Braga Restaurants

  1. A Brasileira

    Another classic, bright old café that has seen better days - which is the point.

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  2. Anjo Verde

    Two vegetarian places in a small Portuguese city? The newest addition serves up generous, prettily presented food amid a lovely, airy dining room with ancient stone walls splashed with colour.

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  3. Gosto Superior

    Keen to prove to the Portuguese that vegetarianism is much more than eating lettuce with their beef, this restaurant serves imaginative, meat-free dishes in a trendy, chilled environment.

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  4. Restaurante A Ceia

    This locally popular, easy-going adega (wine tavern) has highly recommended Minho specialities such as alheira, a light, garlicky sausage of poultry or game.

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  5. Restaurante Santo André

    With lunch specials, this pleasant if simple-as-sticks, family-run joint serves good Portuguese dishes at a brisk pace and for great prices.

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  6. Retiro da Primavera

    Fortifying yourself before your long bus journey? Avoid the bus terminal's café and nip round the corner to this unpretentious place serving a bigger choice of good-value, standard Portuguese fare.

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  7. Salão de Chá Lusitana

    Next to sweet-smelling Jardim de Santa Bárbara, this sunny, well-preserved Art Deco teashop is a local favourite with all walks, but especially ladies who lunch.

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  8. Taberna do Felix

    Situated near the Arco da Porta Nova, this very attractive country-style tavern prepares unusual Franco-Portuguese dishes; try the tapas or delicious pataiscas (fish fritters; around €7 ).

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  9. Taperia Palatu

    A Spanish-Portuguese couple serves up some of the best food in northern Portugal in a pleasantly minimalist dining room with communal tables. The menu combines classic Spanish tapas with Galician and Portuguese influences. The lulas grelhadas (grilled calamari) are addictive.

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