Restaurante Merendeiro — Restaurant in Vila Nova de Gaia

This is a little local restaurant run by the lovely Dina. The food is home cooked and simple, but tasty. You’ll have a choice of two dishes usually. The food is plentiful and cheap. (To the point where we paid extra as her smile and warm welcome means it’s almost sinful to pay what she actually charges!) She cooks it all while you wait including peeling the potatoes by hand and frying your chips. She washes all the dishes by hand, serves and cooks. Dina rarely takes holidays as she feels bad for leaving the local community. Shell capture your heart, and you’ll see why her reviews are so good when...

Authentic local restaurant just outside the touristic circuit. We had a huge fulfilling meal while the locals were drinking their beers in the street. Clearly a place enjoyed by the locals, neverheless the owner was really kind and asking if we wanted more. Would...

What a wonderful experience. Traditional meal. The proprietor took us in and cooked an early 5:30 pm meal for us. Fish, meat, rice, salads, fries, bread, beer, coffee. Incredible value! It felt like eating at grandma’s! We can not wait to...