PORTO, PORTUGAL Famous Porto Sandwiches

The night before, we received recommendations from Chef Vasco Coelho Santos on where to find the famous Porto sandwiches. He recommended two places for different things, so we went to both for first lunch and second lunch.

The first recommendation was Conga Casa das Bifanas, where a line of locals was forming before it opened. We got in line and got a table right away. We split four ways a Franceshina, per Chef's advice. We also ordered a Bifana, but regretfully we decided to go without the bread. The thought was to save room for second lunch, but we think we should have ordered the bifana sandwich for the authentic taste.

 

Restaurant Conga

The second recommendation from Chef was for Cachorrinho the Portuguese hot dogs at Gazela. He said they were small, so we should each get our own. His claim was, if hungry, you could eat four of them. He was right, the hot dogs were delicious, and there were more on the menu that also sounded delicious, that we came back that night for dinner. We ordered some more hot dogs and shared a garlic steak. A very down-to-earth and yummy meal.

Restaurant Gazela

RECOMMENDATIONS: Highly recommended! This is what Porto is about, and we found where to get the amazing Porto sandwiches and hot dogs (thank you Chef!) So cheap and delicious!