Armazém do Chá

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Nata Lisboa

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Café Vitória

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Publi-reportagem: Moustache

Moustache is a coffee shop that has had a lot of success in Praça Carlos Alberto. This is one of the responsible cafés for bringing the "Starbucks cup" to Oporto and it's one of our sponsors.

Our team went back to Moustache to give our readers a video so you can get to know the space a little better, as well as the service. We hope you feel curious enough to come and visit!

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Chocolataria das Flores

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The Flower's Street (Rua das Flores) has a brand new space where the art of producing cocoa becomes irresistible to those who look for it. The Chocolataria das Flores promises to sweeten the mouths of the portuguese with its chocolate treats and handmade cookies. With a foot on the vintage and the other in the contemporary, the latest little corner right next to the cafeteria service and the tea room, where it stands out the attention given to details about the decoration as well as the service.

Chocolate with Port wine is one of the moreish combinations you can find in Chocolataria das Flores. In a cared and welcoming space with a contemporary décor where the white tones prevail along with some black details, tey make chocolate and craft biscuits.

Without preservatives nor dyes, the products reflect the flavour of the cocoa allied to the flavour of innovation. Therefore, the house specialties make several propositions stuffed with Port wine.

Besides being a store, Chocolataria das Flores is also a cafeteria, with homemade cakes, brownies, muffins, toasted bread of Mafra, together with some tea or hot cocoa, as well as the light meals based on quiches, meatloaf, pastries, hotdogs, among others.

Plano B

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Launched in 2007, Plano B has won its place in the night of the invicta. Presenting a wide space, Plano B tries to boost our downtown, betting on a multi-tasked place.

It's placed in the Galerias de Paris, works as a coffee shop during the day and as a bar at night. The space is divided in two floors: in the ground floot there are several multi-tasked rooms, and in the first floor you can find the coffee place and an exhibition area.

Plano B hosts many exhibitions throughout the year, from architectural, plastic arts and design, to tertulias and workshops. Besides that, there are live music and movie nights.

The decoration is a bit retro and it has a dynamic environment. In the walls there are several mirrors with old frames. There are also multiple chandeliers that iluminate the rooms of Plano B. In the outside there is an esplanade which is perfect for hot summer nights. Plano B is one of the places to visit once you're in Oporto at night, for it's a dynamic space that already won the hearts of our town's people.

Casa do Livro

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Once a bookshop, today a café/bar named Casa do Livro, or Book House. The name was inherited from the old space and the decoration almost makes us believe we're in an actual book store.

The Casa do Livro is at Galerias de Paris, in downtown Oporto. Its décor is a mix between classic and modern, with well-crafted details such as the chairs lined with gold and green cloth. The books are a part of the set and they're about to occupy the walls in the various rooms.

During the afternoon, Casa do Livro works as a coffee shop, and by night as a bar. A place where you can relax at the sound of background music, drink a cocktail, a cup of tea, buy some gourmet products or even see theatre plays and live concerts.

Video: Guarany

Do you still remember Guarany we talked about on our second post? The team A Coffee In Oporto went back to this emblematic café and restaurant to make a video where every reader can get to know more thoroughly this space. 

We hope you like it and feel tempted to visit!

Casa de Ló

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Situated in the 20 of Travessa de Cedofeita since December of 2008, in a building used to house the famous Casa Margaridense, you can find Casa de Ló. The arrival of this place led to some structural changes in the building, preserving the magnificent rustic hall. The rest of the space is also rural but a modern rural, a bit more contemporary.

However, this place has a pretty modern and unique concept, given that it's multitasked: it's a store, where one can buy the kind of sweets that were once sold in the Casa Margaridense between 1880 and the beginning of the 20th Century, such as marmeladas and, of course, pão de ló; it's a coffee shop and offers excellent conditions to spend an afternoon among friends or studying; it's also a tea room and bar by night, counting on the presence of a DJ.

The Casa de Ló offers a schedule with a huge cultural diversity, making it a multitasked space with conditions to all kinds of tastes and adequate to all the times of the day. The highlight is the pão de ló, and there's nothing better than a nice pão de ló to eat along with a cup of tea or coffee.

Maus Hábitos

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In the fourth floor of an old building on Passos Manuel Street is Maus Hábitos, right in front of the Oporto's coliseum. Those who look at the building don't even think that inside there's a bar, gallery, a theatre and show room, a res and a café. All of this because Maus Hábitos is all about interdisciplinarity.

Maus Hábitos dedicates its space to the promotion of rising young artists. Is this space there ar exhibitions, concerts, theatres, trainings and workshops. The cultural education is one of the goals of this bar, which gave origin to the name, because the cultural intervention cannot be "well educated".

The bar is one of the most influent and known of the alternative circuit of the city, a place of obligatory passage in the night of Oporto. During the week it serves vegan lunches, and in the afternoons the cafeteria is open to the public.

The multifunctionality is one of the aspects that most characterize Maus Hábitos, which besides having a full agenda, offers its customers an amazing view over the city.

BU-uh

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BU-uh is only three months old but it's already a place worth visiting. Its sympathy and decoration make this café and tea room a great and unforgettable place for a gathering with some friends.

For whoever passes on Republica's square it's easy to notice this café for its flower awning and the table outside with the vase and the flowers end up calling the attention. In the show window you can see some superb pastries and cakes.

It's impossible to miss the energy of the place once you get in. The walls are decorated with minimalist paintings, satchel bags and colorful scarfs. There's also a cabinet with a turntable and several vinyl’s.

In the outer space there's a small lake with a fountain. The floor is covered with white stones and in the wall is a sculpture that gives the space a certain refinement.

If you're ever in Republica's Square, don't hesitate, stop by BU-uh, we guarantee a positive experience.

Café Aviz

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Placed in the heart of town, in a street with its name (Avis Street), Café Aviz é one of the landmarks of our city, not just for its five decades of existence, but also for the renowned francesinhas.

This dish is the highlight of the historical café, since the francesinha that's served here is seen by many as one of the best in the city. This coffee shop offers the possibility to taste this typical meal from Oporto in a calm and comforting on the inside as well as on the outside, in an outdoor space facing the Avis Street, which despite of being in the heart of the city is a secondary street with little circulation.

Café Aviz is also a nice place to have lunch or dinner with some friends. The game room, with pool tables, is one of the contributing factors to an agreeable socialization.

Besides being a restaurant and a coffee shop, Aviz is also a tearoom for what you can enjoy a relaxing moment, followed by a cup of tea on tables that inspire history and tradition.

Breyner 85

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In 85 Breyner Street you can find Breyner 85, a space with a lot to offer to anyone who visits it. The four story building was a doctor's house once before and now works as bar, art gallery, record studio and music school.

Breyner 85 is an innovative space that highlights culture and music, but this bar also stands out for its decoration. As soon as we get in it surprises us with the details that make Breyner 85 a unique and welcoming space, the perfect place for a coffee among friends.

Breyner has a dynamic and varied schedule, where there are poetry sessions, tertulias, concerts, exhibits, and quiz nights, for instance. Besides all that, in this exact space there are daily rehearsals, recordings, one can learn music and even buy instruments.

But Breyner 85 goes even further, for there is an esplanade in the backyard that has the perfect atmosphere for outside summer nights. This is a bar you should definitely visit, whether it's a winter or a summer night, because it has a lot to offer, inside and out.

Café Velasquez

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Open since 1995 and recently remodeled, retrieving its beauty. Placed on the old Velasquez’ square, now called Dr. Francisco Sá Carneiro’s square, it ended up adopting the name of the famous Spanish painter.

Café Velasquez, part of the affective and cultural part of Oporto, is known as a generation meeting point.

Architect José Saldenha, the responsible for the restructuring of several spaces, tried to inculcate a new image without sallow the habits that a coffee shop with old traditions has.

The idea became reality, being able to turn a uncharacterized space in a combination of light, color and textures. In a preexisting space characterized by irregular geometry, the emotions of its environment cause multiple perspectives.

The café has a tobacco shop, and its esplanade is very busy during the summer. Given the location of the Estádio do Dragão, on game days the café is invaded by sports lovers before and after the match.

Address: Praça do Dr. Francisco Sá Carneiro, 301, 4200-314 Porto

Capa Negra II

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Capa Negra II has a history of over forty years and is known as one of most bustling restaurants in the Oporto area. The reason for that is one of the Oporto's typical dish called Francesinha, and the way this restaurants perfectly honors it.

Placed at Campo Alegre, Capa Negra II is on the top 10 best national restaurants, all due to the Francesinha. Though for those who don't know it, the doubt persists: What is Francesinha? This emblematic dish from the Invicta city is a mix of roasted meat and sausages with other meat, all between two slices of toasted loaf bread with cheese on top. The perfect combination goes along with french fries to help savor Francesinha's sauce.

Capa Negra II has a very prolonged serving period during the week, opening at 12 am and closing at 1:45 pm. The prices range 10€ to 30€, depending on the meal and the clients can always use the take-away service.

If you would like to try this typical northern dish, we recommend that you visit Capa Negra II. Forty years of history and constant buslting cannot be wrong. Our best advice is that you arrive early so that you guarantee you won't have to wait too long. 

(Francesinha)

Casal Lounge

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In february of 2010 was launched right in Avenida dos Aliados the Casal Louge Caffé. Located in the building of the old Totta & Azores Banc, an architectural masterpiece of particular beauty, the Casal Lounge Caffé has its very own concept: it's a coffee shop, restaurant, pastery and bar. So, you can go there to have a wonderful breakfast, an amazing lunch, a snack, or only for a drink with some friends listening to a DJ.

This Lounge Caffé stands out for its homemade ice creams with more than 30 flavors to choose from. Crepes, homemade cakes, pizzas, pastas and the great invention of cakes with queijo da serra.

The space is pleasant, large, and its highlights are the leather couches, the walls covered with images of several european cities and a seventeenth-century chandelier. This coffee shop also presents an esplanade with Oporto's City Council and Intercontinental Hotel as a background, even if in opposite sides.

The Casal Lounge Caffé is definitely a place to visit, anytime, because it has the right options for each time of the day. 

Il Caffè di Roma

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Il Caffè di Roma was born in Spain in 1994, with the goal to offer a model of traditional cafeteria in a warm, welcoming and typically italian environment. In 1998 the chain oppened its first space in Portugal. In 1999, Lavazza bought the chain to boost its concept and turn it into the lider on exportation of the perfect italian espresso, making Il Caffè di Roma one of the italian coffee shops of excellency.

Il Caffè de Roma presents a unique athmosphere, evoking the italian tradition of a coffee place as a meeting point. To taste an espresso in Il Caffè di Roma is a ritual to live with every sense, relishing each detail: the relaxing and familiar environment involving  hot colors and the scent and flavour of the authentic italian espresso.

At Il Caffè di Roma you'll be granted the experience of a special break, completely italian, and try delicious specialties besides the espresso: from the classic recipies to the most innovative ones, exclusively created and ready to be discovered,

Besides all of this, it presents a huge variety of delicious products to assure a consumption suggestion in every moment of the day.

Il Caffè di Roma covers the values of friendship, heat, spontaneity, proximity, familiarity and amicability typical of the italian culture.

The brand Il Caffè di Roma has a well defined personality and presents itself as a traditional place, as well as informal, inviting, balanced, accessible and comfortable, where the costumer feels completely at ease.

La Bohème

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The new La Bohème presents a welcoming concept of gathering and sharing Entre Amis, offering a long list of wines, delicious tapas and a lot of music.

In the Galerias de Paris' street, La Bohème is known for being the best place within that street to enjoy a glass of wine. It's the ideal place to hang out with you work colleagues after a long day at the office, tasting a nice wine, snacking some tapas, and relaxing in downtown Oporto. In La Bohème you can also count on a pleasant music selection fitting the athmosphere of a work lunch, a quite afternoon or a meeting at the end of the day.

The image of the bar borns from the treatment of the walls and ceilings with different heights in wood of thin rind and pine floorboards' pavements. La Bohème is a space with peculiar personality, where its verbal identity inspired in the new french art suggested a visual approach built manually and materialized in an unique language. The visual and verbal environment of the impress suggests a casual but sophisticated, cosmopolitan universe, and yet welcoming.

Aduela

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Aduela, a tavern launched last december, right across the Carlos Alberto theatre. It's not just a tavern, it's also a restaurant and it stands out for starring the portuguese culture.

There costumer may choose between several kinds of portuguese wines that are served by the glass. Aduela's cellar goes from Amarante's red white wine - which is served on a typical bowl - to Port wine. You won't find any beverages that are not characteristically portuguese, for the nationalist spirit of this tavern goes from the drinks to the food and even the decoration itself.

When it comes to the food service, the specialty passes though ham, sausage and pepperoni sandwiches, and also cheeses, toasts in bread from alentejo, tramontane or loaf. As you can see, typical portuguese products that every portuguese enjoys.

The place was decorated with old furniture, taking us back to a time when taverns were the most common place to grab a bite to eat. The chairs are actually bought in antiques stores.

Aduela is a perfect example of the true portuguese culture, a place which must be seen by international tourists so they can feel the nature of the country they're visiting, but also the portuguese ones, in order for them to feel home, even if theirs is far away.

Bubbles Vanity: Food & Bar

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Bubbles Vanity Food & Bar, the new project by BV Trading, opened up this year in Oporto's downtown, in Rua Conde de Vizela. This company operates in the beverage market, manufacturing sparklings and semi-sparklins, and Bubbles Vanity Food & Bar came to democratize the consumption of drinks like champagne. Aiming all kinds of costumers, Bubbles isn't elitist and it presents all kinds of sparklings and drinks, from Lambrusco for the youngers to  the most refined champagne such as Armand de Brignac. Every week there will be featured different kinds of champagne promoting new experiences and gathering moments.

The name Bubbles comes precisely from the bet on "bubbly" beverages, but they're not the only ones worthy of attention. During the day, Bubbles' meal service stands out for having as executive menu for lunch, and a contemporary style cuisine by dinner time.

However, this Food&Bar also has an exquisite snack menu, including Burrata, Creme Brullé de Fois Gras, the renowned iberian "Joselito"'s toasts or even the micro-hamburguers.

The space itself is also quite a highlight, for its bar has a DJ, a winter garden, a themed bar associated to Armand de Brignac's champagne and a restaurant-lounge, so that while in Bubbles you may never feel adrift, there are places for all tastes.

This bar, despite being recent, is already one of the major references in Oporto's night. It has modern and welcoming space, and the drinks promise to leave you bubbling.