The best Fado shows in Oporto are at Casa da Mariquinhas and Fado Maior do Porto, two houses that preserve the Oporto Fado tradition.
Porto has had a strong Fado tradition for over a century. Mass tourism has changed a great deal of it over the past decade, but our Fado houses in Porto have held on to it and look for the truth of Fado in each performance.
Fado dinner show
An intimate dinner a few steps from the musicians, in the oldest Fado house in Porto.
Casa da Mariquinhas puts on a Fado dinner show in the Sé quarter, where it opened in 1968. The singers come on between courses.
Fado concert
An old-style tavern, where one concert brings together both Portuguese Fado traditions.
In Miragaia, down by the Douro, Fado Maior do Porto’s concert-only Fado show lasts about an hour, and there’s no dinner.
The singers stand a few steps from the nearest table, and the voice and the guitars reach you as they sound in the room.
While a Fado is sung the room stays silent and nobody gets up. The guitarists follow the voice and need to hear it. You clap at the end of each Fado, not during it.
Beside the singer you’ll see a Portuguese guitar, with twelve metal strings in six pairs, and a classical guitar. Its sound is the one most people recognise as Fado.
Fado was wonderful in this perfect, intimate, candlelit environment. If we'd have been in Paris, we'd not have been surprised to hear a young Edith Piaf in this type of venue.It was tucked away on a little side street and the whole venue sat maybe 50 people. There was a good view from almost every seat, and it was spacious enough where you weren’t on top of people, but it still felt intimate.We were referred to Casa da Mariquinhas by our Portuguese friends when we asked where to go to experience a good fado show, and we were not disappointed! This little tavern offers a journey out of time with its beautiful atmosphere. The performers were amazing, both the ones singing fado and the musicians accompanying them!The atmosphere is so intimate but comfortable with fantastic acoustics with the stone walls. There are plenty of places to wander to after the concert for food n drinks. This place offers just the concert performances, this is better, without the noise of people eating!Booking dinner in Porto can be difficult and we booked this last minute on their website. Turned out to be our favorite part of the trip so far. Food was fantastic. Wine was great. Service was very friendly and attentive. Inside the restaurant was very authentic and reflected a lot of the culture here in Porto.The venue, with its picturesque granite arches, provides the intimacy and tradition required for a proper fado show.Ambiente bem intimista e pequeno, torna toda a experiência especial. Músicos e cantores muito bons!! Comida bem preparada, param de servir quando as apresentações estão acontecendo.Os primeiros músicos e cantores tinham um lindo ritmo melódico ao som do fado de coimbra, emitiam bastante emoção. A cantora na segunda parte do espetáculo nos convidou a cantarolar em conjunto com o ritmo das guitarras, que dedilhavam de forma transcendental, me perdi na músicaEm 30 anos de fado não conheço casa nenhuma no Porto com a mística a verdade a energia e a magia que a casa da mariquinhas tem!Entre uma excelente guitarrada de Coimbra até aos fados de Lisboa, que fim de tarde bem passada.Confesso que, antes, nunca fui fã do fado, mas a emoção nos encantou e mudamos de ideia. Acredito que por ser ao vivo, fez toda a diferença.Fado de Coimbra no Porto é a forma como posso descrever o espetáculo! Um belo espetáculo de Fado onde é possível sentir e ouvir os diferentes tipos de Fado. Casa acolhedora, vinho do Porto servido e sentimento das guitarras e violas na zona ribeirinha da cidade.El trato del servicio es impecable, la comida está muy rica y varios artistas cantan fado y tocan instrumentos a las mil maravillas entre plato y plato.No es un restaurante, no ofrecen comidas.Los artistas dieron un gran espectáculo, muy cercano.Concierto íntimo y agradable. Disfrutamos de dos actuaciones, sin ningún tipo de artificio electrónico. Música y voz totalmente en directo y sin ningún apoyo de altavoces ni nada.Nous avons mangé un délicieux repas portugais et nous avons eu la chance d’écouter du fado. Le service est impeccable, et quelle chance d’avoir pu découvrir deux artistes et de les écouter à la lumière d’une bougie.en 1h chrono, on a pu découvrir 30min de fado de coimbra avec une voix masculine hyper puissante qui prenait toute la place de ce magnifique petit espace intimiste, suivi ensuite de 30min de fado de lisbonne avec une voix féminine bcp plus chargée d'histoire, d'émotions et de sensualité.la vraie pépite est le spectacle de fado en live qui nous a accompagné tout le long du repas. Des voix masculines et féminines puissantes et émouvantes.Petite cave voûtée qui donne une dimension très intimiste au spectacle. Voix féminine envoûtante, nous avons eu beaucoup de plaisir à l’écoute de ce concert.Von außen sehr unscheinbar, aber von innen ein kleines süßes Restaurant. Das Essen war sehr gut und lecker. Sehr freundliches Personal.die Herkunft der Musik wurde erklärt und die Stimmen waren sehr eindrücklich. Die Liederwahl ist ihnen auch gelungen, sie haben perfekt mit dem Publikum interagiert nicht zu viel nicht zu wenig und die Jungs haben das erlebniss schön aufgelockert mit den der erzählweise.Das Restaurant ist sehr urig eingerichtet viel Holz und Stein was eine Atmosphäre in Verbindung mit diesem wunderschönen Fado Gänsehaut schafft.Ergreifende Präsentation und wirklich virtuose Musik. Der Gesang war exzellent. Es werden zwei verschiedene Stile Fado präsentiertAtmosfera intima, molto tipica, non è stato facile trovare una casa do Fado autentica e siamo rimasti molto soddisfatti.Die studentischen Musiker waren der Knaller. Der Sänger ein Traum.. die Stimme, die Hingabe waren einfach super.Bisogna prenotare prima, il locale è piccolo e si riempie facilmente.Locale piccolo ma molto caratteristico, sembra di essere in una grotta/cantina molto antica.per ascoltare il fado consiglio di dar spazio al silenzio in modo di far rompere il silenzio dagli artisti. Il fado é uno stile musicale che é molto emotivo , é intenso e penso che per captarne l’essenza occorre solo ascoltare. Non consiglio di fare foto con flash o chiacchierare mentre l’artista si esibe.il pezzo forte è la voce dei cantanti. Menzione speciale per la cantante, una signora che con la sua voce vi farà emozionare.
