Casa Guedes

Try their famous pork leg sandwich at the oldest location in Praça dos Poveiros for an authentic, lighter alternative to francesinha.

In their own words: “Casa Guedes. It is a small restaurant that is known for its pork leg sandwiches. Their oldest location is at Praça dos Poveiros. And that's kind of going to be the most authentic, you know, the traditional experience. Check out those 1970s groovy tiles as well when you're there.”

Don't miss their iconic 'sandas depro' (roast pork sandwich), especially with added creamy sheep's milk cheese.

In their own words: “Casa Guedes serves up one of the most famous and best sandwiches in Porto and has been doing so since the 70s their sandas depro which is a roast pork sandwich is roasted to Perfection and then expertly sliced in the front of the restaurant.”

Order the famous Sande de Pernil com Queijo (pork leg sandwich with cheese) and a comforting bowl of Caldo Verde soup.

In their own words: “instead we went to Casa Gage traditional we tried call du vergie which literally means green broth this green soup is a traditional Portuguese dish made with thinly sliced kaleant greens potatoes and sliced chorizo sausage we also tried sanded sandwiches with ham and cheese”