Confeitaria Império, whose foundation dates back to 1943, is one of the oldest and most charismatic patisseries in the city of Porto. It still has the tea room where the ladies used to drink port wine in teapots and the tea was served in trays, a tradition that was resumed due to the great demand for this way of serving tea.
The patties, available here in countless varieties, are also considered one of the biggest attractions of this house.
Also available to the customer are daily dishes and homemade sweets.
In 2002, a second group establishment is inaugurated, adding to the confectionery service pizzeria valences and self-service restaurant with weight food, making it ideal for group dinners.

House specialised in all types of drinks, liqueurs, spirits, national and imported, with a wide variety of Portuguese wines (Douro, Alentejo, Dão, Setúbal, Bairrada, Verdes, etc.), but especially dedicated to Port Wine, which deserves particular attention by this establishment. This is why it has already been named the “Cathedral of Port Wine”, due to the quantity, variety and qualities that one can find here. There are ‘harvestings’ and ‘vintages’ since 1834, ‘Rare and Precious’ from its private collection, leaving satisfied the most eloquent and demanding appreciator of Port Wine. Its reputation crosses borders and is recommended in several international guides.

Gelataria Portuense is a traditional ice cream shop where you can taste the famous ice creams produced by one of Cattabriga’s only two Effe machines in Portugal, the revolutionary machine invented in 1927 by Otello Cattabriga, an ingenious and talented Italian inventor. This is the only machine capable of reproducing the stacca and spalma movements, with the smoothness and rhythm of the Italian grandmother’s hands. This ice cream shop privileges fresh fruit and predominantly Portuguese flavors such as Port wine, “pastel de nata” and “leite creme” (cream milk), without forgetting the most requested flavors such as chocolate and vanilla. At Gelataria Portuguesa the production of ice cream is made without the use of dyes and preservatives.