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Best Restaurants Open Sunday in Porto 2026

Porto keeps a hard Sunday, and that is the whole reason to verify before you book. The city's Michelin rooms close Sunday almost without exception: The Yeatman, Antiqvvm, Vila Foz and Pedro Lemos all rest, as do most of the ambitious tasting kitchens. What stays open is a tighter, honest list, led by Jose Avillez's Porto room and a stylish Baixa dining room, rounded out by the cervejaria and the institutions that feed the city every day of the week. What follows is five upscale tables confirmed open this Sunday, each with its district, its price per head and its exact Sunday hours.

Why a Sunday list matters in Porto

Porto's best kitchens keep a strict weekend. The starred rooms across the river in Gaia and up in Foz close Sunday and Monday, and a long list of the city's tasting-menu bistros follow them. That makes a Sunday genuinely thin at the top end, so the list below is short by design: every name is checked open, and there is no padding with rooms that quietly close.

The order leads with Jose Avillez's Cantinho and the Mediterranean dining room Flow, then the cervejaria Brasao Coliseu, the wine-led Mercearia das Flores and the sandwich institution Casa Guedes. Every name links to its full review, and hours are checked against each restaurant's published schedule. For the rest of the week, including the starred rooms that close Sunday, start with the Porto dining guide.

The Sunday list

1

Cantinho do Avillez

Modern Portuguese · Baixa, Porto · about €35–60 per head

Sunday hours: Sunday, 12:30–23:00

Cantinho do Avillez is Jose Avillez's Porto room, the more relaxed sibling to his two-star Belcanto in Lisbon, set on Rua Mouzinho da Silveira 166 on the historic street that runs from Sao Bento down to the Ribeira. The kitchen plays Portuguese classics against the chef's travels, the exploding olives and the slow-cooked egg among the signatures, and a meal runs roughly €35 to €60 a head. It opens Sunday from half-twelve to eleven, the strongest upscale Sunday booking in the city centre, so reserve ahead.

2

Flow

Mediterranean · Baixa, Porto · about €35–65 per head

Sunday hours: Sunday, 18:45–24:00

Flow sits on Rua da Conceicao 63 in the Baixa, a dark, design-led dining room and bar near the Galerias de Paris nightlife strip. The kitchen runs a Mediterranean menu with a strong cocktail and wine programme, and a dinner lands around €35 to €65 a head. It opens Sunday for dinner from quarter to seven to midnight, which makes it the late Sunday option when the daytime rooms have closed. The room suits a long, unhurried Sunday dinner; book a table away from the bar if you want the quieter end.

3

Brasao Coliseu

Portuguese cervejaria · Santa Catarina, Porto · about €25–45 per head

Sunday hours: Sunday, 12:00–15:30 and 19:00–23:30

Brasao Coliseu is the grandest of the Brasao cervejarias, a high-ceilinged brasserie on Rua Passos Manuel 205 beside the Coliseu theatre. The francesinha, the croquetes and the grilled meats are the order, and a meal runs roughly €25 to €45 a head. It opens Sunday for lunch and again from seven, so it covers both ends of a Sunday. It is the reliable Sunday booking for proper Porto cooking in a handsome room; it does not take reservations for small groups, so arrive early or expect a short wait.

4

Mercearia das Flores

Wine bar, Portuguese deli · Baixa, Porto · about €20–40 per head

Sunday hours: Sunday, from 12:00

Mercearia das Flores is a grocer-and-wine-bar hybrid on Rua das Flores 110, the handsome pedestrian street in the Baixa, pouring small-producer Portuguese wines alongside petiscos and conservas. A meal of small plates and wine runs about €20 to €40 a head. It opens Sunday from noon, one of the easier Sunday seats in the centre. It is the value and the wine pick here, the spot for a light Sunday lunch of cheese, tinned fish and a glass of something from the Douro when the dining rooms are booked.

5

Casa Guedes

Portuguese institution · Bolhao, Porto · about €10–25 per head

Sunday hours: Sunday, 11:00–23:00

Casa Guedes has served its roast-pork sandwich, the pernil with Serra cheese, on Praca dos Poveiros 130 since the 1980s, and the queue out the door is part of the Porto Sunday. It is the most casual name here, but it is an institution worth knowing for, with a sit-down room and a newer rooftop, and a meal runs roughly €10 to €25 a head. It opens Sunday from eleven to eleven and takes no reservations. Come for a famous sandwich and a glass of Douro red when the kitchens are full or closed.

How to book a Sunday table in Porto

Porto is a reservation city for its handful of upscale Sunday rooms and a walk-in city for its institutions. Cantinho do Avillez and Flow both take Sunday bookings and both fill, so reserve, particularly for dinner. Brasao Coliseu, Mercearia das Flores and Casa Guedes all run on walk-ins, which makes any of them an easy solo dining in Porto stop on a Sunday. Planning a relaxed group Sunday? Brasao's grand room and shared plates suit a Porto team dinner, and Mercearia das Flores works for a low-key wine afternoon. For a Sunday with a view, plan ahead, as the riverside and Gaia rooms with the best vistas mostly close.

Frequently asked questions

Which upscale restaurants are open on Sunday in Porto?

Porto's choice is narrow on a Sunday because the city's Michelin rooms close. The ones that stay open are led by Jose Avillez's Cantinho do Avillez and the Mediterranean dining room Flow, both upscale and both open Sunday, alongside the grand cervejaria Brasao Coliseu, the wine bar Mercearia das Flores and the sandwich institution Casa Guedes. The starred rooms, The Yeatman, Antiqvvm and Vila Foz among them, close Sunday, so a verified list matters here.

Are Porto's Michelin restaurants open on Sunday?

No. Almost all of Porto's Michelin-recognised rooms close on Sunday, and most close Monday too. The Yeatman across the river in Gaia, Antiqvvm above the Douro, Vila Foz out by the coast and Pedro Lemos in Foz all rest on Sunday. If a starred meal is the goal, plan it for midweek to Saturday and use the Porto dining guide to book. For a Sunday, the rooms on this list are the upscale options that actually open.

Is Cantinho do Avillez open on Sunday in Porto?

Yes. Cantinho do Avillez opens Sunday from 12:30pm to 11pm on Rua Mouzinho da Silveira in the Baixa. It is Jose Avillez's relaxed Porto room, the northern cousin to his two-star Belcanto in Lisbon, and it is the strongest upscale Sunday booking in the city centre. A meal runs roughly €35 to €60 a head. Because the Sunday choice in Porto is limited, it books up, so reserve a table ahead, particularly for Sunday dinner.

Where can I eat late on a Sunday in Porto?

Flow is the late Sunday pick, a design-led Mediterranean dining room and bar on Rua da Conceicao in the Baixa, open Sunday for dinner from 6:45pm to midnight. It sits by the Galerias de Paris nightlife strip, so it doubles as a place to start the evening. Brasao Coliseu also serves Sunday dinner until 11:30pm. Both are walkable in the city centre, which makes either a good Sunday-night option when the lunchtime rooms have closed.

Where can I try a francesinha on a Sunday in Porto?

Brasao Coliseu is the Sunday francesinha pick on this list, a grand cervejaria beside the Coliseu theatre on Rua Passos Manuel, open Sunday for lunch and dinner. Its francesinha, the layered steak-and-sausage sandwich under cheese and beer sauce, is among the best in the city. A meal runs about €25 to €45 a head. It does not take reservations for small groups, so arrive early on a Sunday or expect a short wait for a table.

Keep reading

Plan the rest of the week, including the starred rooms that close Sunday, with the full Porto dining guide, or by occasion: solo dining at the counter, a Porto team dinner and impressing clients over dinner. By cuisine, see the best seafood restaurants worldwide. Travelling northern Portugal? Compare with the Lisbon dining guide, the Braga dining guide and the Coimbra dining guide. For the global view on closing nights, read where to eat well on a Sunday or Monday.

Hours verified against each restaurant's published schedule and reservation platform as of June 2026; confirm directly before travelling, as service days change. Restaurants for Kings is editorial, not sponsored. Some reservation links may earn an affiliate commission, which never affects a ranking or a score.