One Of My Favorite Food Tours: Taste Of Porto, Porto, Portugal!!

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If you have been following along you know that I visited one of my favorite cities earlier this year – Porto, Portugal! If you have not been to Porto, its fabulous and you should plan a trip immediately! When I was in Porto, I went on one of my favorite food tours (I have done it multiple times!) called the Taste Porto Food Tour. The Taste Porto Food Tour was started by a native of Vila Nova da Gaia and he has established an amazing company. You should definitely check it out when in Porto!

Porto.

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Airport Lounge Review: Porto Lounge, Porto Airport, Portugal

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Dan and I flew our of the Porto Airport (a/k/a the Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport) to Newark, NJ earlier this year after some wedding planning in Lisbon! We had flew out of the Porto Airport once before, and the Porto Airport was exactly as I remembered it – very close to Porto and extremely clean and modern!

Porto Airport.

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Why You Should Visit Porto, Portugal!

08/06/201713/06/2017wareontheglobe 3 Comments

Dan and I traveled to Porto, Portugal earlier this year after some Lisbon-area wedding planning, and our visit reaffirmed my decision that I absolutely love Porto! It is really one of my favorite places in Europe. Maybe its the beautiful scenery, maybe its the old school buildings and Vespas, or maybe its the delicious food and wine. But in any case, I just love Porto!

Who doesn’t love this scene?

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Restaurant Review: 100 Maneiras, Lisbon, Portugal

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If you ask me what my favorite restaurant is in the entire world, 100 Maneiras in Lisbon, Portugal would certainly come up in the conversation. While I am not ready to declare it my absolute favorite restaurant, it is most certainly one of my favorites (and Dan may be ready to declare it his favorite)!

100 maneiras.

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Restaurant Review: Mini Bar by Jose Avillez, Lisbon, Portugal

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Lisbon, Portugal is definitely an underrated foodie city! Lisbon offers both delicious cheap meals and creative upscale food experiences that rival those of Barcelona, Paris, and London.

Lisbon’s most famous chef is certainly José Avillez. Avillez runs a handful of restaurants in Lisbon, with his Michelin-starred Belcanto being his most well respected (it was just named the 70th best restaurant in the World in 2017!). Dan and I ate at Belcanto in 2014 and while it was really, really, really delicious and creative with excellent service, it was quite pricey and came with all the stuffiness that one usually expects at a Michelin-starred restaurant.

One of many courses at Belcanto circa 2014.

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