9 Market Tours in Porto to Build a Day Around

1.Porto Local Market Visit & Cooking Class / Showcooking

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 206 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) Our pick

Shop Mercado do Bolhão, ride the metro with river views, then enjoy a Portuguese showcooking meal with wine in a small group.

“Wonderful from start to finish. Was an interactive experience with terrific hosts. Started in the market obtaining ingredients for the meal as well as a great history lesson regarding food and the culture. The meal was a traditional dish with salted cod in addition to two different types of sausage and a super dessert. The wine was delicious. Our hosts were very friendly and professional. Recommend this experience for folks of all ages and backgrounds.”

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2.Local Market Tour & Cooking Class/Showcooking

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 32 reviews · from $114

Porto local market visit plus cod-focused showcooking. Small group, market stories, hands-on options, and a traditional meal in 4 hours.

“We had a fantastic time during our cooking class with Ana and Joseph! The day started off at the Mercado do Bolhão with Ana, where she gave us a thorough explanation of the ingredients we’d be using for our meal. She made the experience fun and engaging, allowing plenty of time for questions and a bit of exploring around the market. I loved the explanation and history of the vendor stands. Afterward, we took the subway to the kitchen, where Joseph was waiting for us, and together they made the entire experience enjoyable and relaxed. The food we prepared was delicious, and the timing throughout the class was spot-on. If…”

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3.Bolhão Market Guided Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 23 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $78

A small-group Porto food tour that pairs Bolhão Market petiscos with classic codfish at O Pretinho do Japão, plus wine and dessert.

“Emma, our guide, taught all about the history of the Market. We enjoyed a glass of Wine while sampling fish, cheeses n meats. We the n when outside to a pastry shop where we finished up with desserts n coffee! A fine afternoon with a great guide!”

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4.Chef Led Porto Market Tour & Portuguese Tapas Class + Wine

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 19 reviews · 4 hours · from $114

Chef-led Porto market tour and Portuguese tapas class with coffee, nata, hands-on cooking, and lunch with Douro wine.

“market tour was great. the cooking facility was new and well equipped.”

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5.Porto Private Food & Wine Walking Tour with Market & Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 19 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $210

Private 3.5-hour Porto food and wine walk: São Bento, Bolhão tastings, canned fish, ginja in chocolate, pastel de nata, olive oil.

“Sarah could not do enough for us especially as my wife is vegetarian. Her knowledge was amazing and perhaps the culmination of the tour at the Olive House was quite mind blowing as the lady who owns the place, had incredible knowledge about this subject Porto is about food and drink, don't miss it.”

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6.Bolhão Market Guided Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 15 reviews · 3 hours · from $76Best value

Porto’s Mercado do Bolhão food tour with Vinho Verde, wine and cheeses, bacalhau lunch, and dessert, led by a local guide.

“My partner and I were the only guests on the tour which was due to the off season. However, it was even more enjoyable being the only two. The meeting point instructions were clear and precise, the tour guide was very knowledgeable and friendly. We came away full, happy and informed.”

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7.Cooking Class with Local Market Visit

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 15 reviews · 3.5 hours · from $106

Porto cooking class with a local market run and organic garden stops. Cook Portuguese favorites from scratch, then eat with wine.

“A very hands on experience. Nice to visit small local markets to shop for ingredients. Learned some cooking tips and tricks as well as some Portuguese recipes that I should be able to duplicate at home.”

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8.Private Fish Experience with Market-to-table lunch from Porto

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $300

Private half-day fish hunt from Porto: Angeiras harbor, Conservas Pinhais sardines, market-to-table lunch in Matosinhos.

“Our guide, Fonzie, was fabulous and we had a great time all day but picking out our fish fir lunch abd tgen the lunch was the best. It would have been wonderful just because the time with Fonzie was so interesting and he was great”

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9.Authentic Porto Food Tour & Market Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $101

Taste Porto in 3 hours with Portuguese breakfast, market meats and green wine, dried fruits, and a bifana lunch with Fino.

“João was an excellent guide. He was very knowledgeable and also very personable. The tour was fun, educational and very filling as we ate and drank at every stop.”

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