Sabores Monásticos is a registered trademark that sells Portuguese regional products, many of them originating in the Varosa valley. The headquarters is located in Salzedas, a predominantly agricultural historical settlement which is part of the vineyard villages of the Douro. Salzedas is also the name of a Cistercian monastery, Santa Maria de Salzedas, which began to be built on January 20th, 1168, under the leadership of D. Teresa Afonso, widow of Egas Moniz, one of the founders of Portugal. Its mission is to bring to customers the best products of small farmers, still handcrafted, from ceramics, welfare products, wines, liquors and grocery products.

Aromas & Tradition opened in 2020, merging the best of two worlds, the regional and the gourmet. In this sense, the establishment has a shop area for the sale of regional products, such as alheiras (a typical Portuguese sausage whose main ingredients may be poultry meat, bread, olive oil, lard, garlic and paprika), smoked products, wines, cheeses, honey, chocolates, among others, handicraft items, Paupério biscuits, Mirandela bread, ‘Leite de burra’ soaps, and a cafeteria area, where its customers can taste all its products. The phrase that defines Aromas & Tradição is the following: “It is born of a passion. A passion for what is traditional and homemade. A space that we want to share with everyone. To be, to socialise and to taste our products. Feel the aroma and let yourself be carried away by tradition”.

Opened in 2013, it is a bar which opens to the street, with music, concerts and snacks. In the middle of downtown Porto, it tries to bring the street to the street, in this reciprocity of undergoing, experiences and smells. The Rua occupies an old building in the area, with a characteristic interior patio. The architectural project of adaptation to the bar sought to realise the idea of approaching the street, of integration and continuity, using elements and materials from the exterior urbanity, such as the granite of the pavement, the balcony iron bars, the typical tiles and the urban graffiti. On the menu, you can find various solutions for drinking and snacking, ‘potatoes bravas’ (extremely spicy potatoes), padrón peppers, tibornas (similar to a Bruschetta), among others, and even a puff pastry Francesinha.