Petiscaria Boca Aberta invites you to spend a memorable moment, in the company of those you love the most, tasting snacks and good homemade food. It has a cafeteria, bar service and outdoor space. The speciality is really its cuisine, focusing on traditional Portuguese cuisine and offering dishes included in menus at very competitive prices. Along the same lines, there are typically Portuguese “petiscos” (traditional snacks), with clients saying they have the best “bifanas” (pork meat in a specific sauce served as a sandwich). There are also ‘Francesinhas’ (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), so as not to miss anything. In addition to the cosy space and familiar atmosphere, the decoration is changed every month by local artists, as a way of supporting local arts and crafts.
Since its inauguration in 1935, Tavi has assumed itself as one of the most respected traditional confectioneries in Porto. Its space was remodeled in 2006, with a fabulous terrace where guests can enjoy sea views. It has broadened its range of finer products and contemporary desserts, as well as a restaurant service with an original interpretation of traditional snacks. The lunch menu offers executive, light and children’s options and throughout the day they serve breakfast, yogurt, sandwiches, crepes and desserts.
Porto Velho is an antique and collections shop in the market since 2004, which tries to make a difference in terms of the diversity of objects it presents. Along this route has been acquiring a deep knowledge in various areas related to antiques and collecting. In this space you can find a huge and diverse panoply of collectible objects, decoration and countless curiosities that will arouse a feeling of nostalgia. Porto Velho makes appraisals and buys full and partial fillings of houses and leaves the recommendation to people who have antiques not to sell their objects without consulting their opinion.
The concept of Óbio is simple: healthy food prepared with love. It combines cafeteria and grocery store with only organic items. Most of the products that come to the table are on sale in space, so if you like something you ate you know you can replicate it at home. Óbio offers fresh dishes with organic products on the main menu, fresh salads, organic bruschetta and brunch, fresh juices, tea and coffee, all organic. The whole space is a makeup of an original building, since the birth of the place, which combines with the historical spirit of the city of Porto. The staff pays great attention to detail and comfort, to create the most pleasant meal atmosphere possible.
Portuguese Maria Fernandes and Ecuadorian Jorge Ramirez met at international fairs. This craft store is one of the fruits of this relationship. South America’s passion for crafts and its roots is found in the wide range of products we offer our customers, ranging from pearls to semi-precious stones, from esoteric products such as traditional wind chimes and ethnic clothing to wool coats or Andean caps. But you don’t just find crafts in this store. Here you can also buy t-shirts from some of the most popular rock and metal bands.
CAFFI, one of the reference stores in the city of Porto, was founded in May 1979 by Italo Caffi. Since the beginning it has been dedicated to the import, distribution, and commercialization of musical instruments, offering a wide range of products in its space, having as a principle an offer of finest quality, from the main world manufactures. In this sense, you can count on CAFFI with products ranging from wind instruments, string and bow instruments, keyboard instruments, percussion instruments, as well as audio items linked to the amplification of different instruments, accessories, bags, transport cases and musical materials supports.
O Melhor Bolo de Chocolate do Mundo (The Best Chocolate Cake in the World) opened in 2011 a small and cozy space in downtown Porto. It all started when Carlos Braz Lopes tried to recreate in his restaurant, former Mercado Santa Clara, a recipe he had tasted in Paris.
The result was not very close to the original, but the success was such that customers who tasted eventually dubbed the creation of “the best chocolate cake in the world”.
Layers of meringue wrapped in french chocolate mousse topped with a chocolate ganache – these are the traits that make this cake a unique experience. No wonder this delight has already reached such distinct points of the globe as Spain, Brazil, Australia and Angola.
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.
Confeitaria Novo Imperador is a multifaceted establishment, with a common focus: own manufacture and daily. It is bakery, pastry shop, pizzeria and restaurant, which means it can be visited to make any kind of meal, but not only. Confeitaria Novo Imperador invites, through its bakery and pastry shop, to try the pastries and cakes outside mealtimes. You can order custom cakes for special occasions. For meals, the establishment advises you to try its daily meals, with different dishes every day at lunchtime. There are also options in the fish menu, with emphasis on the various dishes of cod, meat, pizzas and, as you could not miss, 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).
Haity presents itself as a multi-brand chain store, whose activity combines tradition and innovation. The group’s first establishment was founded on December 20, 1979, in Santa Catarina Street, and has since expanded the business into several new stores.
Haity Men is especially dedicated to shoes. In its establishments it is also possible to find a wide range of fashion accessories, wallets and belts, under a cozy space. With a team always available to advise you, Haity is known for a close relationship with its customers.
Frango.com is a restaurant, barbecue and takeaway. Offering a cheap lunch menu with soup, main course, meat or fish, drink, bread and coffee, Frango.com has a lot of variety if you prefer to choose from the menu. Roast chicken, ribs, alheira, grilled squids, gizzards, roasted cod, hake fillets, steaks, Tuscan sausage and many options for snacking, olives, patties, cod dumplings, among others, you can choose to dine on site, You can choose one of the two rooms on the ground floor and first floor, or choose to take home, which is what happens in many barbecue grills.
Located in Passeio dos Clérigos, in the heart of downtown Porto, Corner Clérigos presents itself as a space with two different concepts – during the day it is a cafeteria and at night it becomes a bar.
This establishment has a menu that offers a variety of coffee options, from cappuccinos to macchiatos, as well as lattes and americans, hot or cold, without forgetting the custard tart to accompany. Natural juices, smoothies, beers and cocktails are also available, as well as all-hour food from saloio sandwiches to Liège waffles, a dessert already famous among Corner Clérigos customers.
