Taberna Dos Mercadores in Porto

Small and intimate alleyway resturant offering amazing local dishes. Octopus rice (picturedhad tender and fresh Octopus with well seasoned rice with an irresistible crunch on top that had me eating till I could no more. Get there right when they open or be prepaired to wait in line as it is very popular. A reputation well deserved!

Awesome. Small, intimate and fun. Great food and staff. Nothing fancy her, just good eats and great Portuguese wines at an unbelievably inexpensive price.

Fantastic food, the octopus rice was delicious, slightly crispy rice with soft and succulent octopus. Great vibe as its a tiny place but they happily accommodated a solo tourist.

MAKE A RESERVATION WEEKS IN ADVANCE! Worth it! Amazing service that treats you like family, charming ambiance and DELICIOUS food! My favorite was the clams :)

I waited in line for an hour and a half and I don’t regret it at all. But please make a reservation for this place and save yourself time. Everything was epic! Food was great! Staff is so intimate and the space is a quaint but amazing!

Good fresh quality food at a reasonable price. The restaurant was intimate and the waiters were personable and friendly. You didn’t feel rushed at all which is very surprising seeming how popular as indicated by the queue for the restaurant is. Strongly recommend booking in advance and loved the whole dining experience.

Delicious food with amazing service!The restaurant is very small, with only 8 tables so we queued for almost an hour but it was worth it. The staff are so friendly, providing recommendations and checking in with all the diners. The food was very, very good with massive portions for the mains. 10/10!

Restaurant worth visiting.Its a very tiny place with 8 tables only and they are super busy. We did not have the reservation, so had to queue in order to get a table. We were queuing for about 1 and a half hours but it was worth the wait.Food was delicious, fresh, well seasoned, cooked in a open kitchen. Restaurant staff are very knowledgeable with their food and drink menus.Check working hours on their website before visiting, as they do close the place between 3p.m to 7p.m. for their break an dinner preparation.Highly recommended. 👌👌

Literally 5 tables but call to reserve! Then relax with great service, vinho verde and magic that comes out of tiny homely kitchen😋😋 polvo & arroz life-changing🤯🤪

Incredible. The best place in Porto, in my opinion. Definitely get the sea bass and octopus salad. Delicious!

A truly wonderful meal and experience. The restaurant is small and cozy, just like the food. The food was fresh, local, complex and awesome. The service was part of the whole shtick too, as you felt well taken care of and part of the family. The wine list is small but curated, and if you show an interest and some knowledge, theyll hook you up with their favorite wine. Make sure to book far in advance as the line for walk ins was at least 20 people deep and the restaurant only seats 20!

The best restaurant in Porto by far!!!I highly advise to book in advance and not wait the huge line like we did 😬It’s a tiny restaurant and a lot of people who stand in line don’t even get to go in so save yourself the disappointment and book a table before!We had the octopus salad, fried sausage, sea bass salt crusted and the pork ribs with smoked sausage rice.Everything was amazing! Literally the best meal we’ve ever had!

It’s such a small place and is probably the closest thing to a perfect restaurant. Food is amazing and everyone is so nice . Highly recommended.

Wonderful seafood. We were lucky to get a seat, only because no one wants the outside seat. Get there early. Order the chilli shrimps and seafood rice. For the seafood rice, would recommend eating the seafood first one it arrives, to allow time for the rice to soak in the soup. So good.

Charming. Delicious. Exclusive. Legit. Welcoming.Theres no contest - this is the right place for lunch/dinner. Book in advance or stand in the queue. Its 100% worth it!

Was here in 2016 and came back again in 2022. (I’m from the other end of the globeThe food is as fantastic as ever.The shellfish porridge is my favourite. Fresh seafood that’s cooked to perfection with banging flavours.The clam starter is also great with their brown bread.Staffs are great as well. Never felt rushed even though there was queue outside.Tips: start queueing 20minutes before opening to ensure you get a seat as soon as they open. Otherwise you might have to queue for more than an hour like I did. Tried booking too but they’re fully booked for the next 3 weeks when I called.

Hands down one of the most delicious restaurants we’ve been to in the world. My husband and I love to travel and were amazed by this hidden gem. Very cozy ambience, the servers and the chef were very friendly and the quality of the food was top notch. Extremely recommended, if you travel through Porto, Taberna do Mercadores is a must!☺️ We tried three different dishes and they were all magnificent!

Simply amazing! The best food we had on our trip to Portugal! And for a very decent price. Beautiful location/ interior and very friendly staff. I would highly recommend making a reservation as there is only limited space (I believe around 15 seats). If you don’t have a reservation make sure to be at the restaurant by at least 18:30, that way you probably will have a table as their first shift starts at 19:00. The second one is at 21:00.

I believe this place offered the best experience I had in Porto for a dinner. The waiter was very friendly, the only restaurant where I wasnt rushed, and he gladly accommodated my gluten free request.The portions where generous, the wine very affordable and the port wine great.Price wise, this restaurant is on par with what you can find in the area. However, the overall experience and food is superior.It is usually quite crowded. Reservation is required. Otherwise, walk by and ask to wait for the next available table. Kitchen closes at 22:00, therefore you should arrive no later than 9:30. Payment with card is possible.

Wow! I wish I took more photos of this restaurant. First of all, you must make a reservation! They were booked up for a month. But for some reason we decided to sit outside and wait in case someone did not show up for their reservation. And fortunately, we got lucky and got a table. It’s a very small restaurant, maybe 6 tables total. It was an open kitchen and you could see the chef cooking. We ordered the octopus rice and the cod. Delicious food!! One of our best meals in Porto.

First meal in Portugal & it was fantastic! The clams were delicious - could have just dunked my bread in there & been completely happy. Also, the seafood acorda - heard about it, so it was a must try...did NOT disappoint! Such wonderful flavors - cannot recommend this place enough. The staff are great too - do not miss this place if youre in town...simply wonderful!

You have to eat here!!! So so good. Octopus salad, Octopus and ride and the seafood porridge were AMAZING.

The seafood rice and the clam dish is so good! The portion is big though, so better to share amongst 2-3 people at least. Do remember to reserve in advance as it is a small restaurant but very popular.

The best in Porto!! We didn’t have a reservation but they told us to come early because could have some cancellation. we arrived at 6:30 and we got luck!! We had the best Experience ever!!

Small walking alley restaurant but good food, service, and reasonable priced. Wait for outside table (only 3 table for 2inside table take advance reservation.

I was attracted by one of the old photos on this restaurants Google review seeing that theres a dish that will be on fire so I decided to come after my Winery tour. Luckily I caught the last walk-in table. I came as soon as I could since they just opened at a time and everyone else was looking for dinner location.this place has less than 10 seatngs in total. 3 table outside on the street and less than 7 tabled inside in the restaurant. It seems that you need to make reservation ahead if Possible by sitting in front of the restaurant I could hear the waiter to advising the customer repeatedly that the are fully reserved for that until July. and I was at the restaurant in April.The fish on fire dish did not disappoint me is a funny show its a yummy treat. however, maybe I was too hungry so I wasnt filled up after eating it. I ended up more order on the appetizer with the shrimp then that filled me up.

All the dishes were really delicious. The octopus salad was very fresh and flavourful, the shrimp was fresh and tasteful. The seafood rice is so so good, it tasted like a really good home made dish. The Lamb with potatoes was gorgeous. The service was also amazing and our waiter was charming and very attentive. I would highly recommend this restaurant and I will certainly be back.

We read very good reviews about this traditional tavern and we wanted to try it. We went there three times but always it was full up. Our last day to Porto we decided to go there and wait as long as necessary to try these famous traditional dishes. After 20 minutes of waiting the kind Miguel prepared a table for us. Very very delicious flavors, big portions, nice music and very nice environment. The staff was very friendly with humor and positive energy. Thank you for your great hospitality Miguel and Carlos.

We absolutely loved the salt baked fish for two, served with little potatoes and soft-cooked broccoli roasted in the most flavorful Portuguese olive oil. Simple yet delicious. Nice waiters who work very hard deboning and serving countless fish.

The food was fantastic.It is a very small restaurant with only 6 tables inside and 3 outside, so booking is advised (we got lucky).The staff were friendly, helpful and professional and the food, which you can watch the chef prepare as he is working 2 metres away from you, is fantastic.Portions are generous, the wine we had was a great accompanyament and the prices are very fair.

This was definitely the best food I had in Portugal! I had the grilled pork ribs with tomato and sausage rice and fried sausages as a starter! It was just delicious. Also the salad was very fresh and well seasoned and the white port wine was very tasty. The restaurant is very small and you should book a table in advance! Very cute place with great atmosphere and excellent service!

We were super lucky, spent semana santa in porto so every good restaurant was fully booked, but we went before opening and hope there will be a cancellation. The waiter were nice with us and in the end gave us a table when thry opened.*Food*We had a vegetable and a fish soup, both were really good (i liked the fish soup even more)Then the main attraction came, my seafood feijoada was quite good, i ve tried normal feijoada before but never a seafood one and i ve never thought that shrimp with sausage and meat can be harmonious together in the same dish, but surprisingly it did.The bacalao stole the show for sure, was just amazing with the potato and onion all together... was worldclass 👏I would definitely return

Best meal we’ve had in Porto! Restaurant was fully booked but we were lucky to get the outdoor seats after waiting for a while. I would definitely come back to try the other dishes if I have the chance.

Amazing quality of food, the seafood rice was amazing! Such an authentic small place, a bit hard to find space there. Staff is professional. In the narrow streets of Porto.

We managed to find a walk-in table even though the restaurant was fully booked for a whole week! We had a salt-crusted seabass and rice dish with octopus in it. Both were really nice and highly recommend.

Amazing! The most delicious food in Porto! Best service and taste. Love it!

We were lucky enough to get a table outside without reservation, but we saw people queuing 2h! It was an overwhelming surprise. Quality of food is extremely high and very tasty. One of the best place in Porto, and for less than 50 euro you get a proper dinner for 2

Loved this place, credit to Sofia at Se Catedral Hotel for the recommendation.We were lucky to get in and I would def advise booking. We were there just before opening and ready a queue. Many turned away whilst we were there.It is hidden down a little side street close to front and only seats 12-14 inside. However, def worth the visit, site team great with excellent English and good humour.The kitchen is open so you can see some of the cooking. The shrimp in pan starter was fabulous and we had the the cod and lamb as mains both very good. Those ordering the seabass got a real treat as is brought burning to the table, looked fab.Toilet cubicles at back through the kitchen and are also good.Overall highly recommended with great food and service .... but do book to avoid disappointment

Had dinner here and loved it! We came without reservations on a weekday night and waited a bit and got to sit at the table right outside the door :We had the salt baked cod, lamb and fish soup - enjoyed the food and experience.

I doubt theyll need anymore reviews as its going to attract more crowd than the restaurant wants to handle. :)Restaurant is cosy, and only seats the lucky ones who could score a table. So I hope you get lucky! Because this place is truly a gem!Food quality here is impeccable! The dishes I ordered (seafood rice and the sausage, as Im one person diningblew my mind, and the two glasses of vino Verde I paired with were simply one of the best vino Verde Ive tasted here in Portugal.Thank you for making my evening!

Superb restaurant, food is delicious staff is welcoming and friendly. We really enjoyed dinning in and we strongly recommend this restaurant.

Habla Manotas,We entered the restaurant for the first evening service without reservation… which turned out to be big draw of luck.As starters we had a fish soup and an excellent octopus salad (so tender so good).The my wife had the liver (that was really good, I got the chance to finish that dish tooand I had the lamb ribs (which looked more like chops).To close it off we had panna cotta and a piece of a apple pie crowned with meringue spikes.If you don’t want be disappointed by not getting a table reserve it because it’s definitely worth it.

Taberna dos Mercadores is a gem! A small restaurant near Ribera, I highly recommend making reservations in advance if you can as they have limited seating and are very popular. We had the shrimp with garlic as a starter, then the salt encrusted sea bass and half-portion of seafood rice for dinner. The shrimp was extremely fresh and flavorful. The sea bass was a little small, but was unique and the presentation was quite a show. The Seafood rice was excellent, and the half portion was more than enough for 2. With all the food, we were too full to have dessert. Prices were extremely reasonable. I cannot wait to return!

An absolutely gem in the heart of Ribeira.The staff and the chef were very professional and friendly.The Food? TO DIE FOR!My mum (which is super pickyloves everything and she keeps talking about it all day long..This restaurant is a MUST TRY

One of our favorite meals in Portugal. Thank you!!! We enjoyed every bite of it and highly recommend it to anyone. Reservations in advance are a must for this small establishment - but if you get in, you’ll be in for a treat!

The sausages is delicious as well as the seafood food rice. Really worth it . The price is reasonable~~~ really recommended

Holy goodness was the food here amazing! It is small and I saw people begging to get in. Make a reservation if u can but if u cant get there really early! We had a lot of good food in Portugal but this was the tops!

wow, best fish I’ve ever had in my life. Amazing food, definitely take the fish baked with salt and the octopus rice. Service was also great, either book a table or come early to get a table.

Amazing food and wine! We totally loved it, the octopus salad was definitely the best I ever had. Everything was delicious and we had a great time. Thank you!!

Amazing food, amazing staff. Just pick any item from the menu blindfolded, and you wont regret it. Make sure to reserve a table during peak hours, as its a relatively small and highly popular restaurant.