Active since 1991, it is impossible to pass by Café Riviera and not find it. This cafeteria and snack bar, situated very close to the emblematic Rotunda da Boavista, is a large and airy establishment with many snacks to choose from. You can stop for a coffee or a cold beer on a hot day, or try some of Café Riviera’s specialties. You can sit down to eat a nail, a hot dog, a hamburger or a mixed toast, or even enjoy a ham sandwich. It is a good stopping point for regaining strength and satisfying hunger with a quick and economical meal.

Trigo de Cantos is a restaurant that invites you to snack, socialize and enjoy. It is a typical northern tavern where you can taste the flavors of Amarante in an experience that should be shared. Taste the sausages, the francesinha in “Padronelo” bread, the sandwiches made with typical regional products and the exclusive wine, also produced in Amarante. The menu is full of regional products that should be enjoyed with time. For example, there is chorizo soup, where you can enjoy the best of northern smokehouses, starters such as olives, “pimentos padrão”, garlic bread and red-hot chorizo. There are various types of sandwiches for quick meals and cheese and meat boards to let time pass.

Pinguim Café is a pub with a traditional atmosphere, which opened in 1987 and has a history of regular culture-related activities.
It has a long tradition of poetry evenings on Monday, started by Joaquim Castro Caldas for over 30 years, followed by poets such as Manuel Jorge Marmelo, João Habitualmente, Daniel Maia-Pinto Rodrigues, Valter Hugo Mãe, Filipa Leal, Paulo Campos dos Reis, Renato Filipe Cardoso.
Penguin Café stands out for the quality of its tonic gins and has a phrase that characterizes them “Not only of Gin lives the Penguin”. You should try the excellent hot chocolate, wines, cocktails, craft beers and snacks.