The 8 Best Porto Market Tours

1.Porto Local Market Visit & Cooking Class / Showcooking

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 206 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) Our pick

Meet Nuno, Ana, Maria, or Joseph at Mercado do Bolhão for a guided market visit and ingredient shopping. Then ride the metro over the Luís I Bridge to a clean kitchen in Gaia for a Portuguese showcooking class, lunch, wine, coffee, and pastel de nata. Expect some hands-on tasks, but mostly watch-and-learn cooking.

“The most fun cooking class we’ve done in Europe! We started at Porto’s Mercado do Bolhao. What a great place to start. Sooo clean and friendly and full of Portuguese culture, food and drink. The cooking setting was amazing and reminded us of Chopped. We can’t wait to get home to try the recipes we were taught to make! Anna and Joseph were fantastic!!!!”

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2.Chef Led Porto Market Tour and Portuguese Tapas Class with Wine

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 92 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $168

Start at Mercado do Bolhão with a chef-led tour and tastings, then walk to Boutique Maison Canto De Luz for a hands-on Portuguese tapas class. You may prepare clams, cod fritters, octopus salad, chorizo, vegetables, and dessert before sitting down with Douro wine. Groups are capped at eight.

“This experience was great fun! We started with a market tour with stops including tasting oysters, smelling local spices and sampling olive oils. We then walked to a well equipped and lovely kitchen to cook and enjoy the company of our fellow participants. We each got to prepare different aspects of our meal which included tempura green beans, octopus salad, codfish fritters, clams, and custard for dessert! Rita was knowledgeable and a sweetheart.”

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3.Porto Market Tour & Cooking Class – Half Day

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 34 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $231

Start at 10:00 with pickup and a market visit guided by Vitor, where you help choose seasonal seafood, fish, produce, and dishes. Return to Cook in Ribeira for a hands-on private cooking class, then sit down to four courses with Portuguese wine, beer, juice, water, and coffee. Drop-off is not included.

“Vitar was an exceptional host. This is well worth the money that begins with an open air fresh seafood and produce market to buy the supplies for what eventually becomes a spectacular lunch. 5 stars across the board. Vitar is the best and we can’t wait to see him again. Gene and Susie”

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4.Local Market Tour & Cooking Class/Showcooking

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 32 reviews · from $114

Start with Ana at Mercado do Bolhão, where you’ll learn about Portuguese ingredients, vendors, and food history. Then take the metro to Jardim do Morro for city views before joining Ana and Joseph for a relaxed cod-focused showcooking with wine, sausage, olives, Alheira, and pastel de nata. Participation is optional.

“This was a fantastic experience and the highlight of our trip to Porto!!! Thank you soooo much!!!!!!!!!”

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5.Bolhão Market Guided Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 23 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $78

Explore Porto’s Bolhão Market with a guide such as Ana or Ema, sampling Portuguese cheeses, meats, sardines, bread, wine, and olive oil. Then enjoy codfish with Douro wine at O Pretinho do Japão, followed by dessert and port. The small group is capped at 15 people.

“Ana was amazing, we had the best time on this tour! Tried so many amazing things, wine, cheeses, sardines, meats, codfish dishes, and the best nata ever. She answered all of our questions, she was patient, kind and very friendly, and had an amazing list of recommendations for the rest of our stay. Do not go with a full stomach :)) Thank you Ana!!!”

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6.Chef Led Porto Market Tour & Portuguese Tapas Class + Wine

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 19 reviews · 4 hours · from $114

Meet your chef at Bolhão Market, shop for fresh ingredients, then walk 10 minutes to Canto de Luz for coffee, a nata, and a hands-on Portuguese tapas class. The four-hour experience includes lunch, one glass of Douro wine, recipes, and a small bottle of Aguardente to take home.

“market tour was great. the cooking facility was new and well equipped.”

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7.Bolhão Market Guided Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 15 reviews · 3 hours · from $76Best value

Spend three hours with a local guide such as Ana or Erika at Porto’s Bolhão Market, tasting Vinho Verde, sardines, cheeses, cured meats, codfish, Douro wine, and traditional bakery sweets. You’ll also learn about Porto’s food culture and local commerce. English and Spanish tours are available.

“Erika, our guide, was incredibly knowledgeable and also delightful to talk with! All of the market vendors were very kind, and we learned a lot about the region’s food, wine, history and architecture. Finding the meeting spot was a bit tricky, as there are multiple levels at the market.”

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8.Cooking Class with Local Market Visit

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 15 reviews · 3.5 hours · from $106

Meet Nuno at his home in Porto, then shop for fresh ingredients at small local markets, a bakery, butcher, or organic garden. Cook a full Portuguese menu from scratch, learn about food, wine, olive oil, and cultural traditions, then sit down to eat with a group of no more than eight.

“Nuno was great! He is so organized and communicated very well before we met him at his home. Right away we headed to the market and picked up some the freshest ingredients for our meal. Nuno cares a lot about the ingredients that go into his meals. Along the way, Nuno explained a lot of Portuguese history to us. We learned a great deal regarding history, wine, food, cooking, and had a lesson in olive oil, as well Together we cooked up appetizers and a delicious entrée of Sebring fish. We learned how to make Pastel de Nata for our dessert. We gathered around his table with wine and enjoyed…”

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