The 13 best francesinhas in Porto

What if we told you that there was a beer specially made for Brasão, with the Francesinha they serve here in mind? It is true. Brasão and Sovina have teamed up to create the perfect wedding. The almost obligatory reservation proves that the duo is a success.

Afonso is a reference in Invicta when talking about francesinhas, and even Anthony Bourdain has been there to taste this famous dish. Anthony and not only, one of our critics was also there and liked it so much that he confessed to have thought of repeating the dose. The bread comes roasted, the meat is tasty, and the potatoes fill the dish and the belly.

Bufete Fase wouldn't be the same without people at the door, beer in hand, to endure a stoic wait to taste one of the best francesinhas in town. Those who go there know this and help clean up the tables (they are few, even more so) and have coffee at the counter to give way to other customers. The ingredients of this Francesinha are slightly different: the sausage is at the top of the dish and, besides the steak, there is also roasted meat.

This is, perhaps, the most famous Francesinhas house in town. The sausages come from Leandro, from Bolhão, and, according to Isabel Ferreira, the owner, the secret is in the sauce. The potatoes are cut and peeled by hand.

Capa Negra II is one of the obligatory stops for lovers of Francesinhas. Here they bet on the original recipe but there are other options for different tastes. Just go and try one.

Barcarola is over 30 years old. After four months tuning the sauce, the business began to grow. Today it is considered, with all the legitimacy, one of the best houses to eat francesinhas. Besides the traditional, there are some variations, such as vegetarian, and Iberian. This one takes bacon, mushrooms and olives.

If you like to eat francesinhas and eat at the counter, here is a place where you can and should do both. The space is small, but the francesinhas, the big bet of this house, are what really matters. They earned four stars from our critics and left them satisfied. Go there and see that everything we tell you here is true.

Only three people know the recipe of the sauce served in Cufra, which opened its doors in the revolutionary year of 1974. The sauce is the biggest secret, so it is not surprising that this is considered one of the meccas in Porto to eat this mythical dish which will make your stomach jump for joy.

Carlos Carneiro was 16 years old when he went to work at Galiza. At the time, the francesinha would cost 17 escudos, can you believe it? Forty years later, they cost from € 8.15 and each customer can choose what to add to this beautiful dish.

This is the home of the "best francesinha in the world". Why is the expression in quotation marks? Because it was registered by the owners of the house. Besides the francesinha, Lado B has everything you want in a brewery: hot dogs, good chips and cld beers (ask for a fino).

Here, the francesinhas are cooked in a wood oven. They fit ten in there at a time, which come out with the bubbling sauce and a gratinated cheese on top. It's worth going to Canelas to try it out ...

Tappas Caffé is a success story. The business started with a small restaurant in Candal, then this house was born in Madalena, and meanwhile, there are already seven spaces altogether. If you get there without booking ahead you have two options: either you wait ... or you wait.

The current owners have had Yuko for almost 20 years now. Here there are three options of francesinha and all take ham, an unusual ingredient. The traditional and the Francesinha da Casa (the house francesinha) take a (large) beef steak. But the sausage from the first one is fresh, and the sausage from the other is smoked.