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I always wondered why Porto never really had an honest Blog written in English. I hate websites that regurgitate information, addresses, phone numbers and fuzzy user pictures about food/bars/events. There is a great need for an un-obnoxious local guide to the city of Porto, as well as other cities.

This blog includes a personal account of my favourite places. Prerequisites include local spots that will make your mouth water and that truly express the culture of this city, as well as making you feel infantile that you didn’t know they existed. The reason that I am doing this is that these places need to be incentivised and fostered to continue their battle against lazy ikea furnished replicas that are slowly taking over the heart of all cities. This disease is not only common to Porto, but many other places, and I wish to do my part to stop this unwanted cultural regression.

Hopefully through these reviews I can instigate within you a new love for Portuguese food culture that every local here knows about, but that many foreigners only scratch the surface of; when you visit places like these and realize that you never want to travel/eat/drink/experience these moments in a different way again, I have fulfilled my mission as a proud local.

This Blog not only encompasses the true identity of Porto but the journey you need to go through to realize that franchising is a bastardization of culture and that all places that foster local traditional values should be incentivised to continue their mission. Hey!! I know what your thinking… look at this fucking hippie, talking as if he understands how the world works; First of all I’m not a hippie, proof of that is that I hate reggae and actually quite like showering every day, and second of all, this is merely my opinion. If you decide that these places are too traditional for you I promise that you won’t go to hell, but most likely you will just be an unhappy person with terrible taste.

Happy Hunting.