Braganca Food Guide: 10 Must-Eat Restaurants & Street Food Stalls in Braganca

October 22, 2017 Marlin Saiz

Discover the best restaurant in Braganca, Portugal including Restaurante Pocas, Solar Bragancano, Restaurante Geadas, Restaurante O Abel, Restaurante Tipico O Javali, Casa Nostra, Restaurante lombada, O Careto, Restaurante a Gondola, Tasca do Ze Tuga
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1. Restaurante Pocas

Rua dos Combatentes da Grande Guerra 200, Braganca 5300-113, Portugal Reservations, Seating, Waitstaff, Television, Highchairs Available, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Wine and Beer, Accepts American Express, Accepts Mastercard, Accepts Visa, Free Wifi, Accepts Credit Cards Mediterranean, European, Portuguese, Vegetarian Friendly Lunch, Dinner +351 273 331 428
Excellent
38%
Good
48%
Satisfactory
11%
Poor
2%
Terrible
1%
Overall Ratings

4 based on 448 reviews

Restaurante Pocas

Reviewed By Bobbathfan - Gloucester, United Kingdom

I arrive in Braganca late evening looking for somewhere to eat, stumbled upon the Restaurante Pocas. Had all my motorcycle kit with me, not sure how proprietors would respond but they welcomed me in - restaurant full downstairs but plenty of room upstairs. Service was quick and friendly, food was delicious and plenty of it. I was the last person to leave but at no time was I being rushed - all round a great friendly place - recommended.

2. Solar Bragancano

Praca de Se, 34, Braganca 5300-265, Portugal Reservations, Outdoor Seating, Private Dining, Seating, Waitstaff, Highchairs Available, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Free Wifi European, Portuguese, Vegetarian Friendly, Gluten Free Options Lunch, Dinner, Late Night +351 273 323 875
Excellent
76%
Good
18%
Satisfactory
4%
Poor
1%
Terrible
1%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 1 reviews

Solar Bragancano

This is a beautiful place in the central square of the historic centre of Braganca. Its situated in an old mansion and serves traditional Northern dishes (eg I had pheasant with chestnuts). Not many tourists go to Braganca, but if they do this is definitely an experience worth exploring.

Reviewed By Ed E - Wistow, United Kingdom

It would be easy to miss this excellent restaurant without the advice of other TripAdvisor reviews. The entrance from street level leads to the first floor and you enter a restaurant furnished in traditional style.
The welcome was fulsome and the choices we made, Chestnut soup, Montesinho lamb and Sole were beautifully prepared and presented. Excellent House Wine and Port completed a memorable culinary experience. Thank you.

3. Restaurante Geadas

Rua do Loreto S/N, Braganca 5300-189, Portugal Reservations, Seating, Waitstaff, Highchairs Available, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar Mediterranean, European, Portuguese Lunch, Dinner, Late Night +351 273 326 002
Excellent
56%
Good
29%
Satisfactory
13%
Poor
2%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 137 reviews

Restaurante Geadas

Reviewed By martinezcm - Kansas City, Missouri

At the Pousada they recommended Geadas. It is from the same company owners. It is also located in an unexpected roadside setting for this quality restaurant. For appetizers they brought a mixed plate of prosciutto, cheese, chorizo, olives and olive oil toasted bread slices. Excellent. we ordered the partridge stewed in vinegar, chorizo and onions and served with fried potatoes, chestnuts and a chestnut puree. This is definitively one of the best partridges we ever tasted. Less successful was the choice of grilled mixed cuts of pork as some pieces were too dry . For dessert they had some natural pineapple as fresh fruit, a rarity in most restaurant leaning into heavy dessert offering. The service was extremely efficient and friendly. The wine selection is very good and at good prices.

4. Restaurante O Abel

Rua Do Sabor, Gimonde, Braganca 5300-553, Portugal Reservations, Seating, Waitstaff, Parking Available, Validated Parking, Television, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Free Wifi Steakhouse, Barbecue, European, Portuguese Lunch, Dinner HK$118 - HK$196 +351 273 382 555
Excellent
67%
Good
27%
Satisfactory
4%
Poor
1%
Terrible
1%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 545 reviews

Restaurante O Abel

Reviewed By Luiscasta57 - Braganca, Portugal

If you came to Braganca and If you wanted dinner in the best Restaurant to eat the best food like Posta or Bacalhau, you must came to a little village around Bragança name IS Gimonde (5km) to Restaurant Abel. IS a familiar Restaurant and IS not expansíve. Bear the Restaurant you can see two Bridges moderna and ancient Roman bridge.

5. Restaurante Tipico O Javali

Rua Quinta do Rei 7, Braganca 5300-244, Portugal Reservations, Outdoor Seating, Parking Available, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Free Wifi European, Portuguese Lunch, Dinner HK$141 - HK$290 +351 273 333 898
Excellent
49%
Good
40%
Satisfactory
9%
Poor
1%
Terrible
1%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 160 reviews

Restaurante Tipico O Javali

Reviewed By BeyondLisbon - Sintra, Portugal

A traditional kind of restaurant, not for the faint of heart. Generous portions and well prepared food.
They also offer a tourist menu, which we had, and it provides enough food for a family! By the time you're wondering how you'll able to digest all of that they'll ask if there's *anything else* they can bring you.
In the end they even offered a shot of their quince liquor - probably because we had proved worthy to be of the honour! :-D

6. Casa Nostra

Rua Doutor Francisco Felgueiras 8-10, Braganca 5300-134, Portugal Takeout, Reservations, Seating, Waitstaff Italian, Pizza, Mediterranean, European, Portuguese, Vegetarian Friendly Lunch, Dinner HK$63 +351 273 382 221
Excellent
59%
Good
31%
Satisfactory
8%
Poor
1%
Terrible
1%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 112 reviews

Casa Nostra

Cosy Italian Restaurtant. Familiar environment, with an excellent and carismatic Pizzaiolo. Also serves traditional Portuguese "Transmontano" food.

Reviewed By judihogan - Royston, United Kingdom

I find it hard to explain why I can get a better pizza from the takeaway chain in my home town than in this specialist restaurant rated the best in town. Also It was disappointing to find the menu only in the local language in this tourist spot, surely it would be in their interest and simple good business sense to cater to their varied target audience.

7. Restaurante lombada

Bairro Sao Sebastiao N 7, Braganca 5300-053, Portugal Wheelchair Accessible European, Portuguese Lunch +351 273 926 425
Excellent
48%
Good
40%
Satisfactory
12%
Poor
0%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 32 reviews

Restaurante lombada

Reviewed By Gosto_de_comentar

As you will notice from my reviews, I'm quite knowledgeable about the Bragança region in what concerns restaurants. But today all my expectations (always high in this region), were exceeded by far. If you like good meat, grilled in simplicity and totally based on the quality of the the meat itself, this is where you want to go. This will be my place of choice for my future meals!

8. O Careto

Carretera, Varge, Braganca 5300-412, Portugal Reservations, Seating, Waitstaff, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar European, Portuguese Lunch, Dinner +351 273 919 112
Excellent
64%
Good
29%
Satisfactory
2%
Poor
2%
Terrible
3%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 147 reviews

O Careto

Reviewed By JElliot32 - New South Wales, Australia

O Careto is located about 15 minutes' drive north of Braganca in the picturesque village of Varge. The setting is beautiful and the restaurant, which is quite large, looks appropriately rustic, warm and welcoming, both inside and out. Inside there is an open fire, stag-head trophies mounted on the walls and unusual coat racks that utilise deer hooves as hooks. You do get the idea that meat might be the thing here.
We were taken here by a Portuguese friend who assured us it was a popular local place for traditional Portuguese food. We had already eaten quite a bit of 'traditional' Portuguese fare - heavily salted meat or fish served up in huge portions with rice and boiled vegetables - and are not big fans, so were a little wary. Sure enough, the restaurant delivered what we expected, There was no written menu, and the main-course options were limited to a choice of pork, steak, chicken or fish. If you visit this place without a Portuguese speaker you might have some trouble. That goes for vegetarians, too, though they could probably get by on the vegetable soup and the green salad that consisted of just roughly chopped lettuce doused in olive oil. Sophisticated the food is not. The meals came out on large platters - much more than any one person could reasonably expect to eat. I ordered the Bacalao, a monstrous lump of heavily salted cod that proved more than a match for me. I swear it will be the last time I ever order that dish. We did enjoy the red wine, though, which was made on the premises.
Dessert, coffee and port wine were offered, but no-one could squeeze in another morsel. The bill came to 70 Euros for five, but cheap for this neck of the woods, but there was a hell of a lot of food put in front of us.

9. Restaurante a Gondola

Campo Redondo, Braganca 5300-114, Portugal Takeout, Reservations, Wheelchair Accessible, Free Wifi Vegetarian Friendly Lunch, Dinner +351 273 326 719
Excellent
45%
Good
43%
Satisfactory
12%
Poor
0%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 65 reviews

Restaurante a Gondola

Reviewed By Gosto_de_comentar

One of the nicest place for lunch or dinner in Bragança. A very wonderful combination of traditional food and Italian food and with an extremely friendly service. This place has been a success since its opening and every day is a treat. Desserts are also outstanding and the place, although quite large, is not loud and there is more than enough privacy between tables. They also have a wonderful take away service.

10. Tasca do Ze Tuga

Rua da Igreja, 66, Braganca 5300-855, Portugal Takeout, Reservations, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Waitstaff, Street Parking, Television, Highchairs Available, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Wine and Beer, Free Wifi European, Portuguese, Mediterranean, Pub Lunch, Dinner HK$196 - HK$290 +351 273 381 358
Excellent
66%
Good
21%
Satisfactory
6%
Poor
4%
Terrible
3%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 292 reviews

Tasca do Ze Tuga

An eating house that revives the environment lived cafes and taverns that have helped democratize the flavor snack, good steak, a piece of pig meat. A concept " Lisbon " and cuts across all ages, all statutes, all ethnicities and Trás . And we say , with the world's greatest pride , that " we are probably the only tavern in the world known for its Mirandesa meat nails !"

Reviewed By Oily rag - Winchester, England

Sleeping in our camper van at the base of Braganca castle, we were looking for a good place to eat that night. Home-cooking is ok but sometimes you need a bit of pampering. Looking at the reviews “Tosca do Ze Tuga” came highly recommended and so we staggered up the 200m hill to the castle and just inside the walls we found our restaurant, which in the mid afternoon sun, with guests sitting out on the veranda drinking in the view, whilst listening to Fado music, seemed the perfect place for our dinner, so we booked. You need to visit this restaurant, not just because of its perfect setting by the green in the ancient floodlit fort, nor for the charm and welcoming of the chefs’, nor to copy the locals who flock to the tables, but mainly because it’s a very good unpretentious restaurant serving very good locally sourced food. Try the all in chef’s menu with two starters, soup, main, pudding and coffee, together with an aperitif to start and some Ginja to finish. You’ll be in the chef’s hands but they’ll not let you down.
We left the fort and zoomed down the hill feeling total sated and as though we’d just left some new friends.
Great food, great atmosphere, great occasion. Thanks to all the staff and owners.

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