Adega da Vila — Restaurant in Vila do Conde

I don't give out too many 5 stars, but this place earned it. Tiny restaurant serving delicious tapas. Let the owner select some food and enjoy!

Soon after we arrived, the owner came over and dropped off a menu. He somehow knew we were not locals (duh!), asked if we spoke English and he said he’d be back to help us. The menu was unique — handwritten booklet of parchment bound to a flat piece of cork bark the size of a mini iPad. I’m pretty sure it was the only menu he had. We studied the menu and recognized some of it: including sardines. He returned, explained that it was a tapas place and everything is fresh made.

He brought each plate one at a time, each fresh made and all were delicious: chicken pastry thing, mushrooms, grilled peppers (pimento padron), sardines on bread. We declined dessert, to which he said, “I have a small gift for you” and a while later he brought over two, tiny warm shortbread cookies on a little plate. How nice. Then a little while later, two tiny mugs of port — thimble size. Port is a specialty of the area (Porto) and he gets his port from a guy who makes it, by the barrel. After that he brought over a guest book for us to write a comment. Lots of comments from the world over. He obviously enjoys treating his guests well....

Just happened upon Adega de Vila looking for lunch today. Certainly my lucky day! The server brought over a basket of bread and tray of beautifully prepared tomatoes. I haven’t tasted tomatoes this delicious in years. The bread was exceptional too. My main dish: slow cooked pork was also very good but came without a starch so I ordered rice. I agree with other reviews and the main dish was a small portion and 10€ but the pork was delicious and tender. Great desert and killer cappuccino! Totally delicious meal and one of my favorites after living in Portugal now for 5 months. My entire meal was less than 30€ which is great. Looking forward to...

One of the best experiences we had on our 2 weeks Camino journey! First of all, Alvaro was about to close, when we came, but kept the restaurant open just for 2 of us. We were feeling so welcome and cozy! The food was fresh and delicious and we also got some nice local sweets to try. Restaurant decoration is just great, we wanted to walk around and just enjoy the details. And what makes the place most special is Alvaro! We felt like visiting an old friend, who was glad to see us and wanted to offer the best he has. We had a nice chat, where Alvaro shared his Camino stories and gave us good recomendations for the way. Hope to be...