Restaurants in Guimaraes that deserve a detour

The excitement of going on a trip shouldn’t be pinched by the boredom of several hours in the car on an interminable highway or plane. Since we are on the road, we should take the opportunity to explore new places that offer the usual flavors in traditional dishes. This is one of the possible lists of sites that justify a change to the planned route.


Taberna Trovador
Taberna Trovador
Taberna Trovador

Taberna do Trovador

When planning your trip, remember the Church of San Francisco and don’t forget to choose where to eat: this restaurant is close by. The restaurant menu Taverna Trovador is recommended for food lovers. Take your friends and enjoy the great tapas, fascinating octopus and tasty cod. Try good parfait, great cheesecakes, and fascinating English cake at this restaurant when you’re close by. Order good port wine, good sangria or good beer. Great cut is what can make you return to that place.

  • 4ª -feira a 2º-feira- das 12:00-15:00 | 19:00-23:00

Tuesday – Close


Restaurante Buxa

The Buxa Restaurant is located in the Historic Center of Guimarães, with the permanent objective of delighting its Portuguese and foreign customers, combining an excellent service with a Menu that captivates by the great diversity of delicacies of Traditional Portuguese Gastronomy.

  • Domingo a Sábado – das 12:00-15:00 | 19:00-23:00


Restaurante A Cozinha

  • MICHELIN

Between the sea and the mountains, in the heart of Minho, it is in this space surrounded by history and culture that I explore an intense and passionate cuisine, a cuisine of happiness.

On a journey of discovery through the streets and alleys of the Historic Center of Guimarães, we enter Largo do Serralho; a small square full of history, and we find the restaurant a Cozinha. It is here that, surrounded by a talented team, explores the gastronomic world in its splendor; awakening the senses in a celebration at the highest level of Portuguese gastronomic culture.

  • Terça a Sábado
    12:30 – 15:30 | 19:30 – 23:00

34 Restaurante

O 34 is the new Michelin Guide acquisition from Guimarães. Stars and other recognitions will only be awarded at the end of the year 2022. The Michelin Guide starts to warm up the engines for the usual distinctions at the end of the year. The stars and bib gourmands will be awarded at the beginning of December and until then there are changes in the guide that has already chosen several restaurants in the city of Guimarães. Restaurant 34, located in Largo do Toural, has collected several positive reviews since its reopening. and has now become a must-stop for Michelin Guide enthusiasts. The fusion cuisine between Italy and Brazil convinced the jury.

  • 3ª -feira a Sabado- das 12:30-15:00 | 20:00-23:00

Sunday and Monday – Close


Voltaire Bar Restaurante

TYPES OF CUISINE European, Portuguese, Mediterranean
The location of this space does not deceive anyone. The Volteire opened in an iconic space in the birthplace of the city, in Alameda S. Dâmaso, with an interior renovation. A large space that bets on refinement, both in restaurant hours and in bar hours.

  • 3ª -feira a Domingo- das 12:00-02:00

Monday – Close