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Fado no Porto
Fado house · Porto

Hidden in the heart of Porto

A fado house where the singing lasts the whole dinner.

Fadista in a black shawl singing under the stone arch of the room, with the guitarist seated beside her and the tables full
Live fado in the stone room at R. da Madeira 146
Live fado
Every night
Two shows
19:45 and 22:00
The show
€15
Google reviews
4.6 941 reviews
Google reviews

People who have been here

4.6 from 941 Google reviews

Excellent experience!! Fantastic service. Very friendly staff. Phenomenal food, beautifully presented. Thank you Jessica for the fado and for the surprise of Ana, who sang for us too. Wonderful voices, with their fantastic musicians!!!

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Márcia Lourenço Google

The best restaurant in Porto for hearing fado, with incredible food to go with it! Thank you Eduardo for looking after us so well! We will definitely be back!

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Cristiana Simoes Google
Book a table Dinner is by reservation.
The programme of the night

The night has two parts

We are the only fado house in Porto that does not close on Sunday. There is fado every night, in two shows, and each one has its own arrival times.

  1. First part 19:45

    Arrive between 19:00 and 19:45. The fado starts around 19:45 and sings through dinner, from the first course to the last.

    Arrival 19:00 19:15 19:30 19:45
  2. Second part 22:00

    For late diners. Arrive at 21:45 or 22:00, and from then on the night has no closing time: you stay while there is fado and appetite for it.

    Arrival 21:45 22:00

Book a table The show is €15 per person, on top of dinner.

The difference

Three things that are different here

The fado lasts the whole dinner

This is not a forty-minute set at the end of the meal. A fadista sings from the beginning of the night to the end, with the musicians alongside, on Portuguese guitar and viola.

No closing time

The table is yours for as long as you want it. Nobody asks for the room back, nobody looks at the clock. You stay while there is fado and appetite for it.

You never know who sings

Each night has its own voice, and you never know whose. That is how a real fado house works: you come for the fado, not for a name on a poster.

Fadista in a shawl singing to the room, with the guitarist behind her and the audience seated in silence

Silêncio,
que se vai cantar
o fado.

“Quiet, the fado is about to be sung.” What is said before the first note. Here, every night.

The kitchen

Portuguese food, properly done

The fado does not come alone. The kitchen is Portuguese and traditional, made for a long night: dishes to share, wine to linger over, and an old stone room for all of it to happen in.

Polvo à lagareiro — octopus roasted in olive oil and garlic; arroz caldoso de lingueirão, a soupy rice with razor clams; lamb ribs with a Port wine reduction. Food for the room, not food on the side.

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Sliced sirloin on an earthenware platter, with rosemary and roast tomato
Red wine being served at the table, in the light of the room, during dinner

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Bookings

Keep your table

Dinner is by reservation. There is fado every night, in two shows: the first around 19:45 and the second at 22:00.

19:00 19:15 19:30 19:45 21:45 22:00

Group and company dinners are arranged directly with us, by phone 934 000 100 or on WhatsApp.

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