7. Porto wine. I am pretty sure you have heard about Port wine already. Its taste is very unique and it is well-know all around the World. Your visit of Porto is the best chance to try its uniqueness. I personally liked this Sandeman Fine White Porto. Or if you prefer red one, I liked Tawny wine. Be aware, these wines are very sweet and their consistency is almost “liker-ish”, together with the fact it contains about 19% of alcohol, one glass of the wine can be enough haha.

8. Portugal food — Francesinha and Bacalhau. If you visit a supermarket or any other grocery shop, you will smell a terrible odor. It is because the fishes they sold dried and in salt. They use the fish to make one of the national meal called Bacalhau. Locals says the best Bacalhau is grilled. Another very unique Portugal food which is originally from Porto, is called Francesinha. You can get this meal almost everywhere. It looks like block of cheese in sauce with egg on it. However, It is actually a sandwich full of meat and ham. I could not tried this one because of my strict diet but otherwise I would definitely do that!

List of coffee shops which are “working friendly”

Combi Coffee The Royal Rawness Brando: Casa do Café Mesa 325

I decided to write a dedicated post about the coffee shops in Porto here.

Where to shop the food and other general stuff?

You don’t have actually a lot of options here. Probably the biggest (and only two recommended) supermarkets are Pingo Doce and Lidl (there are a few of them). In Porto is also chain of Minipreco shops which are usually smaller with small range of selection but good for basic shopping.

Where to stay?

You probably don’t want to stay directly in the city center (because a lot of tourists and high prices) but you also don’t definitely want to stay out of center surroundings. I usually prefer something what is walkable to center in 10 minutes max. I can recommend this AirBnb room in Bonfim area (which is full of residents and students, close to downtown and coffee shops I mentioned above — the best district to stay in Porto I think). The place was clean and host is very kind and helpful.

(If you wish to get some free Airbnb credit, here is your invite from me.)