First Francesinha in Porto, meat or cheese lover would love it. The beef was cooked medium. The sauce was tasty. Lots of what I assume is Gouda cheeses on top of it. French is ok. Majority of the customers ordered it on their table and didn’t seem to see food left on the plate. It’s like a fast food type of restaurant so won’t expect much service, staffs were busy but friendly. The restaurant was busy at around 2pm, we could only get a seat at the bar.
Recommended.
Food: 4
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 3
Staff is really friendly and the food is delicious! The place is extremely popular, even during weekdays, so make a reservation or arrive there as soon as it opens!
I had the traditional Francesinha (the sandwich is HUGE, you can easily share, which is an option in the menu).
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
€10–15
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Toast with Roast Beef
I just visited the late afternoon in late February, not a busy day, but there were many people.
First try of Francensinha, Wow! quite interesting taste! Meat lover must try it!
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
€10–15
Food: 4
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 4
one of the most famous bars in Porto. they make "francesina" which is one of the city's typical dishes. they do it very well. they are always full and don't take reservations so you will almost always have to wait. honest prices
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
€10–15
Food: 5
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 4
Reasonable experience
Pros:
Typical tasteful Porto Francesinha. Pretty large and it came with a savory portion of fried potatoes and the somewhat spicy sauce.
Cons:
1. Place was a bit crowded and noisy
2. Way too much waiting time
3. Whilst good, potato portion wasn't particularly big
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
€15–20
Food: 4
Service: 3
Atmosphere: 4
Recommended dishes
Francesinha Top
The food was pretty good but the service was quite awful
The man was pretty rude and told us that we cannot enter because there were too many people waiting but there were actually only two groups in front of us
After arguing a bit we ended up still getting a table but the experience wasn’t nice
Recommend the soup though it really is pretty good
Food: 4
Service: 1
Atmosphere: 3
Great place to try Francesinha. I wasn’t a big fan of it but certainly it’s a must try if you are in Porto. Make sure to be there early as wait times are quite long
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
One of the famous local food in Porto is Francesinha and this restaurant is famous for it.
Arrived at 6.30pm and the restaurant was quite empty but it filled up by the time I left at 7.15pm. Ordered their Francesinha with a small beer.
It’s basically a toasted sandwich with beef steak, sausages and a fried egg over melted cheese. Came with heap loads of French fries and their sauce.
It’s quite a unique looking sandwich but a challenge to eat it so you have to cut it into smaller pieces. Not bad in terms of taste, especially liked the beef steak which was cooked medium well and the red sausage with their crunchy skin.
Total damage came up to be Euro 13.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
€10–15
Food: 4
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 4
The one and only!
There are many places in town to get an excellent Francesinha, but I always find a way to come back to Café Santiago for my fix of this sandwich.
More than a simple sandwich, this is a wholesome meal that is usually found on the menus of traditional restaurants all over northern Portugal. Among the numerous stories about its origins, probably the most believable claims that it was inspired by the famous croque-monsieur, a French sandwich enjoyed by many Portuguese immigrants. In any case, it is delicious and worth every single calorie, and washes down beautifully with a local Super Bock.
Definitely one of best sandwiches in the world!
This is a great, well known place to eat Porto's signature food: francesinhas.
The restaurant is famous for it so it's often crowded with lines at the door, especially on peak hours like lunch and dinner. Prices are average for the city.
Beyond francesinhas, the restaurant serves several Portuguese dishes, sandwiches, and beverages and the servers are very welcoming.
Not accessible to wheelchairs as the entrance has stairs and the interior of the restaurant is fairly small.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
€10–15
Food: 4
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 3
