With three open spaces in the Porto area, Negra Café has a modern and sophisticated concept, with a welcoming environment that invites you to socialise, being the ideal place for those who like to take pictures of their food. It happens that the prepared dishes are highly photogenic, but not only that: they are highly delicious. There is a wide variety of coffees, milk shakes, infusions, teas, smoothies and refreshing drinks. When it comes to solid food, the choice is even more diverse, with cakes, croissants, toasts, fruit bowls, and pancakes with side dishes of your choice, chicken toast, salmon, shrimp or mushrooms, sharing boards, salads, among other offers. The difficult thing will really be to choose.

The restaurant Peza Arroz was born in 1944, still under the name Casa de Melgaço, and owes its name to the nickname of the owner’s great-grandfather. It is rustic and welcoming, located in the riverside area of Porto, and it serves good homemade dishes of traditional Portuguese cuisine. It is a great place to rest and regain energy, and then continue visiting the riverside area. The pleasant space outside overlooking the Douro River and the not less friendly staff of the space stand out, and you can enjoy some “Tripas à moda do Porto” (the most representative dish of Porto that dates back to the time of the Portuguese Discoveries is cooked with tripe and fat meat, accompanied with thick slices of dark bread; today instead of bread white beans are used), or a Francesinha (a sandwich from the city of Porto, consisting of sausage, fresh sausage, ham, cold meats and beef steak, covered with cheese later melted; it is garnished with a tomato, beer and piri-piri sauce and can be served with French fries as a side dish), or “bacalhau à marinheiro” (codfish fillets, soaked in seafood broth, roasted in the oven with clams, shrimps, peppers and onions), or grilled beefsteak on the dish, among others, while enjoying one of the most emblematic views of Porto and Gaia, savoured with a glass of wine.

Located in Batalha Square, the famous and central point of Porto, Café Java has a history that begins in 1914. Right next to the São João National Theater, this space offers its customers a pastry service, in addition to snacks and Portuguese food, which is served at any time of the day. Famous for the taste of its dishes, such as codfish with bread, octopus lagareiro, house steak, sea bass, hamburgers and famous francesinhas, among other delicacies, the centenary Café Java is an important point to enjoy. take a break from your day in the city center.