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ing lots of bric-a-brac. The menu is small but dishes are delicious, including breaded
sardines, duck rice and codfish
a minha moda
.
BRAC
(Campo das Carvalheiras; snacks €3-9, mains €13-17; dinner Mon-Sat)
Braga's gourmet hotspot offers
tasty
petiscos
at the backlit bar and more elaborate dishes like prawn curry and roasted
black pork in the swanky dining room with stone columns and exposed stone walls.
There's happy hour every night from 5.30pm to 7pm.
PORTUGUESE
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Drinking & Nightlife
Estúdio 22
(Rua Dom Paio Mendes 22; 10.30am-1am)
Loungey cafe-bar on a bustling strip by the cathedral,
great for coffee drinking during the day and sampling the speciality gin and tonics at night
to the sound of live bands or DJs spinning funk and bossa.
BAR
Domus Vinum
(
www.domus-vinum.com
;
Largo da Nossa Senhora da Boa Luz 12; tapas €4-6.50; 6pm-2am Tue-Sun)
With
Brazilian beats, a lantern-lit front patio and excellent wines by the glass, Domus Vinum
draws a stylish crowd. The Portuguese and Spanish tapas are excellent. It's just west of
the old town entrance portal, Arco da Porta Nova.
WINE BAR
Café A Brasileira
(Largo do Barão de São Marinho 17; 7am-8pm Mon-Sat)
A Braga classic, this 19th-century cafe is a
converging point for the old and new generations. Try the
café de saco
(small shot of
filtered coffee).
CAFE
Taberna Svbvra
BAR
