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Here is a wonderful view of what you'll see (from Mindera's Office).
Below you'll find places at Porto that I recommend to:
eat mostly tradicional food
have a drink
visit and get the know the city
or do an activity to have fun by yourself or with a group
This list was first publish in 2023 and has been updated monthly.
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Book in advance since several have high demand.
(If you still are able to: in Brasão ask Cookie cake for desert, nice variety of beers as well)
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Pote Velho
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Taberna Santo António
Amazing place. They kept most of the structure and altars of the chapel, it’s very charming. Good variety of wines, you can ask the staff for advice.
They have a great variety of beers - tap and bottle - both portuguese and foreign. You can ask to have a sip of tap beers if you’re indecise.
Cool terrace in the backyard.
Nice and helpful staff also nice snacks and good quality craft beer.
Go down the stairs for extra seating and also to sit in the beer garden. Lovely and quiet place.
Purrfect place for cat lovers, this fairly recent space is the first cat café in Porto. The owners belong to an animal welfare association so all the cats in the café are cats taken from the streets that are there to socialise and to be adopted.
Leitaria da Quinta do Paço
Confeitaria Moura
Can be seen from many different points in the city.
Has a tower, church and a museum
This is a majestic avenue surrounded with buildings with beaux arts facades. On top of it it’s the city council.
Aliados
An a very beautiful historical building in Porto, with a special note to the Arab Room (not the one in the picture for no spoilers).
Super iconic bookshop. It is considered one of the most beautiful bookshops in the world. Has a clean/painted/beautiful facade and an amazing staircase inside. Recently, because of the amount of visitors, an entry fee has to be paid to visit the inside but you can trade with when buying a book there. Be ready for queues and a bit of waiting.
A true icon of the city.
Right in the city centre, a must-see!
Has an important academic tradition and it’s in the middle of amazing buildings like Reitoria do Porto (where the University of Porto was founded) and Igreja do Carmo (tiles church).
with coloured and narrow houses, loads of restaurants with traditional and a very good vibe.
has several ponds, greenhouses and you can usually see each plants species in a little plaque. The entry is free.
Most likely expect a queue to enter the most famous coffee place in Porto. It dates back from 1921, with a Belle Epoque-era architectural style.
It's name Jardins do Palácio de Cristal (Crystal Palace Gardens) due to it's original building now gone. It's has now an event/sport venue maintaining the original gardens with an amazing river view.
Now converted into convention centre. Usually has some interesting exhibitions.
Alfândega do Porto
Venue for shows and concerts. Known for its advanced architecture and quirky design, it’s a modern symbol of the city.
McDonald's Aliados
Bubble Football Povoa Varzim
Paintball Porto
Jantar com o Assassino
Trivia:
This started as a simple Google Doc that I shared with people coming to visit Mindera's Porto office but kept growing and I started receiving request to share this.