Liliana and Pedro Abreu, two brothers, have been marketing Iberian black pork meat, hams and sausages for over 20 years. In order to give more visibility to these products, they decided to open, in 2017, Cerca Velha, a space for snacking, tasting and socialising. The “bifanas à Cerca Velha”, which are black pork steaks in a special sauce, served in exclusive bread, as well as the Iberian sausage planks and the generous list of Port and Douro wines from small producers, are worth mentioning. It owes its name to the primitive wall of Porto, which lies beneath the house. They take pride on the quality of their service, their location and the quality of their products, also sold in baskets.
Casa Ramos is a textile retail store, with a specialized establishment opened since 1955. This store aims to serve its customers, which have spanned several generations. It presents itself as a classic haberdashery, providing visitors a wide selection of fabrics, home textiles and men’s and women’s fashion, always privileging top quality items, while keeping their prices at a competitive level. Casa Ramos’ longevity is proof of the quality of its personalized service and the range of products it offers.
Homem do Mato shop started as an online shop and quickly, due to its success, it gained a physical space. The success is a lot due to the passion of its owner for the historical military recreation, a passion shared by its customers – but not only that. Besides its appealing decoration, it looks like a military depot made entirely of wood. It is a shop for military items, survival and cutlery, from helmets, berets, insignia embroidery, camouflage, footwear, backpacks, bags, knives, lighting to all kinds of survival material. All this, combined with the experience, knowledge and quality of its products makes its customers always want to return.
Porto de Magia is a shop characterized by originality and unusual objects, which bring us to our memories of childhood or a time gone by. Here you can get lost in the myriad of items available – musical mechanisms, musical miniatures, carousels, snowballs, stage musical boxes, jewelry boxes, clocks, kaleidoscopes, lamps, magic lanterns, thermometers, trolleys, toys, decorations, frames and postcards, collectors’ items, and much, much more. The worst thing is to come in and not know what not to choose. It may be the ideal place to find unique toys and items not found in general stores.
Open to the public since 1934, A Favorita do Bolhão is a traditional store specialized in food and beverage trade. Located right in the city center, it has several quality products available, among which stand out the various cheeses, wines, liqueurs and chocolates, including jams, caramels, flours and olive oils, without forgetting the great variety of dried fruits. If the offer of products available to the customer is expanded, the personalized and attentive service of A Favorita do Bolhão is nothing behind, which makes this store with over 80 years of experience a reference of the city for so many decades.
The Essence of the Book is, as the name suggests, a bookshop. It was born from the owner’s passion for books and reading, and it is characterised by being an inviting, welcoming space, where customers can feel as if they were at home. For the owner, this is the factor that determines the return of customers to the shop. Open since 2021, the Essência do Livro offers the main novelties and launchings, but also promotes the sale of articles in outlet, which represents the possibility of finding excellent opportunities there. Not to be missed.
Cafetaria do Marquês offers an unpretentious, familiar and welcoming space, mostly attended by regular customers, where you can count on a friendly service. It can be the chosen place to have light meals, complete meals, breakfasts, snacks or even just to have coffee. This way you have a varied offer, from mixed toasts, hotdogs of the house, special hotdog, omelette sandwiches, to, as you should expect, the famous 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). All dishes can be served on a menu with refreshing drinks, as well as lunch menus, with an offer that varies every day of the week. It has a full bar and free Wi-Fi.
If you ask your parents and grandparents if they remember the grinder’s flute, they will most likely say yes. They announced their presence on the streets, and people who had knives and scissors to sharpen, or even umbrellas to straighten sticks, went toward the music. André Fernandes is Bolhão’s grinder, he learned his art from his grandfather 13 years ago and Bolhão Market is his second home, where he grew up and saw it grow. If you have cutlery, whether knives, scissors, pliers, razors, among others, or if you want to buy cutlery, André Amolador has no tuned music but has very sharp cutlery.
Rita Catita is a contemporary fashion establishment, with clothing essentially oriented to women, attentive to fashion trends and having an offer in that sense, with collections and new pieces, according to the season and with constant renewal of stock. The aim of this shop is to get as many people as possible to follow the trends of the fashion world, without having to spend a lot of money. In this sense, its offer is based on principles of quality and competitive prices, with a wide range of products to choose from – shirts, skirts, overalls, trousers, jackets, overcoats, anoraks, dresses, shirts, shoes, accessories, among others.
Located very close to the Combatentes metro station, Doce Flamingo is a store that presents a wide range of items to its customers. Here you will find a wide variety of products that the little ones like, including various types of sweets, such as chocolates, gums and candies, as well as some toys and original school supplies with cartoon characters. It also has trinkets and a huge diversity of home décor products to make your home more welcoming. If you need a last minute gift for adults or kids, you will surely find something at Doce Flamingo.
Green Swallow is a brand built in honesty and ethics foundations, that seeks to offer the benefits of products with CBD and constantly innovate to follow up hemp’s new market. With ecological concerns, they propose a new lifestyle and selected products, hemp based, to its stores and franchises. The first pilot store of CBD in Portugal, opened in 2019. Nowadays, they have more than 20 stores in the country, with intention to expand Europewide, that growth was allowed by the large-scale consumption of Cannabidiol CDB, a substance extracted from the plant and, according to WHO, doesn’t present a risk for human health, unlike other substances derived from Cannabis.
This jewelry, which has been operating for almost 100 years, was founded by Aristides Reis. Its current owner, Artur Lima, began his career as an employee of this establishment, having subsequently taken over its destinations.
In its spaces you can find various pieces with crystals and gems and also sewing stones in clothing.
Its careful selection also includes necklaces, rings, earrings and various other accessories for jewelry.
With a service endowed with decades of experience in client counseling, Artur Lima has products that can satisfy the diverse taste of all who visit.
