Tao Longe Tao Perto ★ 4.0
18 by the glassmoderateBonfim, Porto
A minimalist candle-lit wine room near Bonfim pouring natural and organic Portuguese wines, including Loureiro and Avesso, from taps.
The list: Natural and organic Portuguese wines poured directly from taps, with a minimalist candle-lit room
Tip: Order a Loureiro or Avesso pour straight from the tap; the dim, minimalist room is one of Porto's quietest late wine rooms.
Dick's Bar at The Yeatman ★ 4.3
30 by the glasshighGaia hillside
The bar of the Yeatman wine hotel high on the Gaia hillside, with a deep Portuguese list including Vinho Verde and a terrace facing the Porto river.
The list: Extensive Portuguese wine list including Vinho Verde and Port from the hotel cellar, with a terrace over the river
Tip: The hotel-cellar list runs deep on Vinho Verde; ask the sommelier to pour a Soalheiro Granit and an Alvarinho vertical side by side.
AUGE Porto ★ 4.0
20 by the glassmoderateBoavista, Porto
A panoramic rooftop lounge with a Port and Portuguese wine list including Vinho Verde spritzers over downtown Porto.
The list: Wide selection of Port and Portuguese wines including Vinho Verde and Alvarinho spritzers on a downtown rooftop
Tip: Order an Alvarinho spritzer; AUGE is one of the few rooftops that takes Vinho Verde mixology seriously.
Vinologia La Maison des Porto ★ 4.4
30 by the glassmoderateRibeira, Porto
A dedicated Port specialist in Ribeira pouring around 200 Ports from small independent shippers, the place to go deep on the fortified style after a Vinho Verde dinner.
The list: Around 200 Ports from small independent producers served as flights and by the glass
Tip: The deepest small-grower Port list in the city; ask for a vertical flight of a single house alongside a Vinho Verde aperitif.
Prova late-evening Vinho Verde flights ★ 4.4
30 by the glassmoderateRibeira, Porto
Prova's late hours make it Porto's reference for a sommelier-guided evening flight of Vinho Verde and Portuguese wine well after dinner.
The list: Sommelier-guided by-the-glass flights including Vinho Verde Alvarinho, Loureiro and Avesso running into the early hours
Tip: After dinner is the best window; the sommelier can build a custom Vinho Verde flight on request, walking the three flagship grapes side by side.
Capela Incomum Fado-and-Vinho-Verde evenings ★ 4.2
14 by the glassmoderateCedofeita, Porto
Themed evening tastings in a candle-lit former chapel, sometimes paired with live Fado, with a Douro and Minho focused list.
The list: Guided Portuguese wine tastings with cheese and charcuterie on themed Fado evenings, focused on Douro and Minho
Tip: Check the calendar for Fado nights, when the chapel hosts guided tastings with live song and the candle-lit room is at its best.