Address: Rua da Alegria 598, Albergaria Miradouro, Porto, Portugal
Phone: 22-537-07-17
Daily 12:30pm-2:30pm, 7:30pm-11pm

This popular restaurant is an institution in Porto and known as one of the best restaurants in an area that has many fine dining establishments. For decades, this has been the most consistently acclaimed haute cuisine in town.  Located atop the Albergaria Miradouro Hotel, it is as famous for the quality of the food as it is for the magnificent view. Visitors enjoy this intimate dining experience while gazing upon the rooftops and Douro River and sipping a glass of wine from the extensive wine list. Specialties include foie gras with truffles in puff pastry, wild boar in red-wine sauce, roast capon with walnut sauce and plenty more to make even the fussiest critic rub his belly in anticipation.

The decor oozes 1960s charm — maroon leather, lots of wood, wallpaper, plush wall-to-wall carpeting, orange-hued tiles, etc. There are also beautiful tapestries by Portuguese artist Guilherme Camarinha. The restaurant occupies the thirteenth floor on a hill next to the heart of Porto. It has a commanding view of the city, particularly at night. The tables are set with the finest Portuguese porcelain and silverware. There is a cozy corner bar for an aperitif.

Portucale also has an excellent cheese menu, with most of the best Portuguese cheeses. It usually includes the king of Portuguese cheeses, Serra da Estrela, in both its soft and hard versions.

The wine menu includes most of the top selections from the Douro region, and many from beyond. Around eighty reds, sixty whites including the local vinho verde which is a sparkling white wine made from primarily alvarinho/albarino grapes.