Cafés in Porto a cimbalino and an éclair
A cimbalino in the grand rooms of the Baixa, cafés on the Ribeira quay, roasters in Bonfim and the Foz seafront.
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In Porto an espresso is a cimbalino, a word taken from La Cimbali, the Italian brand of espresso machine.1 The old rooms still stand in the Baixa (downtown). The Majestic opened on Rua de Santa Catarina on 17 December 1921 under the name Elite, and Guarany has looked onto Avenida dos Aliados since 1933.23 Leitaria da Quinta do Paço, a dairy brand dating to 1920, has filled its éclairs with chantilly since its founder brought the recipe back from Switzerland in 1960.4
Specialty coffee arrived late and grew quickly. Porto had six specialty coffee shops in 2019 and more than 50 by October 2025, according to a survey cited by Barista Magazine, which credits Combi, SO Coffee and 7g Roaster with the first wave.5 Combi started in 2014 as a coffee van and opened its café in a former garage in Bonfim in 2017.613 In October 2025 the third Porto Coffee Week, held in the old Alfândega building, drew 3,606 visitors over its last three days.5
Coffee does not stop at the city line: Vila Nova de Gaia faces Porto from the south bank of the Douro, and Matosinhos lies just north of the city.7 The Dom Luís I bridge, opened in 1886, joins Porto and Gaia on two decks.8
Porto by area
Porto is divided into seven freguesias (civil parishes),7 but a café is placed by its neighborhood: Aliados or Bolhão downtown, the Ribeira on the river, Cedofeita's gallery streets, Bonfim to the east, Foz at the river mouth. Pastry counters cluster downtown and around the Marquês, while the specialty bars are spread from Cedofeita to Bonfim.

Ribeira & Sé
The riverside quay, the cathedral hill and the oldest streets in town.
41 cafés
Aliados & Clérigos
The avenue, the Clérigos tower, cafés from 1909 and 1933, and bakeries open at 06:00.
91 cafés
Bolhão & Santa Catarina
The rebuilt market, the shopping street and the Majestic under its mirrors.
80 cafés
Cedofeita & Miguel Bombarda
Gallery streets, a Romanesque church and filter coffee on Rua do Rosário.
42 cafés
Bonfim
Roasters in former garages, old grocers and cafés open until late.
43 cafés
Foz do Douro
The river mouth, an 1874 chalet in a palm garden and terraces over the Atlantic.
28 cafésBrowse by mood and hour

Esplanadas
Outdoor tables on squares, pedestrian streets and the seafront in Foz.
91 cafés
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi and a table, from cowork cafés to old-school pastry shops.
59 cafés
Pastelarias
Confeitarias and bakery cafés: a cimbalino and a pastry at the counter.
57 cafés
Open late
Open until 22:00 or later, before the last metro at 01:00.
30 cafés
Brunch
Long breakfasts and brunch menus, many served every day of the week.
13 cafés
Open by 6am
Open by 06:00, the largest group close to Campanhã station.
12 cafésNew in Porto
Recently opened and recently added
Camelia Brunch Garden
Confeitaria do Bolhão
- Wi-Fi
- Air-con
- Indoor seating
- Partial wheelchair access
- Toilets
- Smoke-free indoors
- Bakery café
- Open by 6am
12 Caffe
A Bolacheira
A Nau Cafetaria
Vila Nova de Gaia 35 cafés
Vinte Vinte
Café Afurada de Cima Os Sabores dos Arcanjos
Café Bellavista
Café Fervença
Matosinhos 21 cafés
Buffet D' Avenida
Leitaria da Quinta do Paço
Can-Tin Café
Confeitaria Henrique Carvalho
Ribeira & Sé 41 cafés
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Café Batalha
- Air-con
- Smoke-free indoors
- Open by 6am
My Coffee Porto
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
- Card payment
- Vegetarian options
- Toilets
- Brunch
Nata Sweet Nata
Tia Alina
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See the full listAliados & Clérigos 91 cafés
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Arco ao Meio
At Street.Coffee
- Wi-Fi
- Card payment
- Toilets
- Pet-friendly
Café Aliança
Café Ceuta
All 91 cafés in Aliados & Clérigos
See the full listBolhão & Santa Catarina 80 cafés
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Belami
- Vegetarian options
Bom Gosto
- Partial wheelchair access
- Open by 6am
Café Lobito
- Partial wheelchair access
Café M.
- Wi-Fi
- Partial wheelchair access
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See the full listCedofeita & Miguel Bombarda 42 cafés
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Café snack bar Nosso Lar
Cafetaria Dom Caseiro
Gosto Fidalgo
Kuji
- Wi-Fi
- Card payment
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See the full listMiragaia & Massarelos 25 cafés
E-Learning Café Botânico
Sr. Custódio
12 Caffe
A Padoca
Bonfim 43 cafés
A Certain Café
- Wi-Fi
- Outdoor seating
- Takeaway
- Card payment
- Partial wheelchair access
- Toilets
- Smoke-free indoors
- Open late
Café Asa de Mosca
- Wi-Fi
- Outdoor seating
- Toilets
- Smoke-free indoors
- Open late
Café Passaporte
Café Roma
- Outdoor seating
- Partial wheelchair access
- Open late
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See the full listBoavista 32 cafés
Café Casa da Música
- Wi-Fi
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
- Wheelchair access
- Smoke-free indoors
- Open late
Leitaria da Quinta do Paço
- Indoor seating
- Wheelchair access
- Open late
Ponto Dois
Lea
Foz do Douro 28 cafés
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Camelia Brunch Garden
Concha Douro
- Outdoor seating
- Takeaway
Tavi - Confeitaria da Foz
- Wi-Fi
- Outdoor seating
- Takeaway
- Bakery café
Tavi - Padaria da Foz
- Takeaway
- Bakery café
- Brunch
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See the full listAldoar & Ramalde 47 cafés
Bit 2 Eat
Café Sandwich da Preciosa
Pau de Canela
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
- Toilets
Rainha do Carvalhido
Marquês & Paranhos 81 cafés
Campanhã 30 cafés
3 Doces - Cafetaria, Cervejaria, SnackBar, Restaurante
- Wi-Fi
- Outdoor seating
- Air-con
- Indoor seating
- Card payment
- Wheelchair access
- Toilets
- Smoke-free indoors
- Open late
- Open by 6am
Foguete
Metro Café
Rainha do Pão Quente
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Coffee chains in Porto
Branches by area
Starbucks
Show 6 locations
- Aliados & Clérigos
- Rua dos Clérigos, 73
- Boavista
- Praça do Bom Sucesso, 159Mon–Sat 09:30–20:00 · Sun 10:00–20:00
- Bolhão & Santa Catarina
- La Vie Porto Baixa, Rua Fernandes Tomás 506 / 508 Loja 0.19A R. de Fernandes Tomás, 579,Mon–Thu 07:30–21:00 · Fri–Sat 07:30–21:30 · Sun 07:30–21:00
- Rua de Sá da Bandeira, 275
- Ribeira & Sé
- Rua de Mouzinho da Silveira, 196Daily 07:30–20:30
- Rua de Saraiva de Carvalho, 1
Jeronymo
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- Aliados & Clérigos
- Praça de Almeida GarrettDaily 08:00–21:30
- Rua dos Heróis e Mártires de Angola, 67
- Bolhão & Santa Catarina
- Rua de Sá da Bandeira, 534
- Ribeira & Sé
- Rua das Flores, 59Daily 08:00–19:00
- Vila Nova de Gaia
- Praceta de Henrique Moreira, 244
Negra Café
- Boavista
- Rua 5 de Outubro, 93Daily 09:00–20:00
- Bolhão & Santa Catarina
- Negra Café Baixa - Restaurant, Coffee, Brunch Porto, R. de Sá da Bandeira 673
- Matosinhos
- R. Sousa Aroso 193
Zenith
- Aliados & Clérigos
- Zenith Porto, Praça de Carlos Alberto, 86Daily 08:00–18:00
- Bolhão & Santa Catarina
- Zenith Caffè - Sá da Bandeira, Rua de Sá da Bandeira, 534Daily 08:00–18:00
- Matosinhos
- Matosinhos
A Padaria Portuguesa
- Aliados & Clérigos
- Rua dos Heróis e Mártires de Angola, 71
The Coffee
- Aliados & Clérigos
- Rua de Avis, 43
How to order coffee in Porto
Ask for um cimbalino and you get a short espresso; um café means the same cup anywhere in Portugal.9 For a longer black coffee, Porto says americano where the south says abatanado.9 A pingo or pingado is an espresso with milk, the cup Lisbon calls a garoto.1011 A galão is espresso topped with steamed milk in a tall glass, galão claro adds more milk, and a meia de leite is half coffee, half milk.11
Old counters keep two more orders. A carioca de café is a weaker, cheaper cup, usually explained as water run a second time through the grounds of the previous espresso.12 Café com cheirinho comes with a drop of brandy or aguardente (grape spirit).11 Milky coffee is a morning order, or one for the break around 16:00, often with a cake.11
Most people sit down, and a cimbalino standing at the counter is for when you are in a hurry; takeaway cups are only now catching on.9 Tipping isn't expected, but rounding up is common: leave €2 on a €1.50 coffee.9 The specialty bars keep daytime hours, and several close at 17:00.
What coffee costs in Porto
| Drink | Typical price |
|---|---|
| Cimbalino / café Espresso at a traditional café | €0.70–1.00 Traditional cafés, 2025 |
| Cimbalino Espresso with specialty beans | €1.00–2.00 Specialty cafés, 2025 |
| Cappuccino / flat white Milk drink at a specialty café | about €4 Specialty cafés, 2026 |
| Pastel de nata Custard tart | €1.10–1.60 Porto bakeries, 2024–2026 |
Counter prices. The two espresso ranges are from Barista Magazine's Porto guide of December 2025.5 The cappuccino figure follows 2foodtrippers' Porto guide, updated in October 2026, which puts specialty milk drinks at four times a €1 traditional coffee.13 Nata prices are from a Porto pastry guide with 2024 and 2025 prices, and Manteigaria's new shop on Largo de São Domingos charged €1.50 a tart and €1 an espresso in July 2026.1415
Sources
- O café de qualidade fez nascer o Progresso. Hoje, fá-lo mudar, Observador (October 12, 2017), accessed October 2026
- Majestic Café, Comércio com História (DGAE), accessed October 2026
- Café Guarany, Comércio com História (DGAE), accessed October 2026
- 100 anos de Leitaria da Quinta do Paço: éclairs, mudanças e muito chantilly, Observador (March 5, 2020), accessed October 2026
- An Updated Guide to Porto, Portugal: 5 Must-Try Cafés in the City, Barista Magazine (December 29, 2025), accessed October 2026
- The Sprudge Guide To Coffee In Porto, Sprudge (January 27, 2025), accessed October 2026
- Porto, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
- Dom Luís I Bridge, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
- Coffee in Portugal: What to Order, What Not to Order, and Why It Matters, Portugalist (updated August 4, 2026), accessed October 2026
- Coffee — the Portuguese way, Portico, accessed October 2026
- Coffee in Porto: A Connoisseur's Handbook, Taste Porto (June 7, 2023), accessed October 2026
- Carioca, il caffè "zero sprechi" che si beve a Porto, GreenMe (April 23, 2026), accessed October 2026
- 11 Great Coffee Shops in Porto, 2foodtrippers (updated October 18, 2026), accessed October 2026
- Where to Eat the Best Pastel de Nata in Porto: A Local Guide, Portugal Things (updated July 31, 2026), accessed October 2026
- Porto recebe mais uma fábrica da Manteigaria para comer pastéis de nata quentinhos, NiT (July 23, 2026), accessed October 2026
Guides
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Cafés in Porto: common questions
How much does a coffee cost in Porto?
A cimbalino (espresso) at a traditional Porto café cost €0.70–1.00 in 2025, and €1.00–2.00 with specialty beans. Cappuccinos and flat whites at specialty cafés ran to about €4 in 2026. A pastel de nata cost €1.10–1.60 at Porto bakeries in 2024 and 2025; Manteigaria on Largo de São Domingos charged €1.50 a tart and €1 an espresso in July 2026.
Which neighborhood of Porto has the most cafés?
Aliados & Clérigos and Marquês & Paranhos have the most cafés, followed by Bolhão & Santa Catarina. Aliados and Bolhão are both in the Baixa, Porto's downtown, with the Guarany and the Majestic among their cafés; for confeitarias, Aliados shares the lead with Marquês & Paranhos.
Why is an espresso called a cimbalino in Porto?
The word comes from La Cimbali, the Italian espresso-machine brand long used in Porto's cafés. Asking for um café gets you the same short espresso. Nearby orders have northern names too: a pingo or pingado is an espresso with milk, the cup Lisbon calls a garoto, and a longer black coffee is an americano rather than the southern abatanado.
When did Café Majestic in Porto open?
Café Majestic opened on 17 December 1921 on Rua de Santa Catarina, designed by the architect João Queiroz. It first traded as the Elite, a name that sounded monarchist in republican Porto, and was renamed Majestic. It is at number 112, opens Monday to Saturday until 23:30 and closes on Sundays.
Do you tip in cafés in Porto?
Tipping isn't expected in Porto cafés, though rounding up the bill is common and tips are welcome. On a €1.50 coffee, leaving €2 is plenty. Most people sit down for coffee and drink a quick cimbalino at the counter only when they are in a hurry.
Where are the specialty coffee roasters in Porto?
Combi roasts and serves at 29 Rua do Morgado de Mateus in Bonfim, in a former garage it turned into a café in 2017, and von&vonnie roasts at 10 Rua do Heroísmo nearby. Senzu roasts on Rua do Rosário in Cedofeita. Across the river in Vila Nova de Gaia, 7g Roaster roasts at 52 Rua de França.
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