Sarmas is a restaurant with a sophisticated and modern decoration, which gives it a warm and cosy atmosphere, inviting to abstraction and to take an effective break. The bet is clear, confection of dishes based on traditional Portuguese cuisine, with a varied and different offer every day. There are options of soup, there may be cream of vegetables, cabbage soup, green beans soup, julienne soup, there are options of fish, such as codfish ‘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), roasted sea bass, hake velvet, “bacalhau à Gomes de Sá” (a casserole of codfish, potatoes, eggs, olives, olive oil and onion),hake fillets, among others, and meat options, with stewed veal, breaded chicken, lasagna, roasted ribs, “carne de porco à Alentejana” (pork with clams), among many others.

Anchored in the center of Porto since 93 years ago, the oldest cheese house in Porto recently reopened and, at this moment, it is much more than a cheese house. It kept its essence and tradition in national cheeses, which are worked both in its original form, but also recreated and reworked in dishes by chef João Pupo Lameiras, using mainly Portuguese products combined with ingredients so good that they speak for themselves. The interiors remain faithful to the original, with notes of art nouveau and art deco, with the marble tables of the old café, the Portuguese chairs made of Brazil wood and engraved leather, the surroundings of the curved windows and cork.

Tex Mex Factory opened in 2019 and it is the result of a Brazilian couple’s passion for the city of Porto. They decided to open a restaurant dedicated to Tex Mex cuisine, a fusion of Texan and Mexican flavours, which would bring palates from the other side of the Atlantic. With a thematic decoration, Mexican style, it is a space that brings together style and flavours, especially the totopos with guacamole, pico de gallo, meat or vegetarian chili, the Nacho Supreme with three sauces to accompany or the Tex Mex hamburger, you can choose the level of spicy. There is also a sweet burrito with ‘brigadeiro’ (chocolate moist cake, filled with chocolate and covered in chocolate chips), strawberry and Kit Kat chocolate. As far as drinks are concerned, there are several Mexican ones, such as the famous Margarita, presented here in eight versions.