Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Eating
For self-caterers, there's a supermarket upstairs from the AV Tâmega bus station.
O Cândido
(Rua da Tulha 14; mains €5-9; lunch & dinner)
Come to this no-frills restaurant to mingle with
locals over typical dishes like
rancho
,
alheira
and
pataniscas
. The full menu with soup,
salad, main and dessert is a steal at €9.
PORTUGUESE
€
Maria
(Largo do Municipio 4; snacks €0.55; 6.30am-6.30pm Mon-Sat, 1-6.30pm Sun)
Look for the bright blue
door of this tiny bakery, which whips up the best
pasteis de Chaves
(flaky turnovers filled
with ground meat).
BAKERY
€
João Padeiro
BAKERY
€
(Rua do Postigo; 9am-8pm)
Snack on tasty regional treats at this corner bakery, including the
trademark
folar de Chaves
(big pillowy loaves filled with bacon,
linguiça
and local
salpicão
sausage).
Carvalho
( 276 321 727; Largo das Caldas 4; mains €8-17; lunch & dinner Tue-Sat, lunch Sun)
Carvalho's top-
notch regional dishes have earned recognition as some of Portugal's best. It's hidden away
amid the cluster of parkside cafes opposite the Jardim do Tabolado.
PORTUGUESE
€€
Drinking & Entertainment
There's a cluster of lively bars across from the park and the spa at the bottom of town, and
another on Travessa Cándido dos Reis near the fort.
Adega Faustino
(Travessa Cândido dos Reis; snacks €4-9; noon-11pm Mon-Sat)
Resembling a fire station from the
outside, this cavernous ex-winery oozes atmosphere inside, with cobblestoned floors and
WINE BAR
