut to the chase: Capa Negra restaurant has one of the most wanted Francesinha in Porto. For Capa Negra it is not enough to be the best Francesinha in Porto, according to its words, it is “the best Francesinha in the world”. This is the original space, opened in 1968, when Amândio Fontes and one of his brothers decided to open a pool hall. Today is one of the best-known restaurants and brewery in Porto, having two more restaurants in the city. In addition to Francesinhas, its specialties are hake fillets, oven roasted lamb, Portuguese stew, roast beef and a huge variety of steaks. Always accompany with meat patties.

The Taberna do Doutor owes its name to a friend and client of the owner, who was a cardiologist, but also a writer and painter, and who always encouraged him to expand the business. After Sinatra’s, in the surroundings, he opened the “Taberna do Doutor” (Doctor’s Tavern), to create a space that pays homage to the traditional Portuguese cuisine, where codfish is the protagonist. In the menu, you will find codfish boiled with chickpeas, à la Braga (fried codfish served with chips and fried sliced onions), à la Rosa do Adro (boiled codfish which is then roasted; it can be served with mashed potatoes or boiled potatoes), à la Brás (Portuguese dish made from shreds of salted cod, onions and thinly chopped (matchstick-sized) fried potatoes, all bound with scrambled eggs. It is usually garnished with black olives and sprinkled with fresh parsley) or baked on the plate, without forgetting other versions of the faithful friend, as the codfish salad, cakes or ‘pataniscas’ (they consist of pieces of shredded cod fried in wheat flour, seasoned with salt and sometimes pepper and parsley; they have a flattened or spherical irregular shape, if fried in abundant fat and are about 8-12 cm in diameter). There are other options, mainly of meat, as the steak à la ‘doutor’ (cooked in a very specific house manner), of veal, but there are also ‘Tripas à moda do Porto’ (the most representative dish of Porto that dates back to the time of the Portuguese Discoveries is cooked with tripe and fat meat, accompanied with thick slices of dark bread; today instead of bread white beans are used), cooked as the tradition dictates, as if it was the grandmother cooking.

At Restaurante Ro, the name derives from ramen. Ro is ramen, but not only. Ramen is usually composed of a type of Chinese noodles, a soup with broth based on pork bones, fish or chicken, and seasoned with a tarare base (sauce) that gives flavor to the base broth. Here you will find Japanese-based ramens and, as people often say, with a “Portuguese attitude of travel and discovery with little prejudice and without limits of influence”. You can also try okonomiyakis, a kind of Japanese pancakes, donburis, rice bowls with toppings and various starters, croquettes, mushrooms, chicken wings, beef tartar or spicy tuna and desserts. The house drinks are ro hai and there is also a generous drink list.