Bread and whipped queijo
€5
Sourdough, soft cheese, herbs.
Vegetarian
A neighbourhood table in Porto
Mesa Rua serves generous Portuguese plates for sharing, cold vinho verde, and a room that gets better as it fills.
Lunch, dinner, and one more plate.
01
12-15
plates on the changing daily board
02
Tue-Sun
lunch, dinner, and a long Sunday
03
€€
made for regular returns
Around the room
A restaurant for regular Tuesdays.
Bright at lunch, louder by dinner, and informal enough to return before the week is out.
Scope
Easy by design.
Most days need little planning. The useful details are here.
Lunch
1Walk-ins from noon, with a changing weekday plate alongside the full menu.
Dinner
2Reserve for groups or arrive early and take the next open table.
Take Mesa Home
3A small selection of dishes and bottles is available for collection.
The Long Table
4Book the back table for 10 to 16 people and we will set the menu together.
Principles
Local without the costume.
We cook the food we want nearby: Portuguese in instinct, open to the city, and priced for more than an annual occasion.
- 01Independent and owner-operated.
- 02Seasonal produce from northern Portugal.
- 03Good bottles at useful prices.
"It has the energy of somewhere new and the ease of somewhere we have been going for years."
Next step
Meet us on Rua do Bonfim.
Walk in for lunch or reserve a table for dinner and groups.
Tables and opening hours
Drop in. Book ahead. Stay awhile.
Lunch keeps space for walk-ins. Dinner reservations are available online, and the long table is booked by phone.
Bica Alta BistroClient address
This week at Mesa
Rua do Bonfim 112, Porto
Lunch from 12:00 and dinner from 18:30
Long table for groups of 10 to 16
Opening hours
Tuesday-Saturday12:00-23:00
We hold reservations for 15 minutes. Let us know if plans change so the table can go to a neighbour.