CódigoDesign is defined as a collaborative workspace that offers multiple integrated areas to satisfactorily respond in its multiple facets. It is essentially and simultaneously a space for the representation of Portuguese creation, an art gallery with works by emerging authors, an architecture and interior design office, an Author’s furniture store and industry icons, with custom designed and produced furniture. It is, above all, a place of encounter and cultural promotion.
Light has the power to transform spaces, to make them wider or more welcoming, more festive or even intimate. The lamps are therefore fundamental elements in any decorative project, or in the design of the different spaces of your home.
R Lopes, more than a store where you can buy lamps, is a workshop that restores, repairs and manufactures lamps by order. With specialists and professional advisors, you can find more functional and aesthetic lighting solutions in this establishment, whether it is for your workplace, your home or for a relaxing and convivial environment.
If, in the beginning, the Mercadinho do Porto was born from the idea of offering a wide range of regional and national products to those visiting Porto, the context led it to adapt the business and help the community with the delivery of food products. With the same focus on proximity to the customer, this fine grocery store stands out for selling products in bulk, with a wide variety, spices, dried fruit, dehydrated fruit, pulses, seeds, coffee, pasta, cereals, flour, sugar, salt, tea and detergents. In addition to these products, there is daily homemade bread, baked in the shop, regional products, such as cheese, sausages, olive oil, honey, wine and a more traditional grocery section.
Casa Faria may go unnoticed but hides treasures that only you can explore. António and Luizete Alves are the couple who have managed the space for over 45 years, first as a grocery store but, due to the emergence of supermarkets, were forced to change branches. This is how the antiquarian was born in the same place. Here you can satisfy the pleasure of collecting antique objects such as jewelry, furniture, clothing, among others. Anyone can sell their old articles upon owners evaluation. In this store the articles are all stacked, hence entice those who visit to explore. If you are looking for toys from your childhood, you may be surprised by Casa Faria.
Imagem Cúbica opened its doors in April 2014, initially with some baby articles and personalised items and then, little by little, the shop evolved with articles that customers could not find in that area of the city. This is how the image of Imagem Cúbica was built, trying to create and fill the needs of each person entering the establishment. Its goal is that each customer who enters the shop finds something to offer, something they need, whether for the smallest of the family or the oldest. The offer is varied, with baby and child clothing, men’s and women’s clothing, bags, jewellery and accessories, following the fashion trends for each season.
There is cherry in Porto. One of the best known Portuguese liqueurs has a space in the city of Porto. Ginja in Porto sells liqueurs but its specialty is the Óbidos cherry. The cherry, or ginjinhas, is a liqueur obtained by macerating the cherry, very similar to cherry, extremely popular in Portugal, especially in Óbidos, Lisbon, Alcobaça and Algarve. It is a product whose maceration lasts at least one year and does not use artificial colors or preservatives. At Ginja in Porto you can taste, advising to taste in a glass of chocolate, but you can also buy bottles to offer or enrich your personal wine cellar.
Located next to the Marquês de Pombal Square, Lauandi presents itself as a self-service laundry.
In this establishment, washing and drying machines are available for use and the customer can also take advantage of other services such as dry cleaning and cleaning of carpets, dyeing, curtains and fur.
Lauandi also distinguishes itself in the sector in which it operates by the ironing service it offers on weekdays
While waiting for your washing or drying to finish, you can enjoy the warm atmosphere of this space to relax and take a break from your day.
In the middle of 2020, in a context of summer and pandemic, the owner missed his native Bahia, its relaxed climate, a place to drink a cold beer, a place to feel at home. He noticed that this feeling was not unique, but of the entire Brazilian community living in the city. It was there that he decided to open the Boteco Pra Começar, according to the Brazilian tradition, to contagion the Invicta with a relaxed and cheerful atmosphere. According to them, its beer is “stupidly cold”, its portions are generous and have exclusive recipes from the “Patroa” of ‘dadinho de tapioca’ (tapioca little squares), cream topside, mini kibe, besides the traditional acarajé. They also have executive dinner menus.
Open since April 2016, the Restaurant Sonetos offers a space where you can enjoy the best flavours of the national gastronomy, with tasty delicacies or, as they say, “authentic poems for the palate”. With a simple but very pleasant decoration, where the comfort and well-being of the customer are a constant concern, you can enjoy the pleasures of traditional cuisine, such as veal chop, codfish, Portuguese stew or ‘Tripas à Moda do Porto’ (a traditional dish from Porto, made with various types of meat, tripe, sausages and white beans, served with rice), without missing the indispensable 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), ex-libris of the city. We highlight the “Francesinha” in puff pastry, a variation of the traditional Francesinha, an original recipe of the house, which attracts many of its customers.
A welcoming space, situated in the heart of Porto, characterised by a familiar and informal atmosphere, a simple decoration, without any great artifice, in which you will always be welcomed by your host, Nuno himself. Tasca do Nuno is a place to be with friends, to take a coffee break and read the newspaper or to have a meal. With a bet on the traditional Portuguese cuisine, Tasca do Nuno has a daily service, serving different dishes every day, which you can enjoy taking advantage of the menus with coffee and drink, at very competitive prices. There is also a selection of typically Portuguese snacks that you have at your disposal to try and order again.
The genesis of the name EARLYMADE is a literal translation of the name of the Cedofeita neighborhood. EARLYMADE is a fashion and lifestyle brand, but also the name of this concept store and artistic platform designed by Emanuel de Sousa. The concept store offers a series of high quality items, from fashion to vintage and designer furniture, from books and magazines to leather goods, the vast majority made in Portugal. Brands are chosen due to their exclusivity, looking for a contemporary style, the reinvention of tradition as a general ethos, attention to detail and the close relationship of these brands and products with Portugal. This space also offers exhibition spaces and two studios for artistic residencies.
Visiting Porto means taking a little bit of Porto with you. It may take the city into memory, but it may also carry some Invicta in your suitcase. Porto Souvenir is a gift shop in Porto and Portugal. You can find in this establishment Portuguese decorative dishes such as Valentine’s, Viana do Castelo and Carrilho, Alentejo, magnets with emblematic images of the city, textiles, with t-shirts, towels and naperons, cork items such as keys, bags, purses, bases, individual tiles, decorative mugs and shot glasses, wooden trays, saints from Portugal, miniature port wines and tobacco.
