To get a taste of history, Guimarães also offers a wide range of restaurants, from signature food, with the Restaurant “A Cozinha”, awarded 1 Michelin star, to restaurants with typical food and traditional of the region.

Guimarães is synonymous with good cuisine and there are many restaurants where you can eat good food, for all tastes and budgets.

When choosing a good place to have lunch or dinner after a walk around the city, there are several options that are part of Guimarães’ gastronomic offer.

Traditional Cuisine

The art of cooking well and eating well is associated with the entire Minho and Guimarães region, with traditional recipes that have been passed down from generation to generation.

The soups are brothy and filled with seasonal vegetables and legumes. A good example is turnip or turnip soup, bean and cabbage soup or “caldo verde”.

Bread finds its most traditional form in cornbread and starters include pork ear, roasted sausage, cod fritters, “cod wank”, chicken gizzards, octopus in green sauce, among others. many others.

Among the main dishes, the highlights are “rojões à Minhota com papas de sarrabulho”, “arroz de pica-no-chão”, “stuffed tripe”, roast lamb, “cracheado cod” , cod with bread, “octopus à Lagareiro”, among others.