Nightlife in Gaia hillside

Dick's Bar at The Yeatman ★ 4.3

30 by the glassGaia hillside

The bar of the Yeatman wine hotel high on the Gaia hillside, with a deep Portuguese and Port list and a terrace facing the river.

The list: Extensive Portuguese wine and Port list from the hotel's renowned cellar, with a terrace over the river

Tip: The terrace overlooks Porto and the Douro; the wine-hotel cellar means the by-the-glass options run deep.

Graham's Vintage Room ★ 4.5

12 by the glassGaia hillside

The premium tasting room of Graham's 1890 Lodge on the Gaia hill, pouring aged tawny and vintage Ports beside cellars of 1890s bottles.

The list: Premium Port tastings including aged tawnies and vintage Ports in a private tasting room

Tip: Book the evening Vintage Room tasting for rare aged Ports with a guided tour of the 1890 lodge.

Taylor's Port Cellars ★ 4.4

10 by the glassGaia hillside

The cellars of Taylor's, one of the oldest and only continuously independent Port houses, with tastings and a garden terrace over Porto.

The list: Self-guided cellar tour ending in tastings of Taylor's tawny, ruby and vintage Ports

Tip: Finish in the peacock-dotted tasting garden; Taylor's has shipped Port since 1692 and stayed independent throughout.

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