Porto: Food & Wine Tasting Tour Small Groups

Five tastings, three wines, and the owners who make them: a morning or afternoon in Porto's real kitchens

You visit five local restaurants in Porto, tasting bifana, salt cod salad, pica-pau, and Portuguese cheeses paired with Port wine, green wine, and white wine. A guide introduces you to the owners and explains the history of each dish. The morning tour adds a 45-minute Bolhão Market tasting. Coffee and dessert close the experience. Vegetarian options available.

Step-by-step itinerary

Porto food and wine tasting tour

• Explore Bolhão Market
• Savor authentic Port wine and cheese
• Try the Portuguese bifana sandwich
• Taste salt cod and chickpea salad
• Enjoy Pica-Pau with green wine
• Wine tasting with Portuguese cheeses
• Indulge in Pastel de Nata dessert
• Pair dessert with a cup of coffee

The experience

The tour starts at a local restaurant where the bifana is already waiting: a Portuguese pork sandwich that tastes nothing like what tourists usually find. Thinly sliced marinated pork, crisp bread, a cold beer to cut the salt. Your guide walks you through the kitchen to meet the owner, who's been making the same sandwich the same way for years. This is how the day moves: you eat, you see where it comes from, you talk to the person who made it. Small groups only, which means you're not herded through. You can actually ask questions and linger if something catches you.

After the bifana comes salada de bacalhau e grão, salt cod and chickpeas dressed with olive oil and lemon, served with wine or beer. Then pica-pau, tender pieces of beef or pork seasoned and served with crusty bread and a glass of Portuguese green wine that's sharper and lighter than you'd expect. The wine tasting itself is three distinct pours: Port wine (the fortified one everyone knows), a crisp white, and either a green wine or red, paired with Portuguese cheeses that shift the flavors around. By the time you reach the pastel de nata (that custard tart with the flaky, caramelized crust), and coffee, you've moved through five different stops and tasted what locals actually eat, not what gets plated for visitors.

If you book the morning departure, the tour includes a 45-minute stop at Bolhão Market, where you'll taste Port wine, cheeses, and cured ham among the vendors and the crowd. The afternoon version skips the market and goes straight into the restaurant tastings. Either way, vegetarian options are built in (the guide knows which stops can swap dishes), and everything is wheelchair accessible, so mobility isn't a barrier. The whole thing runs on a fixed schedule, which means you know when you're done and can plan the rest of your day in Porto around it.

What’s included

• Your day includes five food tastings at local restaurants: bifana with beer, salt cod and chickpea salad, pica-pau with bread and wine, Portuguese cheeses, and pastel de nata with coffee.
• You'll taste three distinct wines (Port, white, and either green or red) paired throughout.
• A personalized guide leads you through each stop, introduces you to the owners, and explains the history and preparation of each dish.
• If you book the morning departure, you'll also spend 45 minutes at Bolhão Market tasting Port wine, cheeses, and cured ham.
• Vegetarian options are available at every stop.
• All beverages, coffee, and dessert are included.

Before you book

Days and timesMonday to SaturdayDepartures at 11:30 and 17:30

Book up to1d before

AgesAdult (12 to 80 years) · Under 12: can't be booked

GroupUp to 12

Live guideEnglish, Spanish and Portuguese

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends at a different place from where it starts.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled if the minimum number of travelers isn't reached. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

Prices and times updated 11 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortWheelchair accessibleAccessible transportPublic transport nearby

Operated by Enjoy&Live Food tour

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to eat what locals eat without arranging five different restaurants, ordering in Portuguese, or figuring out which wines pair with what: the guide and the fixed itinerary handle all of that, and small groups mean you actually get to talk to the owners instead of moving through a line.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English, Spanish and Portuguese.

How long is the food tour?

The tour runs for a full morning or afternoon, with five tastings across different restaurants plus wine pairings. The morning option includes an additional 45-minute stop at Bolhão Market.

What's included in the price?

Entry to all five restaurants, all five food tastings, three wine tastings, Portuguese cheeses, coffee, dessert, and a personalized guide. Beverages are included.

Are vegetarian options available?

Yes. The guide knows which restaurants can swap dishes, so vegetarian diners can request alternatives at each stop.

What is a bifana?

A traditional Portuguese sandwich made with thinly sliced marinated pork, typically served on a soft roll. It's often paired with beer.

Is the tour wheelchair accessible?

Yes. All areas, surfaces, and transportation options are wheelchair accessible, and the tour is suitable for all fitness levels.

What's the difference between the morning and afternoon tour?

The morning tour includes a 45-minute visit to Bolhão Market to taste Port wine, cheeses, and ham. The afternoon tour goes directly to the restaurant tastings.

How many people are in the group?

Small groups only, which keeps the experience intimate and allows time to talk with owners and ask questions.

What wines will I taste?

Port wine (fortified), Portuguese white wine, and either green wine or red wine, paired with local cheeses.