Porto: Craft Beer & Food Tour with 7 Tastings

Seven Beers, Three Breweries, One Francesinha: Inside Porto's Craft Beer Scene

You taste seven locally-made craft beers at Porto's top breweries and bars, paired with three food tastings including the city's famous francesinha sandwich and local snacks. The tour includes exclusive brewery access, a walk through the produce market, and stops at the city's first craft beer bar. Dietary restrictions are accommodated in advance, and the whole experience runs in English over a few hours on foot.

Step-by-step itinerary

Porto craft beer and food tasting

• Visit hidden craft beer bar
• Try beer and tremoços pairing
• Explore fresh produce market
• Sample local craft beer at market
• Enjoy home-brewed beer and Francesinha
• Visit first craft beer bar and shop
• Taste flight of two Portuguese beers

The Experience

You start at a hidden craft beer bar tucked into Porto's old streets: the kind of place locals know and tourists stumble into by accident. The guide orders the first beer and a small plate of tremoços, those salted lupini beans that pair with almost anything cold and hoppy. From there, the tour moves through four stops over a few hours, each one a working brewery or bar where the beer is made or poured by people who've been doing it for years. This isn't a pub crawl. It's structured, paced, and the seven tastings come with actual food, not just snacks, but the things Porto eats when it's hungry.

The francesinha arrives at the brewpub, and it's exactly what the locals call it: a heart attack on a plate. Grilled bread, meat, cheese, a sauce that shouldn't work but does, and a beer that cuts through all of it. You'll also pass through the fresh produce market, which sounds odd on a craft beer tour until you realize it's where the city buys what it cooks, and where you can taste beer in the middle of vendors and morning shoppers. The guide explains the brewing techniques: how the city's first craft beer bar started the whole movement here, how the styles range from stout to IPA to sour, all made locally. After more than a decade running this tour, the company's been named Porto's top food tour by Lonely Planet, The Guardian, and The New York Times, which means the stops are real and the pairings actually work.

Dietary needs are handled upfront (vegetarian, no pork, no seafood, dairy intolerance, nut allergies), so you're not discovering halfway through that you can't eat what's on the plate. The whole thing runs in English, takes a few hours, and you move on foot through the charming streets. It's small enough that you're not herded, but structured enough that you're not left wondering what comes next or whether the beer is any good.

What’s included

Your tour includes seven craft beer tastings from local breweries, three food tastings featuring the francesinha sandwich and Portuguese petiscos, exclusive access to a working brewery and the city's first craft beer bar, a walk through Porto's fresh produce market, and an English-language guide who explains the brewing techniques and history of the city's craft beer scene. Dietary restrictions are accommodated in advance.

Days and timesMon–Sat · 16:15

AgesAges 18+ · Under 18 — No ticket type: can't be added to a booking

Meeting point and pickupNo pickup · ends elsewhereMeeting point, per the operator: “We'll meet by the entrance of the first tasting location, the Sigilo Craft Beer Bar.”

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24h before the start. After that, no refund.

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Good to know

Easy physical levelPublic transport nearbyNot for pregnant travelers

Operated by Taste Porto Food Tours

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to taste Porto's craft beer culture without arranging brewery visits yourself. The guide handles access, pacing, and food pairings, so you just show up and drink what's poured.

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Top questions

How many beers do you taste on this tour?

Seven craft beers, ranging from stout and IPA to pale ale and sour, all locally produced.

What food is included?

Three food tastings: the francesinha sandwich, local snacks like tremoços, and petiscos (Portuguese small plates), paired with each beer.

Is this a pub crawl?

No. It's a structured tour with four brewery and bar stops, a guide who explains the brewing process, and paced tastings with food, not a drinking-focused experience.

Can you accommodate dietary restrictions?

Yes. The tour can accommodate vegetarian, no pork, no meat, no seafood, shellfish allergy, dairy intolerance, and nut allergy. Overlapping restrictions may limit options, so mention them when booking.

What language is the tour in?

English.

Is this tour suitable for pregnant travelers?

No, it's not recommended for pregnant travelers.

Do you need to be fit to do this tour?

It's suitable for all physical fitness levels and involves walking through the city streets at a normal pace.

Is there public transportation nearby?

Yes, public transportation options are available near the tour stops.

Who runs this tour?

Taste Porto, a company that's been operating since 2013 and has been recognized as Porto's top food tour by Lonely Planet, The Guardian, and The New York Times.