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Braga

Restaurants in Braga

  1. A

    Cozinha da Sé

    Contemporary artwork hangs from the exposed stone walls at this handsome Braga newcomer. Sé serves traditional, high-quality dishes (including one vegetarian selection), with flavourful standouts liked baked bacalhau (dried salt-cod) and açorda de marisco (seafood stew in bread bowl).

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  2. B

    Café Astória

    Set beneath a grand old portico, with tables on the plaza, Café Astória has a diverse menu of salads, pastas, grilled meats and seafood. Daily lunch specials (€8) are better value than the mains. The upstairs bar and dining room (with veranda seating) opens from 7pm to 2am.

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  3. C

    Taperia Palatu

    A Spanish/Portuguese couple serves up delectable Spanish tapas and classic Portuguese dishes in a pleasantly minimalist dining room or the airy courtyard in front. Top picks include gambas ao olho (grilled shrimp), secretos de porco preto (wild boar) and grilled calamari.

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  4. D

    Adega Lusitana

    This new restaurant has a traditionally decorated dining room, a wine bar and a lush outdoor patio. Tapas, trusty bacalhau dishes and wild boar are among the varied offerings. Saturday nights feature live fado (reservations recommended), with DJs spinning some other nights.

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  5. E

    O Alexandre

    A handsomely appointed dining room sets the stage for the top-notch cuisine at one of Braga’s best Portuguese restaurants. Grilled meats, bacalhau com nata (baked codfish) and an excellent cabrito assado (roasted kid) are particularly recommended.

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  6. F

    Anjo Verde

    Braga’s best vegetarian restaurant serves up generous, ele­gantly presented plates in a lovely, airy dining room with ancient stone walls splashed with colour. Vegetarian lasagne, soy burgers and vegetable tarts are among the tasty selections.

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  7. G

    Livraria Café

    Tucked inside the bookshop Centésima Página, this charming cafe serves a changing selection of tasty quiches (tomato with camembert, broccoli and brie) along with salads and desserts. Has outdoor tables in the pleasantly rustic garden.

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  8. H

    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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  9. I

    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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  10. J

    Taberna Do Felix

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

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  12. K

    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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  13. L

    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, but especially ladies who lunch.

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  14. M

    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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  15. N

    Churrasqueira da Sé

    This no-nonsense restaurant is an extremely popular local dining spot, with an assortment of grilled dishes at low prices.

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  16. O

    A Brasileira

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

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