The best Fado dinner in Oporto
Between courses, the lights go down and the room falls quiet for the Fado, the way it’s done at a traditional Fado dinner. Fado Magazine ranks it first among the best Fado dinners in Porto.
Fado dinner show
Casa da Mariquinhas
Porto’s oldest Fado house, opened in 1968 in the Sé quarter. Dinner is served in a small granite room, with Fado between courses and the singers a few steps from the tables.
The music
Each night a man and a woman sing, with a Portuguese guitar and a classical guitar. The repertoire also takes in folk songs and marchas, the songs of Lisbon’s June street festivals. If a singer asks the room to clap along, it’s one of those, not a Fado.
History of the house
Heitor Gil de Vilhena, an actor and Fado singer, opened it in 1968. It is the only Fado house the city council has listed as an Establishment of Historical and Cultural Interest.
The name
The house shares its name with a Lisbon Fado. Silva Tavares wrote the poem around 1913, about a house with a guitar in the parlour instead of a piano, and shutters to spite the neighbours who walked past to see what went on inside. The fadista Alfredo Marceneiro built a model of it inside a chest, following the poem. The chest is in the Museu do Fado in Lisbon.
Cristina de Sousa
Fernando João
Mariana Correia
Miguel Xavier
Sandra Correia
Diogo Rocha e José Manuel Neto
Google reviews
4.41,338 on Google
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.
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!
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.
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.
Em 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!
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.
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.
Los artistas dieron un gran espectáculo, muy cercano.
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.
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.
Von außen sehr unscheinbar, aber von innen ein kleines süßes Restaurant. Das Essen war sehr gut und lecker. Sehr freundliches Personal.
Das Restaurant ist sehr urig eingerichtet viel Holz und Stein was eine Atmosphäre in Verbindung mit diesem wunderschönen Fado Gänsehaut schafft.
Atmosfera intima, molto tipica, non è stato facile trovare una casa do Fado autentica e siamo rimasti molto soddisfatti.
Bisogna prenotare prima, il locale è piccolo e si riempie facilmente.
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.