Restaurante Monteiros - Prato do dia | Francesinha Forno a Lenha | Anho e Cabrito em Forno a Lenha is a restaurant in Afurada, Porto. Rated 4.6 stars from 214 Google reviews. Known for francesinha baked in a wood-fired oven and generous portions at €10–15. Best for lunch and dinner.
Rankings updated April 2026
Restaurante Monteiros - Prato do dia | Francesinha Forno a Lenha | Anho e Cabrito em Forno a Lenha
Quick Verdict
Locals return because the francesinha is genuinely excellent, the portions are honest, and at €10–15 with wine you're not subsidising anyone's Instagram habit. This is the kind of place that makes you question why you'd eat in the city centre.
Book if you want the best francesinha in Porto at a worker's price, or you're after a warm, unpretentious dinner where the owner actually cares.
About Restaurante Monteiros - Prato do dia | Francesinha Forno a Lenha | Anho e Cabrito em Forno a Lenha
Restaurante Monteiros is a no-frills tasca in Afurada, 15 minutes from Porto's centre, where the prato do dia feeds locals at €10–15 a head. The kitchen turns out oven-baked francesinhas with wood-fired precision, panados, frango, and rancho in portions that don't apologise. The owner works the room, staff move with purpose, and on Saturday nights there's karaoke—one reviewer reported the cook herself singing Whitney Houston between service. It's casual, cosy, and loud in the way a proper neighbourhood restaurant should be. Reviewers who've eaten francesinhas across Portugal rank this one at the top; one visitor tried them in Lisbon first and called those "terrible" by comparison. The place takes reservations, has free parking, and wheelchair access. No menu online means you're eating what's good today, not what photographs well.
What Stands Out
Francesinha baked in a wood-fired oven
Multiple reviewers specifically praised the oven-baked francesinha: "Best francesinha I've ever eaten. Baked in the oven with fresh ingredients. Homemade sauce made with precision, not spicy. Homemade fries." Another: "Francesinhas are cuites au feu de bois une merveille" (cooked on wood fire, a marvel). One visitor ate francesinhas across 10 days of Portugal travel and ranked this one best.
Generous portions at €10–15
Reviewers called it "economical" and "real Portuguese food for friendly prices. Much better than the restaurants in the city center." One noted it's "15 minutes from the center of Porto and 5 from the beaches. Economical, delicious and healthy worker's food." Another praised "very affordable prices."
Warm, attentive owner and staff
Reviews highlighted "Very friendly staff," "a warm welcome, everyone was very attentive," "Very nice chef, very friendly owner," and "the owner is friendly." One reviewer called the server "super gentle and cute." The owner is confirmed as the operator (Owner claimed: Yes).
What Customers Say
Boa francesinha no forno, panados, frango, rancho.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Restaurante Monteiros - Prato do dia | Francesinha Forno a Lenha | Anho e Cabrito em Forno a Lenha
Oven-baked in a wood-fired oven with homemade sauce and fresh ingredients—reviewers rank it the best they've eaten in Portugal. One visitor tried francesinhas across 10 days of travel and came back here. It arrives with homemade fries. €10–15 for the lot, depending on filling.
The place accepts reservations and you should use them on weekends—reviewers mention it fills up. Closed Mondays; open Tuesday–Sunday 10:00–15:30. Free parking on-site and street-side, so logistics aren't tight, but the kitchen's small and popular.
Casual, cosy, and local. Full of groups and solo diners. Saturday nights have karaoke. It's not quiet—it's a neighbourhood tasca where people talk loud and eat fast. Reviewers describe it as "convivial" with a "warm welcome."
No. You're eating the prato do dia and what's good that day—panados, frango, rancho, oven-baked francesinha. One reviewer called it "healthy worker's food." This isn't a browsing situation.
15 minutes from the centre, 5 minutes from the beaches. It's in Afurada, across the Douro. Reviewers note it's far enough to dodge tourist pricing but close enough to be worth the trip.
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