Cafe A Brasileira is a coffee roaster in Centro Historico, Braga.
The oldest operating coffee address in Braga (1907) and the business through which Brazilian coffee was first introduced to the city. A Brasileira continues.
Tip: Order a bica standing at the marble counter. This is the purest version of the traditional Portuguese daily espresso experience.
Address: Largo do Barão de São Martinho 17, 4700-306 Braga
Braga's own in-city specialty roastery, launched in 2015 as a Piaggio APE espresso van, then a cafe from 2017, and a full roastery from 2019.
Tip: Sign up to the APE Coffee Club for monthly delivery of their latest single-origin roast; the subscription includes access to batch announcements before public sale.
Braga's first independent specialty cafe and, since a recent transition, now a micro-roaster producing its own single-origin batches alongside guest coffees.
Tip: Ask which own-roasted bean is current on filter. The team changes the selection monthly and can talk through the origin and processing method in detail.
A small-batch artisan roastery on Rua Dom Pedro V, operated by a team committed to transparent sourcing and honest roasting. römA sits in the niche between.
Tip: Contact the roastery directly for freshly-roasted single-origin bags; they are sold before reaching any retail partner and represent the best value.
While primarily known as a cafe-bar with a hillside terrace, Colinatrum has been serving specialty-sourced espresso and filter coffee for several years.
Tip: Order a V60 filter in the afternoon before the bar crowd arrives. The terrace setting combined with specialty-grade coffee makes for one of Braga's most pleasant late-afternoon experiences.
The vegan and gluten-free cafe inside the Gnration arts centre serves specialty coffee alongside its plant-forward menu Monday to Saturday from 10:00.
Tip: The oat flat white here is one of the best non-dairy espresso drinks in northern Portugal. Well-executed steaming and the right bean-milk balance.
Though primarily a brunch cafe, Meze sources its espresso from specialty roasters and produces reliable flat whites, cortados and filter alongside its food.
Tip: The cortado at Meze is well-pulled and served at the right temperature. Worth combining with the weekend egg menu.
