A Loja dos Pastéis de Chaves is a franchise with an original concept, based on the commercialization of a certified mono-product, with all the advantages arising from it. This shop is located at Firmeza Street. The products sold in its space differ in their superior quality, giving top priority to customer satisfaction. In a mix of traditional flavors with bolder ones, this establishment offers eight different options “Pastel de Chaves” for all tastes: veal, chicken, chicken and sun-dried tomato, chicken and chili, cod, egg and almond, chocolate and vegetarian.
Raras Socks is a chain of stores that specializes in selling affordable socks, underwear and children’s clothing. There are several types of socks that the store sells, including simple patterned socks and themed socks (with images from Portugal or the city of Porto). As for underwear, this store sells mainly women’s products such as lingerie and tops. Among the children’s products available are baby clothing accessories (such as bibs or dresses), popular character style pajamas, and the most common types of clothing such as jackets and sweatshirts.
Located in one of the busiest and most central areas of the city, Nafta is a vintage shop with a wide range of second-hand clothing and accessories for men and women. Here you will find clothes for all seasons and occasions. It is a store with a cozy atmosphere and very well decorated, where you will feel comfortable to spend some time looking for opportunities among the various pieces on display. It’s hard to leave the store without carrying anything. Buying second hand clothes will enable you to purchase very high quality pieces for a competitive price. It is also a sustainable way to buy clothing.
Wine & Talent – Spiritus & Gourmet gourmet store, located next to Bonfim church, aims to represent prestigious brands that are characterized by tradition, craft production, quality and creativity. A cozy space specially prepared to enjoy a slice of “folar” (a regional sweet) or to taste a wine of a region of your choice, while accompanying with snacks at an affordable price. You can find a wide range of regional and gourmet products that you can take home or customize in your basket to celebrate a special time or festive season. Its motto is “Share and enjoy life!”, why not here?
For 30 years in Porto city center, Estrela do Oriente is a typical restaurant recognized for its specialties in fish and meat dishes. With an excellent snack bar service, a wide range of natural juices is available. You can also taste its famous francesinha. In the restaurant you can find a varied menu, including their specialties, with selected meats from the Arouca region and always fresh fish. With extensive experience in organizing events, offers special menus for birthday parties, baptisms and communions. It is still a good place to watch a football game while you drink something and enjoy some of our specialties.
Brigadão was created by three friends out of their love for sweets and their willingness to participate in a project that looked less anxiously at life and emphasized the philosophy of gratitude. Thus, in the form of candy, they seek to spread the joy of gratitude for what they have. “Brigadão” is a word game in which the word “brigadeiro”, the house specialty, and the word “thank you” are mixed. In addition to the handmade brigadeiros of various flavors sold in boxes with positive messages, Brigadão makes other types of cakes and has a catering service. You can eat on site or take home.
It was founded in the 50s of the last century, selling mainly fabrics by the metre and offal. It then turned to confection, mainly skirts and dresses for customers, employees in the surrounding service sectors. This ready-to-wear grew in the number of female employees and adapted to the new realities and latest trends in fashion. Today, with two open spaces, they function as multi-brand outdoor and indoor clothing establishments for women and men, in continuous operation since September 1974 with the current owners, being part of the traditional commerce of the city of Porto and having at its disposal a dedicated and specialized team.
In her Prado farm, Beatriz Tasso de Sousa Perry Sampaio created in the 1940s a weaving atelier with the purpose of teaching how to weave, in linen, her own designs. The need to exhibit her creations led her to found, in 1960, Perry Sampaio, an establishment located at Rua do Campo Alegre, and later at Praça dos Leões as well. It presents itself as a closed-door boutique that continues to grow regularly without ever losing its identity. Perry Sampaio carries the knowledge of generations under the attentive guidance of Maria Beatriz, embroiderer since she was 7 years old.
Carlos Martins – Arte Galeria is a modern and sophisticated space where you can find various works of art by national and international artists of various styles on display. It’s worth a visit just to admire these works and eventually purchase one to decorate your home. At the very least, it will pique your interest to find out more about the work of the artists on display. It is also the ideal space to, with an experienced and specialized support, have your paintings framed, choosing the frames that are most suitable from the aesthetic point of view and which allow highlighting the qualities of the work.
Silence of Art is a custom tattoo studio. Here you will be welcomed by the couple Aline and Alexandre Prim, who will work in partnership with you to help you discover your perfect tattoo. In fact, Silence of Art seeks to develop psychology through tattooing by helping our clients, on a trusting basis, to choose the design that best expresses their personality and which best contributes to their psychological well-being. It is a process that combines high artistic quality with creativity, observable through the various designs shared in Silence of Art accounts on social networks.
The copy center “O Grilo” is located at the headquarters of the Academic Federation of Porto. The name “the cricket” comes from the cricket statue which is the emblematic symbol of this building. This statue was created to mark a series of student protests at the time when Marçal Grilo was the minister of education. The Grilo Copy Center has served hundreds of students in their photocopying, printing, scanning and stationery selling needs. It is an important place in your student life that you turn to at various stages of your journey, either to keep your notes up to date, or to print important assignments, master’s theses or doctoral theses.
Elements Contemporary Jewellery presents itself as a space dedicated to contemporary jewellery and precious stones. Open since 2008, it carries with it a heritage of “savoir-faire” and experience in the area of jewellery dating back to 1976.
Innovation, creativity and cutting edge are some of the premises that characterize the brands represented exclusively in their establishment, characterized by presenting themselves as an alternative route to the world of global brands and uniformity.
At Elements Contemporary Jewellery the customer can find pieces that will become the classics of the future.
