Outra Espécie

Great vegetarian food in a lively location. Every dish was fresh and flavorful but the KFC was the BEST. We ate here twice in our month-long stay. Friendly staff. Outdoor seating is the best.

Delicious vegan food here! Creative and satisfying. Also, there is an option for vegan Cappuccino with almond milk.
If you vegan and are in Porto, go here, you will not regret it!

I’m not vegetarian, but my husband is, and this was some of the most delicious food we’ve ever had! The flavors were fresh and exciting, the wine was delicious, the service was friendly and helpful. We will definitely be back! Loved the KFC and the grilled cheese sandwich, especially!

Excellent place for a healthy and tasty lunch in Porto if you want to take a break from the francesinha and bacalhao and get away from the crowds of tourists. I really recommend the KFC (Korean Fried
Cauliflowers) and excellent kombucha. Not the cheapest eatery in town but definitely worth the detour. Not far from Torre de Clerigos. Very friendly and English speaking waiters.

I loved coming to Outra Espécie while I was in Porto! The food is creative, seasonal, and entirely vegetarian. The whole menu is marked with vegan options and dishes that can be made vegan. I loved everything I’ve tried, and particularly recommend the inside-out grilled cheese (seriously the best sandwich I’ve ever had) and the strawberry gaspacho. The staff are so kind and the space itself is nice as well. I can’t wait to come back the next time I’m in town!

Cute, comfortable, and casual space, totally vegetarian with tons of clearly labelled vegan dishes <3 Staff were helpful and kind.
We ate so much here, no regrets.
Highly recommend the KFC (Korean fried cauliflower) wings. I've had a lot of cauliflower wings in my life, and these were the absolute best. Beautifully crunchy on the outside, the sauce doesn't make them soggy at all, it's a perfect glaze.
All the food was super flavorful, and we took home half of each of our main dishes, so that we could have room for sharing a delicious (vegan!) ~horchata creme brulee~. Great rendition of a classic.
Having the leftovers from here for lunch the next day was so clutch.

AMAZING food, comfortable outdoor seating and great service. We ordered multiple dishes (Korean fried cauliflower and fried sweet potato, iceberg wedge salad, and breaded tofu kare) and everything was delicious. Highly recommended!

10/10, would definitely recommend! Lovely location, great service and amazing vegetarian food. Had dinner here every other night during my week-long vacation in Porto. Definitely one of the experiences that made this trip so unforgettable 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

It’s great to find amazing veggie food in Porto. We took a few tapas and they were all outstanding. My friend appreciated most the beetroot tapas and me the goat cheese crumble.
An experience I would recommend to anyone!

Really tasty vegetarian (and vegan) food, whether you’re vegetarian or not! Great to share different dishes with someone. Full of flavour! The KFC was amazing and the fried sweet potato too. The lettuce wedge sounds boring but was great! Would deffo recommend 😌

So much better than any other vegetarian we’ve tried in the area. We loved the baked goat cheese and the eggplant sandwich, but the Korean cauliflower and everything else on the menu is also delicious!

Stumbled into this place whilst looking for coffee. Came back for dinner later. Excellent food. Great textures and taste. Good size portions. I get easily bored with vegetarian food but this place was fab. I had the Korean Cauliflower Wings (the best I have ever had), the Iceburg Wedge (fresh and palette cleansing) the Fried Polenta (without cheese) and the Tapioca for dessert. Really delicious. Staff are great. Music was right up my street. Would come again.

Also, (and I can't stress this enough) there is aircon inside!

We ordered quite a lot today as we thought the portions were small. We had KFC which was tasty but too salty for my taste. The sweet potatoes were very delicious. Tofummus was nice too! Shiitake bao was just ok because I don’t eat much shiitake. The leek soup and iceberg lettuce were not bad. Overall the food was great and we left the restaurant so full that we had to roll down the hill.

Great new vegetarian with plenty of vegan options eatery. Great atmosphere and ambiance, with attentive staff to make the experience better.

The food was great, we had KFC which we found out is also a part of the Espécie chain, which is given to be great already. The highlight for me was the Eggplant Katsu Sando, as the complex flavours from it left me satisfied by the end of it all. The Tofummus and Steamed Shiitake Baos were also another hit recommended as well.

Only part of the menu that didn’t work for my palette was the desserts, as I guess it was hard given the entrée’s and main was top notch already.

We will definitely be back to try the other main dishes.

My family shared a few orders of the shakshuka eggplant and the shiitake baos, capuccinos with almond milk, and the vegan chocolate cake. I really liked the shakshuka eggplant and the baos where very tasty, but i felt I would have been hungry if that’s all I got. Their only non-dairy milk selection was almond, and it would have been nice to have oat milk for the cappuccino’s but I’m a bit of a coffee snob LOL. The vegan chocolate was very delicious and moist. They have a good selection of clearly marked vegan menu items. Atmosphere was okay.

Vegetarian food at its finest! I usually avoid eating cauliflower, but this restaurant has made me a fan of their dish. Unfortunately, it means I’ll have to make the long journey to Porto, Portugal to enjoy it as nothing I’ve tried elsewhere compares. Service is good and friendly. You will miss out of you don’t eat here!! Obrigado!!

Awesome place with delicious food. I like waitresses, they are friendly. Nice atmosphere and cool playlist. The dish with beans and corn should be marked as spicy in the menu.

Absolutely delicious. I have been trying the various vegan/vegetarian restaurants in Porto and this was one of the best. Had the iceberg wedge, eggplant Sando, and brulee. Flavours executed really well. Outside seating is pleasant, right opposite a beautiful park (Jardim da Cordoaria). Perfect way to spend a sunny afternoon.

After a few days in Portugal we two hankered for more veggies, so we walked to Outra Espécie and had a light dinner.
- SERVICE: 5.0. The gentleman and lady who took our orders, delivered our dishes, and took our payment were warm and kind. Payment by credit card was simple as (unlike experience at other Porto restaurant) we were charged in Euro without the scam of first being asked if we'd prefer dollars.
- AMBIANCE: 4.5. We sat outside. Pleasant view on a park directly in front of restaurant, and on an attractive old well-maintained building across the street on the side of the restaurant.
FOOD: 5.0. All ingredients tasted fresh. Had with refreshing Vinho Verde (wine).
- 5.0: Korean Fried Cauliflower.
- 5.0: Fried rice with egg on top
- 3.5: Baos (Asian-style bun). Fresh ingredients (shitake, thin slices of cucumber...), with tasty Asian bun. The sauce (like hoisin) was not our taste, but I believe many others would enjoy this dish.

Amazing vegetarian/vegan food. I ate tost with red onion and spicy souce covered with cheese also some kind of corn stew with oriental spices. Prices very fair. Interior is very pleasant and aesthetic. Highly recommended