Portugal · month by month
Porto food calendar
What is in season in Porto, what to eat right now, the food festivals worth planning around and the months to be careful with. Tap a month.
January in Porto
The best of January: Francesinha, Chestnuts and lamprey.
In season
- Chestnuts and lamprey
Roast chestnuts, and lampreia on winter menus.
Nov–Feb
Eat it now
- Francesinha
Porto's sandwich is year-round, but a cold-weather favorite.
Plan around
- Rain
Porto's wettest months.
Jan–Feb
Nothing of this kind in January. Try Everything.
February in Porto
The best of February: Francesinha, Chestnuts and lamprey.
In season
- Chestnuts and lamprey
Roast chestnuts, and lampreia on winter menus.
Nov–Feb
Eat it now
- Francesinha
Porto's sandwich is year-round, but a cold-weather favorite.
Plan around
- Rain
Porto's wettest months.
Jan–Feb
Nothing of this kind in February. Try Everything.
March in Porto
Shoulder seasonThe best of March: Francesinha.
Eat it now
- Francesinha
Porto's sandwich is year-round, but a cold-weather favorite.
Nothing of this kind in March. Try Everything.
April in Porto
Peak seasonThe best of April: Francesinha.
Eat it now
- Francesinha
Porto's sandwich is year-round, but a cold-weather favorite.
Nothing of this kind in April. Try Everything.
May in Porto
Peak seasonThe best of May: Francesinha.
Eat it now
- Francesinha
Porto's sandwich is year-round, but a cold-weather favorite.
Nothing of this kind in May. Try Everything.
June in Porto
The best of June: São João, Francesinha and São João.
In season
- Sardines and grilled fish
São João night's grilled sardines.
Eat it now
- São João23-24 June
Sardines, caldo verde and grilled pork at the São João street feast.
- Francesinha
Porto's sandwich is year-round, but a cold-weather favorite.
On the calendar
- One of the world’s 100 best food eventsSão JoãoExpected 23–24 June 2027 · always the night of 23 June
Porto's biggest night: grilled sardines on every street, bonfires and plastic hammers.
How to go: Stay up until dawn on the riverfront.
Nothing of this kind in June. Try Everything.
July in Porto
The best of July: Francesinha.
Eat it now
- Francesinha
Porto's sandwich is year-round, but a cold-weather favorite.
Nothing of this kind in July. Try Everything.
August in Porto
The best of August: Francesinha.
Eat it now
- Francesinha
Porto's sandwich is year-round, but a cold-weather favorite.
Nothing of this kind in August. Try Everything.
September in Porto
Peak seasonThe best of September: Francesinha, The Douro harvest and Douro vintage.
In season
- The Douro harvest
The vineyards upriver harvest; quintas take visitors at the vintage.
Sep–Oct
Eat it now
- Francesinha
Porto's sandwich is year-round, but a cold-weather favorite.
On the calendar
- Douro vintageSeptember and October
Harvest at the quintas; book a winery stay early.
Sep–Oct - One of the world’s 100 best food eventsDouro Valley harvestUsually mid September to early October · a season, not a single date
Grape-treading in the stone lagares of the port quintas.
How to go: Take the train up the valley from Porto to Pinhão; stay at a quinta for the vintage.
Sep–Oct
Nothing of this kind in September. Try Everything.
October in Porto
Peak seasonThe best of October: Francesinha, The Douro harvest and Douro vintage.
In season
- The Douro harvest
The vineyards upriver harvest; quintas take visitors at the vintage.
Sep–Oct
Eat it now
- Francesinha
Porto's sandwich is year-round, but a cold-weather favorite.
On the calendar
- Douro vintageSeptember and October
Harvest at the quintas; book a winery stay early.
Sep–Oct - One of the world’s 100 best food eventsDouro Valley harvestUsually mid September to early October · a season, not a single date
Grape-treading in the stone lagares of the port quintas.
How to go: Take the train up the valley from Porto to Pinhão; stay at a quinta for the vintage.
Sep–Oct
Nothing of this kind in October. Try Everything.
November in Porto
Shoulder seasonThe best of November: Francesinha, Chestnuts and lamprey, São Martinho.
In season
- Chestnuts and lamprey
Roast chestnuts, and lampreia on winter menus.
Nov–Feb
Eat it now
- Francesinha
Porto's sandwich is year-round, but a cold-weather favorite.
On the calendar
- São Martinho11 November
Chestnuts and new wine.
Nothing of this kind in November. Try Everything.
December in Porto
The best of December: Bacalhau and rabanadas, Francesinha.
In season
- Bolo rei
Christmas cake, per Turuhi winter listing
- Chestnuts and lamprey
Roast chestnuts, and lampreia on winter menus.
Nov–Feb
Eat it now
- Bacalhau and rabanadasChristmas
Salt cod and fried bread for Christmas Eve.
- Francesinha
Porto's sandwich is year-round, but a cold-weather favorite.
Nothing of this kind in December. Try Everything.
Festival dates move from year to year, so check this year's dates before you book. Seasons are how growers, markets and local guides describe them; edges vary with the weather. Know something we missed? Tell us.