Great market - in many ways better than the famous Time Out market in Lisbon!…read more Although this was smaller, we found some delicious eats here. Plus it seemed like off the beaten path, and we could dine in peace without queuing for everything. I recommend: - Leito / suckling pig. Amazing here. Not the best we've had, but pretty good. Go for the plate instead of the sandwich, to get the big slabs of pig instead of it all shredded up. - Roasted big portobello mushrooms, from the stall in the middle that does lots of pincho style dishes. Amazing! Topped with lots of cheese, ham, and other goodies. - Poke stall (next to the seafood stall). Not the best poke I've ever had, but try octopus and prawn poke, which is quite unique. Don't go for couscous base though, it was very dry. Things that were meh: - Seafood stall. We had clams from here. Not impressed.

An outstanding food court in a former market in Porto…read more Half traditional Portuguese items. Half international fare. Easily about forty stands ... so if you can't find something to eat, Something is wrong with you. * * * One difference between food stands in the U.S. and food stands in Portugal. The average better-than-a-neighborhood joint restaurant in Portugal is much better than the average better-than-a-neighborhood joint restaurant in the U.S. Many food trucks in the U.S. are majorly competitive with brick and mortar places. That is not so true in Portugal. This is particularly the case because the range of dishes in traditional Portuguese cuisine is actually relatively small. So the top places have been perfecting the classics until the house version is ... well ... perfect. * * * In this aspect, the relationship between food stands and serious restaurants in Portugal is very similar to the relationship between food hawkers and serious restaurants in Singapore. For all of the hype and talk about Singapore food hawkers, There are almost always better versions of Singapore food hawker food in actual genuine Singapore restaurants. * * * That said, Portuguese food is good just as Singapore food is good. There is good stuff to be had at the Mercado Bom Successo. If you want to have a lot of fun, and you like to have a lot of choice, You can do worse than to come here.

You just don't go to quaint Porto and its environs to dig up a large shopping center and,…read morefurthermore, even patronize it. However, my hat is off to ArrabidaShopping. I found it because it sits within walking distance from the Mercure Porto Gaia Hotel, where I have stayed, along with other hotels, on a promontory above the Rio Douro where the ring road crosses it on a beautiful arched bridge called Ponte da Arrabida. Also, if you use transit to the hotel(s), you may be getting off your bus (the 902 or 903 from the Casa da Musica Metro, which is a quick ride) at or near ArrabidaShopping. ArrabidaShopping sort of follows the American model. It has 3 levels, connected by stairs and escalators, inside an atrium setting. There is every kind of shop you might need. There are cinemas. There is a food court at the north end on Level 3. And guess what? If you go through that food court, you might have a tough time deciding where to eat because the choices are many and the food is good. Also, the roof is raised at the food court, and there are clerestories and such which make this upper level feel very airy and a nice place to take your time eating your meal. You will be surrounded by locals. That much I promise. Also, European centers differ from American and Canadian centers in one major regard - they don't have 3 or 4 different department store anchors. Oftentimes, they are anchored by a super-duper supermarket ... in this case the Continente ipermercado, or hyper-market. If you need to go to a shopping center in the Porto area, I would choose this center over El Corte Ingles on Avenida da Republica or Maia Forum, which is further out toward the airport. Not only that, if you take a walk outside, you can savor the beautiful setting and promontory which ArrabidaShopping occupies.

This is a small clean mercado where you can find all the basic stuff, including local wines…read more Everything here is reasonably priced. We made delicious homemade meal. So glad we found this place.