Ask for a fino, the Porto name for a draft beer
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In Porto, a draft beer is called a fino, and one local guide says it is a heresy to call it anything else. Lisbon uses imperial for the same small draft glass, so the word alone shows where you learned your Portuguese. Walk up to the counter of any cafe or tasca and say um fino, por favor. Say it with a smile and you are ordering exactly like the locals.
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Ask for a fino, the Porto name for a draft beerAny cafe, tasca or bar in Porto
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