"Porto's most original Michelin table — chef Vitor Matos hands you a surprise tasting menu and lets the cooking do the talking. Book the twelve-course Blind Emotions."
About Blind
Blind occupies a room inside the Torel Palace hotel on Rua de Entreparedes, a standout in our Porto guide and across our fine-dining map. The concept strips away the menu: you choose only the length, and the kitchen does the rest, building around the senses it calls Feel, Touch and Provoke.
It was awarded a MICHELIN star in 2025. The kitchen is overseen by chef Vitor Matos, the most-starred chef in Portugal, with chef Rita Magro — the MICHELIN Guide's 2024 Young Chef — in the brigade.
The Kitchen
There is no à la carte. The single offer is the Blind Emotions tasting menu, a surprise sequence served in two lengths — ten moments at EUR 120 or twelve at EUR 140 per person, with wine pairings at EUR 75 and EUR 85. Matos's cooking is technically exacting and produce-led, leaning on Portuguese ingredients reworked into a procession of precise, often playful courses where you don't know what is coming next.
It is the kind of high-wire, trust-the-kitchen format that the MICHELIN inspectors rewarded with a star in its first full cycle.
The Room
The setting matches the cooking — an intimate, design-led room inside a restored palace hotel, calm and low-lit so the plates lead. Service is detailed and well-drilled, walking each table through a meal it hasn't seen a menu for.
It is a small room running a set tasting, so booking ahead is essential, and the twelve-course menu is the fuller experience.
Not for
Not for fussy eaters, the time-pressed, or anyone who wants to choose their own dishes — it is a long, fixed surprise tasting menu where you hand the kitchen full control.
Frequently Asked
What is Blind in Porto known for?
A Michelin-starred surprise tasting menu inside Torel Palace Porto. Chef Vitor Matos serves the Blind Emotions menu — you pick only the length, and the kitchen builds the rest around the senses it calls Feel, Touch and Provoke.
Who is the chef at Blind?
Chef Vitor Matos, the most Michelin-starred chef in Portugal, oversees Blind, with chef Rita Magro — the MICHELIN Guide's 2024 Young Chef — in the kitchen.
Does Blind have a Michelin star?
Yes. Blind was awarded a MICHELIN star in 2025.
How much does Blind cost?
The Blind Emotions tasting menu is EUR 120 for ten courses or EUR 140 for twelve, per person, with wine pairings at EUR 75 and EUR 85.
Where is Blind in Porto?
Inside the Torel Palace hotel at Rua de Entreparedes 40, in central Porto.
Reserve a Table
Reserve at Blind
Blind is a small room running a set tasting menu, so booking ahead is essential. Find it inside Torel Palace Porto at Rua de Entreparedes 40.
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Practical Information
AddressRua de Entreparedes 40, Torel Palace, Porto
NeighbourhoodTorel Palace, central Porto
CuisineContemporary fine dining — tasting menu
PriceHigh-end $$$$; Blind Emotions EUR 120 (10 courses) / EUR 140 (12)
Dress CodeSmart
SeatingAn intimate room inside the Torel Palace hotel
ReservationBooking essential — set tasting menu only
