O Portico - Braga

Very good food. Service by mister Alvaro was fenomenal. We had a 1/2 dose of codfish with mashed potato’s and mayonnaise in oven and also a 1/2 steak. Both very good. Make sure if you are not too hungry, one dose for one person has enough food for actually 2 people. Nice location just at beginning of the steps to Bom Jesus. Nice outside part with shadow. Good selection of wines. Recommend it.

Had dinner here after climbing Bom Jesus in the late afternoon (best light, not too hot). Friendly service, English spoken, good food and not too expensive.

Stopped in after walking down the Bom Jesus do Monte as it is right next to the parking lot. Doesn't look like much from the outside but when you poke your head in the door you see a very elegant dining room with a large number of wines on display. A quick look a the menu shows that this is a higher class place. Lots of good sounding items of all kinds to try. The owner speaks excellent English and was extremely helpful explaining the dishes and in recommending two local (Duoro) wines that were both outstanding. We finally got to have some cabrito that came with a decent amount of meat (wasn't all bones and sinew). Very tasty. Great vegetable dishes, salads, and starters. The dessert list was long (as one has come to expect the Portuguese love their dessert it seems). We also got to try a few tastes of things that the owner wanted to show off their excellent homemade potato crisps (chips) the best we've ever had in Portugal; as well as their salt cod to prove it wasn't salty when done right. Again, never had it better. Over all I say you must try here when in Braga.

Charming restaurant with nice interior and great food and service. Excellent option if you happen to be nearby but definitely also worth a little detour

We had soup and Octopus with rice, Octopus was the softest one I ever have. Taste so good, it was the best restaurant I ever been in Portugal. The manager (and other employees) are really kind and sweet. It was a great pleasure to be there.