Ai Porteghi Bistrot

A real find in Padua! Creative cooking beautifully presented-- excellent service, thoughtful wine list and lovely dining room made for a wonderful evening! We will be back for sure.

Let's start from the end: totally worth it! The place is very cute and service is really well looked after. We had 3 courses and everything was good and peculiar. The Locara, if you like the idea, is great. Also, fairly inexpensive: we had two starters, two main, one shared dessert, two glasses of prosecco, one glass of red and one of white and water and we barely spent 60€ each. Will definitely go back if I happen to be in Padova again

By far the best meal we had in Italy. We wanted to escape the hellscape of restaurants in Venice. We found ourselves in this haven in nearby Padua. The waiter was kind and spared me from speaking my bad Italian. I know no one goes to a place for its breadsticks, but, damn, those were good. My squid and polenta was great. Other dishes sang. My only quibble was the tiramisu. It was made with cookies that weren't soaked in coffee/booze. That's ok. It was interesting. Please, patronize this wonderful operation and its people. They do a great job and deserve our attention. What greater gift can we give than our time and attention?

A real hidden gem. Great quality food prepared in a very approachable way. The lunch promo was great value. Restaurant was beautifully presented and staff were friendly and helpful. Highly recommended

We had an reservation for 25 people when visiting Padua for a company meeting. It was delightful. The food was amazing, the service outstanding and the value for money just perfect. That was our first time in Padua, and Ai Porteghi made it totally worth it! Thanks for that.

Best dining experience in town. Super friendly and flexible staff and very good food. The menu makes choices so you won't have to. Delightful experience and great airco when we needed it. Absolutely recommended.

Lunch here is fantastic. Incredibly good, great price for the quality. I think I paid around €25 or €28, I came here a couple months ago. I still think about the amatriciana and the Tiramisu. Congrats to chef and stuff, you all are great!

Best meal on our recent trip to Padova. Front of house friendly and professional. Nice surroundings with a good vibe. Excellent food. Would happily return. Bravo!