Contrary to what one might think, there is no relationship between Café Porto Santo and the island of the archipelago of Madeira with the same name. In this case “Porto Santo” is the junction between the city of Porto and the owners’ roots, the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo. In this establishment, you will find a wide variety of dishes and snacks. At lunchtime you can enjoy and try one of your dishes of the day, taking advantage of the economic menus that include soup and drink. The service is friendly and familiar and the space is welcoming and pleasantly decorated. For example, while having your meal or coffee, you can admire the various clocks that are on the wall with the time zone of different countries.

Officially founded in 1959, Café Santiago will have opened its doors long before, in the 1930s, as a pasture and tavern house. In 1978, Mr. Fernando Pereira and D. Isabel Ferreira, current owners, began their connection to Café Santiago by exploring the tobacco shop that existed there. Francesinha Santiago has always been the main reference, having emerged as a result of the development and improvement of the typical Francesinha do Porto. Carefully selected ingredients, unique 100% handcrafted cooking processes and the well-known special sauce, whose recipe is a closely guarded family secret, give Francesinha Santiago the reference status in Porto.

Who enters in Curral dos Petiscos feels that they are entering a rural Portugal. With a rustic decoration, lined with wood, tables and benches also made of wood and with granite elements. In the menu you will also find Portugal, whether in the hot dishes – soup, gizzards, firecrackers, bifanas, cod with cream, sarrabulho porridge, olives, bread – in the appetizers – fried, codfish cakes and patties – and in the desserts – french toast with honey, or mountain cheese with marmalade or jam.