Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
For the pick of local specialities, try fresh shad, salmon and trout from the Rio Minho, and
lamprey eels in spring.
Bard Rock Cafe
(Rua da Boavista; snacks €3-5; 10am-2am)
Right on the ramparts is this two-floor music -themed
cafe-bar with a few plastic chairs outside featuring views out to Spain across the river. Sn-
acks like sandwiches, burgers and
francesinhas
(overstuffed sandwich) are served all day;
at nighttime come for beers and cocktails. From the main square, go all the way to the
river and then turn left.
CAFE
$
Escondinho
(Praça Deu-la-Deu 18; pastries €0.60-1.20; breakfast, lunch & dinner)
Monção's best pastry shop has
tempting fresh-baked goods with outdoor tables overlooking the plaza.
CAFE
$
Cabral
(Rua de Zenbro 1; mains €6-18; lunch & dinner)
Cabral grills fresh fish and offers a tasty
arroz do
marisco
(rice and seafood stew). It's all served in an attractive stone-walled dining room,
almost always packed at lunch, down a narrow lane from Praça Deu-la-Deu.
PORTUGUESE
$$
Sete á Sete
( 251 652 577; Rua Conselheiro João da Cunha; mains €8.50-15; lunch & dinner Tue-Sun)
At the en-
trance to the old centre, this stone-walled dining room serves top-notch Minho specialities
made with the finest, freshest ingredients, such as the seasonal river eel and
cabrito
(kid).
PORTUGUESE
$$
Information
Turismo
( 251 652 757;
www.portoenorte.pt
;
Praça Deu-la-Deu; 9.30am-12.30pm & 2-6pm Mon-Sat)
Housed in the Casa do Curro, the
turismo
also sells a small but high-quality selection of
pottery and lacework from artisans of northern Portugal.
Getting There & Around
You'll find street parking around Praça da República and Praça Deu-La-Deu.
AV Minho
( 258 800 341)
operates one weekend and two weekday buses that stop here en
route from Melgaço (€3.70, 35 minutes) to Porto (€9, four hours) via Viana do Castelo
(€5.50, 1½ hours).
