Oporto

António Cerqueira, an Australian of Portuguese descent, opened the first Oporto in North Bondi, Sydney, in 1986, under the plain name Portuguese-Style Bondi Charcoal Chicken. The name it took later came from his favourite football club, FC Porto. It began franchising in 1995 and changed hands several times through private equity, and today belongs to Craveable Brands, owned by PAG Asia Capital. It runs more than 200 restaurants in Australia and New Zealand.

The kitchen is built around chicken flame-grilled flat and basted in Portuguese-style sauces, from Lemon & Herb to the Original Chilli and the hotter Extremo Picante. The burgers take the same grilled breast fillet and put it in a bun, which makes Oporto a chicken-burger chain rather than a beef one; its best known burger, the Bondi, shares its name with the beach suburb where the chain began. The long-running slogan is “Just Gotta Go, Oporto!”.

More than 200 restaurants in Australia and New Zealand, with a branch in Dubai.

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