Portugalidades is a chain of stores, founded in 2010, which specializes in the sale of national handicraft pieces. This brand works directly with artisans and artists from various corners of Portugal, in order to fulfill its mission of exhibiting and promoting the best that is done in terms of Portuguese handicrafts, both at the traditional and contemporary levels.

The owners of Padaria Pardal assure that the best ‘regueifa’ (wheat bread, generally braided) of Porto is made by them, every Sunday. But besides bread, this establishment, whose origins are linked to the city of Amarante, also bakes Conventual and traditional sweets: “Toucinho do Céu” (a kind of cake made with pearl sugar to which ground almonds are added, sometimes gila jam and, finally, a large portion of egg yolks), “Babão” (a special cake made with many eggs and much sugar), “Pudim do Santo” (special kind of pudding, made with eggs, butter and sugar), and even biscuit cake “just like the one mother used to make”. There are plenty of reasons to visit this bakery and pastry shop. Casa Pardal is proud of its motto: “Made with the heart, delivered in hand” – which reflects the attention with which they receive each client and the demand upon the choice of the best raw materials.

Open to the public since April 2015, Mercadinho dos Açores intends to offer the city of Porto an Azorean corner with the sensitivity and tenderness of the archipelago’s soul. Mercadinho has a grocery store of regional products for sale, such as São Miguel meat, Corvo cheese, Lava cakes, Santa Catarina tuna or Graciosa cheese, genuine and quality products, as they are certified by nature and with the guarantee of the Azores Mark seal, issued by SDEA – Society for the Business Development of the Azores. It also has a wine cellar with several brands of white and red wines and liqueur wines.