The owner of Alfarrabista José Lopes Gomes Soares has over 40 years of experience in the used, antique and rare books market.
Our space presents itself as both a bookstore and a library, making it the ideal place to get lost in old and new titles of all kinds.
Visitors of our bookstore also find a pleasant outdoor patio which allows the guest to enjoy a moment of reading in a downtown Porto oasis.
Alternatively, if you would like to purchase a copy of this property’s catalog from the comfort of your own home, you may do so through the website provided for this purpose.

Loja 112 is a project dedicated to the commercialization of articles for motorcyclists and fans of the memorabilia related to the world of wheels, from helmet to complement, wasp miniatures, gift, walking cars, decorative plates, motorized thermometers, tricycles, pedal cars, transport cars, waterproof jackets, among others. The desire for a nostalgia lover is dedicated to people who share a common taste for motorcycles, antique objects and the vintage concept. Getting in here may not be an emergency, but when you see signs of your youthful markings or toys from other times, you may need help hiding the excitement.

Preenche Vazios (‘filling voids’) is a tiling workshop where the client can order custom panels, with patterns and phrases to his/her liking, as well as merchandising. It was born with the intention of filling the empty spaces on the façades of houses and buildings in the cities. The project intends to draw attention to the small details that surround us daily, and surprise passers-by with something they were not used to seeing during their journey, assigning small messages from Portuguese poets. Much more than an artistic intervention, the project intends to draw attention to the need to preserve the Portuguese tile heritage which has suffered a progressive loss of tiles in recent years.