Douro e Castas is a wine cellar specialized in regional wines and products, mainly from the Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro region, but also has wines from other Portuguese regions, such as Alentejo, Dão and Estremadura. It strives for quality products, for the good prices it offers and for the helpful and personalized service it offers its customers. In fact, given their experience and specialized knowledge in the sector, its employees are able to give you the best advice on which wine best suits your specific needs. Apart from private customers, we are suppliers of various businesses.

In this welcoming, friendly space, with a modern and sober decoration, it is a place of refuge for gluttons or confectioners’ lovers, who will not be able to resist the homemade cakes made here, ‘brigadeiros’ (The ingredients of the ‘brigadeiro’ are condensed milk, powdered chocolate, butter or margarine and granulated chocolate for the coverage), chocolate cake, carrot and orange pie, cream pastry, éclairs, tangerine cake, just to mention a few. Colher D’Açúcar is much more than a confectionery space, since you can have a meal or take a break for a snack, with a varied offer, such as homemade hamburgers, baguettes with tuna paste, with sea delights, with fresh cheese, among others, hotdogs, sandwiches, snacks, toasts, natural juices and other refreshing or cosy drinks.

Socalcos Vinhos & Gourmet emerged in a rehabilitated building, next to the former Ferreira Borges Market, being the modern version of the Infante Cabaz Wine Cellar. This is owned by Mr. Manuel Pinto, Socalcos is owned by Bruno Pinto, the son who follows the knowledge of the family. Large and clean, Socalcos’ proposal is to provide a pleasant space for tourists and locals to make their choice comfortably between the various brands of Port and table wines, including a range of so-called “superior” wines. To add to the careful selection of wines, we can find a set of gourmet products, such as cheese and composites, that complement the taste of the most demanding.