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Top 10 places for francesinha in Porto

Based on 9 food guides · Checked October 24, 2026

Café Santiago in the Baixa is number one for francesinha in Porto, followed by Francesinha Café and Cervejaria Brasão. The ranking comes from food guides such as Time Out Porto, Lonely Planet and Condé Nast Traveller.

Café Santiago is recommended by 6 of the 9 guides we checked, Francesinha Café by 5 and Cervejaria Brasão by 4.

  1. Café Santiago

    Baixa

    Recommended by Time Out Porto · DECO PROteste · Porto Secreto · Lonely Planet · Rough Guides · Condé Nast Traveller

    Rua de Passos Manuel 226, 4000-382 Porto, PortugalApple MapsGoogle MapsWebsite

    6 guides

  2. Francesinha Café

    Marquês

    Recommended by Time Out Porto · DECO PROteste · Lonely Planet · Culinary Backstreets · Eater

    Order Prego no pão

    Rua da Alegria 946, 4000-048 Porto, PortugalApple MapsGoogle Maps

    5 guides

  3. Cervejaria Brasão

    Aliados

    Recommended by Time Out Porto · Porto Secreto · Rough Guides · Condé Nast Traveller

    Rua de Ramalho Ortigão 28, 4000-407 Porto, PortugalApple MapsGoogle MapsWebsite

    4 guides

  4. Lado B Café

    Baixa

    Recommended by Time Out Porto · DECO PROteste · Porto Secreto · AFAR

    Rua de Passos Manuel 190, 4000-382 Porto, PortugalApple MapsGoogle MapsWebsite

    4 guides

  5. A Regaleira

    Aliados

    Recommended by Time Out Porto · Porto Secreto · Lonely Planet

    Rua do Bonjardim 83, 4000-124 Porto, PortugalApple MapsGoogle MapsWebsite

    3 guides

  6. Bufete Fase

    Santa Catarina

    Recommended by Time Out Porto · DECO PROteste · Porto Secreto

    Rua de Santa Catarina 1147, 4000-456 Porto, PortugalApple MapsGoogle Maps

    3 guides

  7. Cufra

    Boavista

    Recommended by Time Out Porto · Porto Secreto · Condé Nast Traveller

    Avenida da Boavista 2504, 4100-119 Porto, PortugalApple MapsGoogle MapsWebsite

    3 guides

  8. O Afonso

    Cedofeita

    Recommended by Time Out Porto · Porto Secreto · Condé Nast Traveller

    Rua da Torrinha 219, Porto, PortugalApple MapsGoogle Maps

    3 guides

  9. Yuko Tavern

    Paranhos

    Recommended by Time Out Porto · DECO PROteste · Porto Secreto

    Rua de Costa Cabral 2331, 4200-232 Porto, PortugalApple MapsGoogle MapsWebsite

    3 guides

  10. Barcarola

    Paranhos

    Recommended by Time Out Porto · Porto Secreto

    Rua de Costa Cabral 806, 4200-212 Porto, PortugalApple MapsGoogle MapsWebsite

    2 guides

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  6. 16Cervejaria Gazela Batalha1 guide
  7. 17Dona Francesinha Baixa1 guide
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  10. 20Santa Francesinha Baixa1 guide
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Francesinha in Porto

A francesinha is a Porto sandwich: toasted bread layered with hot meats such as steak, ham and linguiça, covered in melted cheese and a hot tomato and beer sauce, usually with chips on the side. It’s said to have started at A Regaleira, on Rua do Bonjardim, in the early 1950s.

Time Out Porto suggests starting with the prego no pão at Francesinha Café. Café Santiago, Cervejaria Brasão, Lado B and Yuko Tavern have more than one address, so check the hours of the one you plan to visit. For Lisbon, see the top 10 places for pastel de nata in Lisbon.

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Questions

Where is the best francesinha in Porto?

Café Santiago in the Baixa is number one, followed by Francesinha Café near Marquês and Cervejaria Brasão by the Aliados. Six of our nine sources recommend Café Santiago. Francesinha Café won the tasting that the critic Ricardo Dias Felner ran for DECO PROteste.

Is A Regaleira in the top 10?

Yes, at number five. Time Out Porto, Porto Secreto and Lonely Planet recommend it, and Lonely Planet notes that the francesinha is said to have been invented there.

How did you rank these restaurants?

We ranked each restaurant by how many of nine sources recommend its francesinha, including Time Out Porto, DECO PROteste and Lonely Planet. On a tie, places named by Lonely Planet or Rough Guides come first. The list covers the city of Porto, not Vila Nova de Gaia across the river. Every restaurant was open when we checked on 24 October 2026.

How we ranked

We ranked places by how many of these 9 food guides and critics recommend them. We don't score or review places ourselves. Checked on October 24, 2026; things change, so check before you go. How we rank →

Sources (9)
  1. Ei-las: as melhores francesinhas no Porto · Time Out Porto · 2025 · Media · 10 of the top 10
  2. Os melhores restaurantes para ‘devorar’ francesinhas no Porto · Porto Secreto · 2025 · Media · 9 of the top 10
  3. As melhores francesinhas do Porto por Ricardo Dias Felner · DECO PROteste · 2024 · Media · 5 of the top 10
  4. The best things to do in Porto · Condé Nast Traveller · 2025 · Media · 4 of the top 10
  5. How to Spend a Perfect Weekend in Porto · Lonely Planet · 2024 · Guide · 3 of the top 10
  6. 15 best things to do in Porto, Portugal · Rough Guides · 2025 · Guide · 2 of the top 10
  7. 14 Essential Portuguese Foods to Eat in Portugal · AFAR · 2026 · Media · 1 of the top 10
  8. The Essentials: Where We Eat in Porto, Portugal · Culinary Backstreets · 2025 · Media · 1 of the top 10
  9. The 35 Best Restaurants in Porto, Portugal · Eater · 2025 · Media · 1 of the top 10

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