Restaurante Segundacasa

One of my favorite restaurants. Matosinhos is a land of fresh seafood and Segundacasa is true to that tradition but with a contemporary approach. Segundacasa mean second home , is a place with class, distinct but simple enough to make us feel at home. The service is great and has an excellent wine cellar. As for food, I can 't write everything I feel about the starters, main dishes and desserts, everything is really good, some example 's: Fresh seafood, fried Little Octopus; octopus with green sauce, fried pieces of cod. Fish: Sheepshead, Flounder and the striped bass, the John Dory, Fillets of Matosinhos with rice and stuffed with vegetables. Meat: Steak. To order in advance are interesting suggestions as curry crabs, the Moamba, the rice stew, the stew of fish and fish roasted, stewed partridge, pickled or in broth are especialidades. Deserts : fig cake, Portuguese sweet French toast, biscuits with coffee.

This is a family restaurant situated just off the touristic bus route, so most probably it 's not the first choice for majority. Also there are no outside tables and it is a bit too classy and romantic inside which left us in a bit of doubt as we were looking for some 'authentic Portuguese experience ', but decided to trust TripAdvisor and stay. I think it was the best decision we could make at that point! The owners of the place are very polite, helpful and passionate about their food! Their food and wine advice was spot on and everything was cooked to perfection! Maybe it was a bit more expensive than other places around, but on the other hand it was very quiet, romantic, clean and thought through, so we could enjoy the heavenly meal in a graceful manner. Moreover, it has to be mentioned that we were the only tourist couple and other visitors seemed to be loyal regulars who must know the best place in the area :

Excellent restaurant for both lunch and dinner! Unfortunately this restaurant closed last year. Brilliant for all kinds of meals: couples, family, friends, business or even solo!

First of all , do not be put off by the exterior. Inside is one of the most welcoming restuarants you could hope to find. Not many tables , but the sight of the piano and the double bass in one corner gives an idea of sort of place you have arrived in. No music while we were there, but could imagine how the evening could turn into a good night.We had fried peppers and a prawn dish for starters and grilled dourada (fish) , mixed vegetables and potatoes cooked with the skin on. For dessert , really good chocolate cake and apple tart with an egg custard topping. Everything cooked to perfection. The house Douro wine at 8 euros a bottle was excellent value for money. We travelled from Porto on the metro which took about half an hour. Locating the restuarants was not easy from the map on Tripadvisor, but the local taxi drivers showed us the short walk from the Mercado metro stop. Go there. Enjoy the good food and really friendly owners.

Great seafood and servers were very nice and helpful. Servers spoke English. Several fresh selections to chose from and all looked very fresh. Nice fairly priced wine list.