Adega São Nicolau

Com a vista belíssima do cais da Ribeira e uma comida maravilhosa esse é um restaurante imperdível. Bolinhos de bacalhau levíssimos de entrada, camarão ao tigre, gambas ao molho de laranja e bacalhau a lagareiro — tudo maravilhoso. O atendimento merece um destaque todo especial. Alegre e pleno de excelentes sugestões. Pela terceira vez vou editar esta avaliação. Trouxeram agora A TORTA DE LARANJA. Tem foto dela. UAU. Não percam.

Had the fried sardines, fried octopus fillets with rice and vino verde. All was pretty good with generous portions. Outside had a view of the harbor, but inside seems pretty cosy too.

Delighted with this relish little destination! Wine recommendation was spot on! Sea bass & clams in broth were delectable! Service very good! Loved it!

Searching for a busy and cosy place in january we stopped by Nicolau. Its a cute restaurant in a small street. The service was very nice and the food was stunning. The portions where big and the prices very reasonable.

This was our last meal in Porto and we wanted to enjoy a romantic dinner close to the river. We had walked by Adega Sao Nicolau during one of our Porto walking tours, and came across it again as we were browsing restaurant menus. We were about to head somewhere else, when a couple from our afternoon walking tour who were already eating outside the restaurant saw us walking away and told us we should stay. We looked at what they were eating and sure enough it looked pretty good. a skillet of sauteed shrimp swimming in a tomato garlic sauce. Mmmmm. They convinced us to stick around and I’m so glad we did! We grabbed a small table for two just outside the restaurant. The servers can all speak English. They placed a plate of 4 fried cod dumplings and said they were 1 euro each, along with a small basket of complimentary bread. I was skeptical about the bread being free especially after hearing about how Portuguese restaurants will automatically put bread/​food on your table and charge you for it afterwards, but sure enough it was free! The dumplings looked good so we ate them all.
We ended up ordering the sauteed shrimp in the tomato garlic sauce (accompanied by chips), fried sardines, along with a small pitcher of red wine (€ 2.50!!). We had seen the walking tour couple eating their shrimp with rice but after learning it actually came with chips, we asked if we could switch (the better to soak up your sauce with!). The server went beyond and gave us a side of rice on the house. Later we learned the sardines also came with a tomato-​sauce rice, so we actually had more than enough. The shrimp was delicious and saucy, and although it took some work getting the meat out of the shell, it was worth it. The fried sardines were cooked exactly the way my mom used to cook them back when I was living at home. All in all this was one of my favorite meals during our trip to Portugal. The ambiance was romantic, the service was good and the food was wonderful. What more could you ask for?

Very busy and was told it would be a forty minute wait. Turns out we are seats in 15 minutes and it was so great! I keep thinking about how good the octopus was.

Llegamos aquí por la recomendación de la guía turística que está en el punto de venta de tickets para el bus turístico de la Rua Saraiva de Carvalho, desde aquí gracias por recomendarnos.
Tras un paseo por la ribera del Duero llegamos al restaurante, situado en un callejoncito justo enfrente de la Plaza de Ribeira, el punto de embarque de los cruceros turísticos por el Duero.
Cuando llegamos estaba a tope y tras indicarnos el camarero que en 2 minutos teníamos mesa en la terraza así fue, dicho y hecho, primer minipunto por la rapidez y eficacia.
Ojeamos la carta que parecía corta en principio (tiene lo justo pero de sobra para todas las apetencias culinarias) y tras preguntarle al camarero qué era cada cosa (nuestro dominio del portugués es bastante menor de lo que pensabamos en un principio) nos decantamos por arrancar con un pulpo rebozado con arroz. Dios mio qué cosa más rica y sabrosa, segundo minipunto para el sitio.
Un acierto total en cuanto a sabor, calidad y cantidad, reconozco que tenia mis reticencias a la comida portuguesa pero con esto se diluyeron totalmente.
No habíamos acabado el arroz por lo animado de la conversación comentando lo bueno que estaba todo cuando llega el segundo, la ternera guisada a fuego lento (4 – 5 horas nos dijo el camarero) en cazuela de hierro fundido acompañada de una buena fuente de sabrosas y blanquitas patatas fritas, de nuevo un acierto total, tercer minipunto.
Para rematar tan buena comida con un buen postre y de nuevo guiados por la sugerencia de nuestro siempre amable camarero optamos por la tarta de almendra con naranja que al recordarla aun se me hace la boca agua, cuarto minipunto, set y partido.
Como contrapunto (sin ser malos en absoluto) pedí unos profiteroles que estaban un poco demasiado fríos (para mi gusto), pero que iban regados por un chocolate negro realmente exquisito, que al mezclarlo con la tarta ya fue de éxtasis total.
El precio bastante razonable para ser turistico, el sitio lo merece, dentro el local es bastante pequeño pero bien distribuido, decorado muy moderno con la cocina semivista como es tendencia ahora, por lo que pude ver el servicio de todos los camareros era muy rápido y profesional, todo ello sin dejar de lado la amabilidad.
La pena es que no funcionase el wifi (un problema técnico temporal) pero que para nada enturbia el excelente momento y comida que compartimos.
Un sitio que al sin duda volveré y recomendaré siempre que me sea posible.

A quaint and cozy restaurant, perched in a nook that offers a convenient and pleasant escape from the tourist traps along the waterfront. Definitely try the chicken with red wine. The food isn’t exciting, but it’s satisfying and fresh. The experience is also coupled with a great view.

Great meal here close to the river. They have very nice and intimate out door seating. Some might even call it romantic.
They also have a few indoor seats in a modern cave like setting.
Food is fabulous. Had the blood sausage appetizer which was delicious. Just cut up pieces of sausage sautéed in a pan. Main course was a tripe stew. It had a lot of beans and tasted a bit bland but glad that I tried it.
Along with the meal we had the house red wine. It was also very good.
For desert I just had a coffee. Gave us more time to enjoy the scenery and people watch.
While we ate 2 different musicians played. They both came around and asked for tips.