A Despensa

Fantastic find for us! On New Years Eve we stumbled upon the restaurant and they were able to fit us in. Glad we did. First off, Stephane greeted us and took very good care of us. Exceptional service. Hospitality was top notch. Now for the food. Each course was fantastic. Started with Arancini appetizer- great! Burrata appetizer was to die for. Bruschetta equally delicious. For mains we had - Lasagna with bechamel and bolognese - Fusili w/gorgonzola, cocoa powder! - Fusili w/almond pesto - Spinach tortellini Dessert were - tiramisu which was fantastic. Paired with great wine, complimentary Prosecco to start along with sorbet liquor and then Limoncello to finish. Wonderful wonderful, wonderful meal We are foodies who’ve dined all over the world. This place is great!

Errehh ladies amd gents! I highly recommend this hidden gem in Porto! Not only do they have delicious food but also delicious gluten free food! You have to walk down a narrow alley to find it but it is worth it! The servers are kind and the atmosphere is intimate with plenty of seating.

Best restaurant I’ve ever been. Never seen such a great price/quality distribution! All small things that added to an even greater experience. From the outside it looks fine, but inside you get a whole new experience. The food was amazing, such great flavors. The staff was just as great. Really cared about your experience and helped with everything without asking. Even on our way out the door was held open. Started with some warm bread, with olive oil en salt, had an amazing main course where presentation was just as good as the taste. And after that the dessert where I had a warm self made chocolate cake, with home made ice cream on a warm plate and some tea. And such a cosy dinner an lovely people. Wouldn’t wanna go anywhere else on my last night in Porto.

We <3 Gerson!!! Wow absolutely gorgeous food. The pasta was cooked to perfection. I had the scagoli linguine and it was perfect. The burrata was salty and flavorful. I also had the chocolate cake with ice cream and that ice cream was what dreams were made of. Gerson was so helpful, kind and patient. Would absolutely return!

This place was truly magical! Our waiter Gerson made the experience even better <3 The food was amazing and the Aperol Spritz was also great. Would definitely recommend!

The service was amazing and the food was delicious. We had the veal which was delightful and the penne arrabbiata with a high spicy level because I like spicy food and the arrabbiata is usually mild at most places. I’m not sure I would try it again, but if I did I would definitely to the mild spice level. The spice was fine but the sauce was more like mole to me. All of the other food looked phenomenal and I would definitely go back, it was a great experience overall.

Bottle of wine was a bit more pricey for Porto prices however the quality of food was insane. The lasagna was the best I’ve ever tried in my life, and that’s factoring in having travelled to Italy dining at Michelin star restaurants. Truly the best pasta in Porto 👌

Sadly I didn’t have an amazing experience here. My seafood pasta was really not fresh. It had sand in it and one of the mussels was definitely off and was malodorous. The desserts were good. My friend’s risotto was good. The salted peanut ice cream was very flavourful. The staff reassured me that it was ‘impossible’ to have sand. Felt a little gaslighted. So I had my friend try it which she said there was definitely something crunchy and sand-like. Perhaps it’s low season in Portugal but the bad mussel really put me off for the rest of the meal.