Loja Lira opened on July 7, 2017, that is, on 7/7/17, which, for those who believe in coincidences, are numbers that bode for a prosperous future. The number 7 represents perfection, awareness, intuition and will. The owner, Madalena Lira, a fashion designer, works seven days a week in search of perfection in fashion articles. Specializing in women’s clothing, handmade jewelry, all under its own brand, it also sells fabrics and decorative items. Offering the best price and quality to its customers, it seeks to have several options in men’s and women’s fashion, and to tailor each customer that enters this establishment, in order to feel renewed, another feature of the number 7.
The Farmácia Vitália is located in the Palácio das Cardosas, former Convent of Lóios or Santo Elói, in the middle of the Praça da Liberdade. It was classified as a “Public Interest Set”, thanks to its façade designed, in 1932, by the architect Manuel Marques e Amoroso Lopes. It is a work in glass and iron with geometric lines, resulting in a deeply modern and contemporary intervention in a historical building, with an austere and sober character, such as that of the Palácio das Cardosas, which also integrates the Intercontinental Hotel. Throughout its history, Farmácia Vitália has been noted for the manufacture, distribution and representation of pharmaceutical specialties at a national level – aspects it still maintains.
Located near Casa da Música, Confetti Parade is a very interesting shop where you will find everything you may need to mask yourself. Be it Halloween or Carnival, you find various types of costumes. There are queens of hearts, ninjas, pirates, princesses, cowboys, unicorns, movie and series characters, hippies, firemen and pandas. In addition you will also find make-up, wigs and various accessories that will assist you in the transformation process. And don’t worry because here you can buy family-friendly disguises from parents to children. Confetti Parade is available to respond to your most demanding requests.
categories – grocery, confectionery, beverages, frozen foods, 4th range, eggs, home hygiene, detergents and personal hygiene. In 2011 the brand was reborn as a business model: an innovative business partnership agreement between Recheio Cash & Carry and owners of small and medium-sized independent grocery stores. The concept involves the creation or conversion of traditional retail shops, where the owner has complete autonomy over his business, while enjoying numerous advantages.
Camper is a shoe and accessory shop that appears as an invitation/challenge to all those who walk in life in a cosmopolitan, active and dynamic way; those who celebrate urbanity with all its nuances, without ever giving up comfort and style. Marked by an industrial and modern design, where the goal was to bring the city and urban elements into the interior of the shop, Camper aims to be a space where everyone can express their individuality. They represent, exclusively Camper´s footwear and accessories, which makes the confidence, quality, comfort and originality deposited in the products they represent captivate their customers and make them return.
The Livraria Utopia was born at a time when alternative bookstores established after 25 April 1974 had already closed. It opened its doors in 1982, right next to the headquarters where so many demonstrations took place during the PREC, by the hand of libertarian members of the editorial cooperative A Centelha, also functioning as a support to the distribution of this historic and resistant publisher from Coimbra, established after the academic crisis of 69, by the hands of Professor Sobral Martins. The Livraria Utopia intends to resist in these times, enemies of the book. It sells new and used books, from publishers such as Livraria Letra Livre, & etc, Maldoror, VS. Vasco Santos, Fenda, Averno, Alambique, Saguão, Língua Morta.
Kidoce works as a coffee shop, where you will be well looked after, to relax at any time of the day. In a relaxed, familiar and welcoming space, the ex-libris of the house are your homemade “rissóis” (mall patty enclosed in pastry, or rolled in breadcrumbs, usually baked or deep fried. It is filled with savoury ingredients, most often minced meat or fish, and is served as an entrée, main course, or side dish). This space can be chosen to take a break and have coffee, as well as to have a snack or even a complete meal. The offer is varied. As snacks, besides the mentioned “rissóis”, there are turkey sandwiches, American sandwiches, codfish dumplings, mixed toasts, beef steak with French fries, croissants, chicken pies, breaded pork steak on the bread, hotdogs, ham sandwiches, among others. For a meal, there are dishes of the day, as well as beef steak with French fries, hamburgers, Francesinha (a sandwich from the city of Porto, consisting of sausage, fresh sausage, ham, cold meats and beef steak, covered with cheese later melted; it is garnished with a tomato, beer and piri-piri sauce and can be served with French fries as a side dish), just to mention a few.
With a shop located in Galerias Bristol and with their own atelier, they have been making fashion for over 30 years in Porto and for the world. This is an establishment with customised confection of their collections and with an exclusive design, which gives the brand its own unique identity. They have had several participations in fashion fairs and usually have assiduous presence in television programs. The confidence in the brand is such that they have already dressed several prominent personalities of social life, as well as participated in television as costume designers of some programmes, with the famous Portuguese series “Claxon” and “Major Alvega”.
Founded in 1864, Casa Havaneza do Chiado, in Lisbon, is one of the oldest and most emblematic cigar shops in the world. It was the first of its kind in the country and it immediately established its identity. Over the years, and always seeking to maintain its original personality and intent, other shops have come together – and it is here that this space in Porto appears. If you like the aroma of cigars, Casa Havaneza appeals to your epicurist side. It bets on the quality and variety of its products, with emphasis on the Cuban cigars of emblematic brands, such as Cohiba, Montecristo, Romeo y Julieta, among others. It also has a wide range of accessories for smokers of high prestige brands and premium drinks.
Ervanário Portuense is a store that stands out for its commercialization of products and food supplements, as well as providing homeopathy, flower therapy, aromatherapy, natural cosmetics, personal development, self-help books and well-being products. The packaging of aromatic and medicinal plants for commercialization is another of the characteristics of Ervanário Portuense.
At the same time, it has in its department of Integrative Medicine and Therapies, a multidisciplinary team of doctors, nutritionists and therapists, all integrated to offer holistic care, based on the fundamentals of Integrative Medicine.
Armazém is a cultural space located right in front of Alfândega. With 1500 m2 (of which 200 m2 are open space) it began to be a warehouse of Real Companhia Velha. Today is a space open to the community where you can find old and vintage shops, a space dedicated to art exhibition, a common area (perfect for those looking for a place to unwind), a bar and a terrace. It is above all a comfortable space where you can relax both outside and inside and where everything is for sale. You can bring your pet. Monthly (3rd weekend of the month) we host the Old & Vintage fair.
Located at Rua da Conceição, Farmácia Aliança (pharmacy), as been serving its costumers since 1909.
This pharmacy has qualified experts in homeopathy and naturopathy, as well as a laboratory.
Farmácia Aliança currently has an area dedicated to dermocosmetics, with an individualized office for body and face treatments, a reserved area for personalized service and another for public service, as well as a space dedicated to orthopaedics and childcare.
This pharmacy also offers free quick tests. In addition, it offers its customers an online medicine shopping service.
