A long-running Porto wine bar near Ribeira with golden lighting, background jazz and a sommelier-driven by-the-glass list including Vinho Verde producers.
The list: Curated list of Portuguese small-producer wines including Vinho Verde, with sommelier-guided flights and a wine shop attached
Tip: Open until 1am; the cave-like room with jazz and a charcuterie board is the spot for an unhurried late Vinho Verde glass.
Address: Rua de Ferreira Borges 86, 4050-253 Porto, Portugal, Vinho Verde
A Baixa wine bar and shop showcasing wines of the regions around Porto, with a Vinho Verde flight that walks Alvarinho, Loureiro and Avesso side by side.
The list: Wines of the regions around Porto including Vinho Verde, Douro, Dao and Port poured by the glass with regional small bites
Tip: Order a Vinho Verde flight to taste Alvarinho, Loureiro and Avesso side by side; the bar's regional focus makes it the easiest single stop to taste the breadth of the Minho.
A relaxed natural-wine bar, kitchen and shop in Cedofeita's gallery quarter, with a low-intervention list that frequently includes Aphros Phaunus and other Minho natural producers.
The list: Natural and low-intervention wines including Aphros Phaunus and other Minho natural producers, with seasonal small plates
Tip: Ask the owners to walk you through the natural Vinho Verde and Lima-valley pet-nat pours; Aphros Phaunus often appears by the glass.
A central Porto wine bar with a small-producer focus, pouring Vinho Verde alongside Port and Douro wines with a sommelier-led tasting programme.
The list: Small-producer Portuguese wines, including Vinho Verde, alongside a Port focus, with sommelier-led 30-euro tastings
Tip: Book the 30-euro sommelier tasting to walk the small-producer Vinho Verde and Port pours; it is one of the best-value guided sessions in central Porto.
A record-store-meets-bar in Bonfim where vinyl, wine and cocktails share the same room, open late into the night.
The list: Wine and cocktails alongside a record store, with Vinho Verde appearing on rotating by-the-glass selections
Tip: Dig through the vinyl while you drink; one of the latest-open Porto rooms and the rotating glass list often includes Loureiro pet-nat.
A tiny, music-loving natural-wine bar in central Porto with a twenty-seat room and an exciting glass list that frequently includes Aphros Phaunus.
The list: Tight curation of Portuguese natural wines by the glass, with Aphros Phaunus and Lima-valley pet-nats often on rotation
Tip: Only twenty seats and a music-led room; arrive early and ask the owners to pour the Lima-valley natural pours.
A wine bar set inside a deconsecrated 16th-century chapel in Cedofeita, all candlelight and Douro and Minho pours, open to 2am at the end of the week.
The list: Short, Douro and Minho focused Portuguese list with Vinho Verde and Port poured under candlelight in the chapel apse
Tip: Book the table inside the old chapel apse for the most atmospheric seat in Porto; Fado nights are especially candlelit and hushed.