If enjoying the day means being able to optimise what you have to do, in order to be free to do what you like, Carpe Diem has chosen its name perfectly. This stationery and tobacco store is a multifaceted space that offers a panoply of services, so that the client can save time and enjoy all the services in the same space. In this space you can find newspapers and magazines, find cards for special occasions, buy tobacco from various brands and accessories for smokers, try your luck in the Santa Casa Games – Euromillions, Placard, scratch cards, Lotto, lotteries – buy school supplies, pick up your UPS order and enjoy PayShop services, EPAY Cards and Moneygram.
Always seeking the highest service of excellence, the 16 Bruxelas stores scattered from north to south of Portugal have as their primary objective customer satisfaction in a scenario that combines elegance, comfort, quality and refinement.
The establishments in this chain are dedicated and commited to respond effectively to our customers’ demands, providing various clothing solutions, tailored to each occasion and each client.
Special attention is paid to the quality / price ratio, with the aim of offering the best quality products at the lowest price, coupled with professional, personalized attention focused on details.
With a warm atmosphere and friendly and helpful service, Café Alem D’Ouro is a reference for its homemade sweets. Their francesinha is their most famous product, which is available all year round and not just at Christmas. But there are many other options such as its highly praised scones, orange muffins or cheeses of various flavors (chocolate, mango, passion fruit, almond and coffee). You can also taste the salty ones, such as the patties, the ball or the pastel de Chaves. It’s the perfect place for a meeting point, a snack or a coffee break, accompanied by one of their homemade pastries.
Fotosport is a chain of stores that sells photography products and services. Its history began about 50 years ago in the city of Porto.
With establishments all over the country, the company offers its customers a range of personalized products with the images they want, such as digital albums, photo books, gifts, decorative objects, calendars or cards, among others. Fotosport also provides services such as studio photo shoots, image restoration, scanning, VHS to DVD cassette conversion and photo pass.
An online platform is also available for those who prefer to use Fotosport services at a distance.
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.
Founded almost 20 years ago, Tutti Quanti Decoration, located in the area of São João de Brito and near the Bessa viaduct, following a bistro type design, with a careful and original decoration, is a place where you can take a break and have a cup of tea or coffee, eat a cake or something salty, to the sound of ambient music, and make a purchase for yourself or a friend. You will find three distinct spaces – Caffè, Fashion and Props, Decoration/ Gifts – which are interconnected, in a unique identity. The offer is extended; you can buy a piece of clothing, a wallet, a scarf or a shawl, a piece of decoration, nativity scenes, jewellery and goldsmithery, transformation and repair of jewellery and goldsmithery.
Linhos & Pétalas is a decoration store aimed at anyone looking for hand embroidered linens, as well as other types of decorative elements to embellish a table. In fact, the great specialty of Linhos & Pétalas are its manual embroidery and flowers in fabric, which are highlighted in its appealing and colorful window. But you will also find here a wide variety of other products, such as Portuguese soaps, beauty products, candles and various crockery. Additionally, it is a cozy and pleasant space with a good decoration and a friendly and warm service.
Sagardi is a restaurant that pays homage to its origins, the Basque Country, a unique territory with its own ancestral culture, where cuisine is the center of life. Through chef Iñaki López de Viñaspre, Sagardi offers a product cuisine, true and authentic, recovering traditional flavors. His desire is to share the authenticity of Basque gastronomic culture with all its products and the knowledge of the old Basque grills. The best pieces of red meat, “txuleton”, freshly caught wild fish, exclusive vegetables from your garden, free of GMOs and full of flavor, and a careful selection of local wines. From the producer to the table.
Wine & Talent – Spiritus & Gourmet gourmet store, located next to Bonfim church, aims to represent prestigious brands that are characterized by tradition, craft production, quality and creativity. A cozy space specially prepared to enjoy a slice of “folar” (a regional sweet) or to taste a wine of a region of your choice, while accompanying with snacks at an affordable price. You can find a wide range of regional and gourmet products that you can take home or customize in your basket to celebrate a special time or festive season. Its motto is “Share and enjoy life!”, why not here?
Cláudia Soares, the owner, has always worked in the goldsmithery/watchmaking area. After many years of experience she decided to open her own space. In January 2020 she acquired this establishment and decided to do some work in order to receive her clients in a modern and welcoming space, barely knowing that a pandemic would delay its opening. However, it opened its doors to the public on July 1st, with a varied offer in silver, gold, steel and watches. The bet is clear: always try to have the latest trends in the area, with refinement and with affordable and competitive prices. There is a clear bet on personalised service because, as the owner says, captivating customers “is part of my day to day”.
Astro Cervejaria Petisqueira has been in Porto since 1979 and says its slogan that here you can find the “real bifanas”. It is the ex-libris of O’Astro. Going here and not eating a bifana is like going to Porto once in a lifetime and not drinking a port. According to the owner, Mr. Albino, also the green broth is at the level of the bifanas, because “there is no time of day when it is not fresh, hot and ready to eat”. There are also other snacks to try, such as ham sandwiches, beef patties, shrimp patties, cod pastries, and breadcrumbs.
Boa-Bao is a chic and casual restaurant based on the pan-Asian cuisine concept with an authentic selection of dishes that respect the original recipes and take us on a journey that is a true sensory experience across Asia, through countries such as Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Korea, Japan, and China.
At our establishment, dishes are prepared on demand “à la minute” or “on the spot” by a team of experienced chefs, always using the freshest ingredients, including seasonal changes to the menu to make it constantly interesting and respectful of its own ingredients in each season.
