What Casa Guedes is known for
Porto sandwich institution on Praca dos Poveiros, run since 1987 by two brothers and their wives. Known for the sandes de pernil - slow-roasted pork with Serra da Estrela mountain cheese - adapted from a Brazilian recipe, plus francesinhas and sausage-and-cheese boards.
Casa Guedes has operated in Porto's Praca dos Poveiros since 1987, run by a pair of brothers and their wives out of a small, tile-lined eatery. Its signature is the sandes de pernil, a roast pork sandwich topped with melted Serra da Estrela mountain cheese, built from a recipe the family adapted from a Brazilian original. It is regularly cited by Porto food guides as the city's best sandwich, known for long queues, sometimes over an hour. Beyond the pernil, the menu includes bifanas, francesinhas, boards of cured sausage and cheese, slow-cooked chicken gizzards, and homemade chocolate mousse. The business has since grown into a small local group with several Porto locations.
How ORBIS reads this city
Best for — The pork-and-mountain-cheese sandwich at a Porto institution
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