Fava Tonka - Matosinhos Municipality

Despite being such a small country, Portugal seems to be at the forefront of the vegetarian modern casual/fine dining scene, with restaurants like @senhor.uva , @arkherestaurante , @seiva.restaurante kicking up a storm and on an even more high profile scale, @encanto_joseavillez by @joseavillez recently picking up a new star from the @michelinguide We had one night in Porto on our way back south and after a week filled with meat, we had our hearts set on something a little different. Along came @favatonkapt which has been on my hit list for a while, set in a quiet area of Matosinhos. A new seasonal menu (recently launched) filled with rich rooty goodness. Highlights for us were the wild mushroom pie, served with a really meaty stout sauce... and the Cauliflower with nori weed ajo blanco, finishing with a gorgeous seasonal pud of apple fennel and lemon. @nunomdcastro has done at Fava Tonka what so many vegetarian restaurants fail to do, which is to fool your palate and make you forget that you are in a vegetarian restaurant. **** impressive and another one to recommend if you fancy something different in Porto. The service and atmosphere were wonderful. Couldn't have asked for a more pleasant evening. We visited in Jan 2023

My partner and I were blown away by the fine dining chefs menu, and the price was lower than e expected for the high quality fresh foods. They altered it to be vegan for us. What a treat! Beautiful interior, everyone was nice and it’s clear they care about providing an excellent dining experience.

Absolutely amazing experience! The staff was very helpful, kind and extremely accommodating with my little son. We had a lovely family meal and the food was superb. Vegetarian at its best! Congrats to the whole team. My almost 2 years old tried everything, liked a lot of the things he tried and without doubt he had a great time thanks to the very friendly staff. I will definitely come back!

Absolutely love this place. We went here from a recommendation and it was well worth the visit! Attention to detail and impeccable service. And the food is outstanding. Highly recommended.

Definitely a place worth to try. Even if you’re not vegetarian. Flavorful, lovely service and place. I had a really great time. Hope I’ll be back soon. Wines are also carefully selected. Sorry, totally forgot to take pictures and with more quality, I was totally focused enjoying the experience.