The mandatory
stopping place in a Thursday night
Ancora D'ouro
is a name that a few recognize, but Piolho Café is a landmark of Porto, mainly
between university students. No-one knows how its name appeared, making
everyone forgot its real name, but there are a lot of theories.
One of them tells that the café was always full, it
was impossible to go inside and it was said that people looked like lice,
because they were so many. Others tells that Piolho was a space of gathering
not only for students, but also for professors, making an atmosphere a bit ceremonial,
which people gave the name of "piolhice".
Theories apart, Piolho is frequently the meeting place
before an academic night, it’s where the night begins. But also during the day
there are a lot of students there, in the esplanade for a snack or for just a
coffee between friends. The Café is a part of the city’s history, mostly
regarding to academic life, how we can see in its walls, full of memories of
the different courses of Porto University.
