# Porta do Mezio Restaurant

Restaurant en Arcos de Valdevez (Mezio) · Peneda-Gerês

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/northern-portugal/peneda-geres/where-to-eat/porta-do-mezio-restaurant · Revisado: 2026-11-12

- Precio: €€

Alto Minho cooking in a former forest house at the Porta do Mezio, with local produce; a good lunch stop between Soajo and the park.

A forest house turned into a dining room
The Porta do Mezio restaurant occupies a former forest house restored within the grounds, at the west gate of the national park, on the road from Arcos de Valdevez to Soajo. It has room for about 120 people. The cooking aims to be faithful to the Alto Minho tradition and works with sustainably produced food, native breeds and local varieties.
When it fits
It is the natural lunch of a day on the western side of the park: in the morning the Soajo granaries, 6 km away, or the biological park and tree-top course at the Porta do Mezio, and at midday here. The €3 admission to the Porta do Mezio includes access to the restaurant. The site opens every day in July and August, from 9:30 to 20:00, and the rest of the year closes on Mondays; in winter it opens from 9:30 to 13:00 and from 14:00 to 17:00.
Getting there
By the N202 from Arcos de Valdevez, about 11 km; from Soajo, 6 km. Parking at the Porta itself.

Qué pedir: the caldo verde with broa and the house roasts, after visiting the biological park.

## Practical details

- Address: Estrada Nacional 202, Mezio, 4970-092 Arcos de Valdevez
- Phone: +351 258 510 100
- Email: portadomezio@ardal.pt
- The restaurant is inside the Porta do Mezio: it opens with the park, which closes on Mondays from mid-September to mid-June. Confirm by phone
- Cuisine: Minho
- Details checked on 12 November 2026.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Web: https://portadomezio.pt/restaurante/
- Coordenadas: 41.8847, -8.3133

## Cerca de aquí

- [Porta do Mezio, biological park and tree-top adventure in Arcos de Valdevez](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/northern-portugal/peneda-geres/things-to-do/porta-do-mezio), a 0 m
- [Travanca Camping and Caravan Park](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/northern-portugal/peneda-geres/where-to-stay/travanca-campsite), a 590 m
- [The Soajo granaries, on their slab of granite](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/northern-portugal/peneda-geres/things-to-do/soajo-granaries), a 4.4 km
- [Lindoso Castle and granaries](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/northern-portugal/peneda-geres/things-to-do/lindoso-castle-granaries), a 9.7 km
- [O Abocanhado](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/northern-portugal/peneda-geres/where-to-eat/abocanhado), a 13.9 km
- [E-bike from Campo do Gerês to the Mata da Albergaria](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/northern-portugal/peneda-geres/things-to-do/albergaria-ebike), a 17.1 km
- [Parque Cerdeira](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/northern-portugal/peneda-geres/where-to-stay/parque-cerdeira), a 17.1 km
- [The Geira and the Mata da Albergaria from the Portela do Homem](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/northern-portugal/peneda-geres/things-to-do/geira-portela-do-homem), a 17.4 km

## Consejos

### Call if you go in the low season
The website gives no timetable of its own for the restaurant.

### Combine it with Soajo
The granaries are 6 km away: the morning in the village and lunch here.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### Do you have to pay admission to eat?
The €3 admission to the Porta do Mezio includes all areas, including the restaurant.

### Is it open on Sundays?
The Porta opens on Sundays; the weekly closure is Monday outside summer.

### Is it good for children?
Yes: it is inside a park with animals, a tree-top course and, in summer, a pool.

Destino: [Peneda-Gerês](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/northern-portugal/peneda-geres.md)