Founded in 2009, Chocolataria Equador works in partnership with Cacao Ecuador – Roça de Santo António, Lda. to ensure the integration of the whole process of transformation of fine chocolate, from planting to the final product. With strong connections to Sao Tome and Principe, Cacao Ecuador is proud to be independent of the massive worldwide cocoa bean marketing chain. This partnership was born from a joint desire to ensure the best and fairest practices in the whole process of chocolate processing, valuing the cocoa exploration heritage through the rehabilitation of Roça de Santo António in São Tomé.
Pluricosmética is the market leader in the cosmetics and hygiene sector in Portugal. Since 2001, it makes available, to customers, a wide variety of professional quality products at competitive prices. In this sense, it is possible to find cosmetic, beauty and hygiene products for hair, nails, face or body, but also products for men, equipment or make-up. In addition to brands known to the general public, it has exclusive brands available, such as Farmavita, Wet Brush, Anadia, Elegance, Kelly K, among others. Along with the 79 physical shops spread throughout the country, Pluricosmética also has an online shop for the convenience of its customers.
Lightning Bolt is a vintage American brand, an icon born out of surfing in the summer of 1971, in Hawaii. The brand is inspired by its long history and reinterprets each season, through original, functional, and versatile and contemporary collections, for active lifestyles, comfortable and with a distinctive aesthetic. They sell quality products, developed and produced in Portuguese textile factories, which are then distributed all over the world, rising to a premium level within the lifestyle brands. The ray brand has as its motto “Destroy the Waves Not the Beaches” and remains faithful to its authenticity and originality, always cool, which respects the environment, people and nature.
In professional activity since 1978, the Sociedade de Ferragens Progresso das Antas develops its business activity in the retail trade of crockery, cutlery and other similar articles for domestic use. There are dozens of articles, all very well organised, giving the space a practical and structured sense for the satisfaction of customers’ requests.
For more than four decades they have demonstrated mastery and customers are the first to praise good technical advice and excellent service. Concerned with the continuity of what constitutes the art of hardware, they often accept trainees in a working context, teaching the most diverse techniques of execution of the pieces.
In the middle of old Foz, you will find the pleasant corner that is Papelaria Jomar, a place with a great longevity, with a history of over 60 years. Its current owner, Mr. Lucílio is 86 years old and has been his employee since the age of 16. At this moment it is his daughter who is in charge of this space, where he will find a little of everything: like national and international newspapers and magazines, tobacco, ice cream, stationery, school supplies and toys. That is, you can keep up to date, get a last-minute gift or simply eat an ice cream. You will be well received, with sympathy and attention in a space with a lot of tradition.
InThePendant Gallery is a contemporary jewellery gallery founded by Cristina Roque dos Santos and Joana Mieiro. This place presents designers, artists and jewelers in a display of works and objects that, from design to art, seek to establish a dynamic relationship with the public and sensitize perceptions of adornment and use. Each exhibition combines high jewellery with design and there is a huge diversity of materials and sensitivities in the exhibits. In this jewellery you will find unique, bold, irreverent and different jewelry than usual, which deconstructs the very concept that the general public has of what a jewelry is.
Centro Técnico de Ortopedia is a reference in the area of sale, transformation and adaptation of orthopedic material. It is, for example, a pioneer in the design of personalized orthopedic insoles, essential for good body posture. It has a wide range of products in the area of orthopedics and recovery such as cervical necklaces, elastic stockings, medical braces, pillows, wheelchairs or incontinent and bedding material. In this establishment, led for many years by Félix Nogueira, you will find a specialized service that will help you find the best solutions for your health and those of your family.
Opened since 2016, Dream’s is a beauty salon led by Patrícia Melo. Here you will find a set of dedicated and passionate professionals who will take care of your hair, offering you tailored solutions and the latest trends in haircuts, coloring and styling for a total look that fits your image. You will also find products available that will allow you to keep your look as long as possible. In addition to a hairdressing service, Dream’s offers a service of beauty and alternative therapies, allowing you to take care of your appearance and well-being from a holistic point of view.
L de Luz was created in 1995 and remains today with its original purpose: a store dedicated to the lamp as a unique and revealing piece of its time. Those who visit are surprised by the quantity and diversity of the pieces, experiencing a journey through time, ranging from the time of candles, oil lamps, to today’s upcycle, throughout the twentieth century. L de Luz is the place to visit when you want a vintage lamp, and you will find unique pieces there. You can find pieces from all eras and pieces created by L de Luz, made from ancient materials. We also make restorations, which are performed in our workshop, using techniques and materials of each time.
The owners of Padaria Pardal assure that the best ‘regueifa’ (wheat bread, generally braided) of Porto is made by them, every Sunday. But besides bread, this establishment, whose origins are linked to the city of Amarante, also bakes Conventual and traditional sweets: “Toucinho do Céu” (a kind of cake made with pearl sugar to which ground almonds are added, sometimes gila jam and, finally, a large portion of egg yolks), “Babão” (a special cake made with many eggs and much sugar), “Pudim do Santo” (special kind of pudding, made with eggs, butter and sugar), and even biscuit cake “just like the one mother used to make”. There are plenty of reasons to visit this bakery and pastry shop. Casa Pardal is proud of its motto: “Made with the heart, delivered in hand” – which reflects the attention with which they receive each client and the demand upon the choice of the best raw materials.
Installed in a round building adorned with typical Portuguese tiles is Café Ponche. If you are looking for a place to take a break, to relax, to work a little at the computer, to study, to socialise, to have a cup of coffee, or a drink to regain strength, or a snack to tuck in, or a full meal at competitive prices, Café Ponche can be a serious candidate for those choices. Café Ponche bets on traditional Portuguese cuisine in the confection of its meals and suggests its customers to taste its speciality, the ‘Tripas à moda do Porto’ (the most representative dish of Porto that dates back to the time of the Portuguese Discoveries is cooked with tripe and fat meat, accompanied with thick slices of dark bread; today instead of bread white beans are used). The space is pleasant and welcoming, having, besides the interior space, an outer ne.
In this open studio, the client/visitor will be able to observe, purchase and create together with the Painter Hugo do Lago in his creative space. Hugo do Lago is an artist who studied at Camberwell College of Arts London, UWE Bristol and has a degree in Painting from the Faculty of Fine Arts of Porto. After a few years abroad, he decided to return to his city and open, in 2017, an Art space in Porto which offers the best of his experience and shows the best of the city. Here you can buy original works created by yourself (Watercolours – Acrylic on canvas – Drawing), custom-made frames or participate in daily workshops, at varied schedules, of Painting, Water colouring and Drawing.
