Cartbel Sapatarias is a family business with 21 years of experience in the footwear business. Initially it owned only one establishment in Rua de Santa Teresa, later expanding its business to Rua 31 de Janeiro. Similarly, in the early days of activity, this shoe store sells only footwear. However, with the emergence of new needs and wants from its customers, the offer expanded to meet demand. Thus, this space also had portfolios for sale.
These two types of product form the core of the Cartbel Sapatrias offering to those who visit it.
Situated next to City Market Bolhao, Photomaton is one of the oldest photography houses in the city, founded in 1932.
It sells digital photography equipment as well as professional photography services such as photo reports or image processing. Store owners have a taste for antique camera collecting, so the store also offers analog equipment for sale and analog photography services such as film and slide development.
This establishment also has an online selling platform.
Founded at the turn of the century, more specifically in 1999, Intimoda is dedicated to the sale of men’s, women’s and children’s underwear, specializing in the advice and sale of lingerie, corseterie, stockings and tights from the best brands nationals and internationals.
With two establishments in the city of Porto, it works only with highly qualified professionals, with its personalized service and the quality of its products the standard of its spaces.
In addition to serving the final consumer, it also resells items for businesses such as the hotel sector.
Two friends, Glória and Isilda, decided to be part of the revitalisation of the centre of Porto and decided to open A Lavandeira, a self-service laundry, creating a space with a welcoming atmosphere, as if it were a contemporary extension of the Portuguese house, inserted in its context, to strengthen good neighbourly relations. Equipped with professional Míele machines and hypoallergenic washing products, it has washing cycles of 30 minutes or 1 hour and drying time of 15 minutes. Their laundries are also meeting points for different cultures, receiving customers from all corners of the world. It has two open spaces in the city, with extended hours.
The Cufra Restaurant opened on August 15, 1974, and its opening to the general public took place on September 14 of the same year. The origin of the name appeals to our senses, as Cufra is synonymous with oasis, the largest oasis in the Sahara desert in south-eastern Libya. Cufra’s success is due to its large space, its excellent location and the service and manufacture of high quality products.
The menu highlights the famous Francesinhas and the steaks and hotdogs, which have made this establishment a landmark of Porto gastronomy for several decades.
Cufra has a private park for its guests.
The Casa Pinheiro is a traditional tavern in Porto, over 60 years old, which aims to preserve the customs of this type of houses in the city and preserve the homemade flavours. The appetizers available every day stand out, with focus on codfish fritters, Lamego ham, bucho(stomach of the animal) and boiled ears, among many others, besides traditional Portuguese cuisine day dishes, such as also ‘Tripas à moda do Porto’ (the most representative dish of Porto that dates back to the time of the Portuguese Discoveries is cooked with tripe and fat meat, accompanied with thick slices of dark bread; today instead of bread white beans are used), ‘feijoada à Transmontana’ (bean stew, usually with meat, and almost always accompanied with rice; in Portugal, it is cooked with white beans in the northwest (Minho and Douro Litoral) or red beans in the northeast (Trás-os-Montes), and usually also includes other vegetables (tomatoes, carrots or cabbage) besides pork or beef, to which can be added varied sausages), ‘cabidela’ rice (a stew that uses, during its cooking, the blood – with vinegar – of the animal that is boiled) or codfish à la Braga (cod to pieces, fried; the potatoes and onions that accompany this dish are cut into thin slices and fried in the same oil as the cod, with bay leaf and cloves), just to mention a few. The welcoming and traditional environment invites to experience, to socialise and to share typically Portuguese dishes, with a familiar service and very competitive prices.
At Portuguese Porto Market you will find the best in the country, in a space that brings together some of the most typical products of each district – wines, handicrafts, honey and olive oils, are just a few – from north to south of the country, and has space for the typical tavern where wine is drunk in the malga and there are cheese and cold meat boards, codfish balls, bifanas and pies to starve. In addition to the commercial component, ensured by artisans and authentic Portuguese brands, run by national or Portuguese-speaking entrepreneurs, the market also explores the cultural aspect through free events of Fado, concertina, folklore or Alentejo singing.
Born in Portugal in September 1984, with the opening of its first store on Rua Guerra Junqueiro in Lisbon, Foreva nowadays has street shops in all major urban centers, and is also present in most shopping centers in Portugal. Foreva is a 100% Portuguese footwear brand, proud to be part of the construction and growth of a booming business sector, with increasing recognition worldwide. Since its inception, this brand has grown on a selective investment strategy and a careful choice of implementation locations for each of its stores, always focused on the customer who identifies with Foreva’s way of being.
Sapataria Vaniel was founded in 1997 with the sole purpose of providing its customers with a whole new experience that combines beauty with comfort, thus combining the distinction that characterizes each of its articles. With a great commercial experience, Vaniel is characterized by personalized service, looking for the perfect symbiosis between the customer’s desire, the product and their satisfaction.
Vaniel understands that glamor, comfort and beauty are constantly improving concepts and seeks to bring to its client the best of national and European fashion in constant demand with the sole purpose of providing the best style for each moment of your life.
This is the ideal space to get to know Portuguese traditions and gastronomy, taking with you products created by Portuguese designers and products produced in Portugal. It is located in the old “terreiro do forno” (furnace yard), one of the oldest and most representative places of the habits and customs of the people of Porto. It emerged as part of the Porto Vivo Project, which aims not only to revitalise historic buildings, but above all to energise and bring new life to the most forgotten places in the city, bringing the local population closer to tourists. Therefore, Porto Passion does not intend to be just a shop for “tourist souvenirs”, but rather to disclose a little of the local history and the people who currently live in the Largo.
Belonging to the Bastos family since 1933, Arcádia is a brand of traditional chocolates that is assumed as a reference at the level of national chocolataria. Known for chocolates, cat tongues and dragee, Arcadia maintains tradition in its manufacturing processes. Chocolates are produced using traditional methods using quality raw materials. Whoever goes through the window of this store hardly imagines that in its back is a handcrafted chocolate factory, where you can observe the manufacturing process of products available in Arcadia stores. Arcádia also offers various products made from chocolate, such as tablets or chocolates.
Pérola do Haiti is a grocery store with over 70 years of history. Here you can satisfy all your grocery needs, with the assurance that you will find a wide range of fresh and traditional produce. The Haitian Pearl sells a little of everything, such as locally produced fruit and vegetables, wine, preserves, sausages and many other traditional products. In addition to the quality of the products it offers, at Pérola do Haiti you will find the warm and personalized service of a family establishment that, with competence and resilience, has left multiple generations of satisfied customers for tens of years.
