Cafe Majestic ★ 4.3
Cafe Majestic on Rua de Santa Catarina in Porto opened in 1921 as an Art Nouveau room of crystal mirrors and marble-topped tables, the city's most cinematic.
Signature drink: Espresso and Porto Tonico
Coffee shops, bakeries with seats and the places Porto lingers in over a cortado.
Where to sit and slow down
Cafe Guarany ★ 4.0
Cafe Guarany on Avenida dos Aliados in Porto opened in 1933 as the musicians' cafe and is still where fado and Cuban acts play in a restored 1930s room.
Signature drink: Espresso with the live-fado evening
Cafetaria Mesa 325 ★ 4.4
Mesa 325 in Porto's Bonfim is a small, well-loved specialty coffee room with V60, Chemex and AeroPress brews, overnight oats and a resident Labrador named.
Signature drink: V60 filter coffee from Luso Coffee Roasters
Combi Coffee ★ 4.5
Combi Coffee on Rua Morgado Mateus in Porto is the Cardoso brothers' specialty roastery cafe, with a house blend of Brazilian, Colombian and Guatemalan.
Signature drink: Single-origin espresso, in-house roasted
Cafe Progresso ★ 4.3
Cafe Progresso on Rua do Actor Joao Guedes in Porto is the city's oldest cafe (opened 1899), with cafe de saco filter coffee, daily crepes and a quiet front.
Signature drink: Cafe de saco filter coffee
C'alma Specialty Coffee Room ★ 4.4
C'alma on Rua do Bonjardim in Porto is one of the city's most consistent specialty rooms, with a rotating bean menu and Sunday brunch pastries from local.
Signature drink: Pour-over with seasonal beans
7G Roaster ★ 4.5
7G Roaster on Rua de Franca in Vila Nova de Gaia, across the Douro from Porto, is a state-of-the-art arabica roastery with a brunch room, seven apartments.
Signature drink: Filter coffee, cold brew, eggs benedict
Negra Cafe ★ 4.1
Negra Cafe in Porto's Boavista, owned by Jose Wilson and Bianca Martins, runs a calm specialty coffee room with cake, toast and a children's corner away.
Signature drink: Cappuccino and homemade cake
Do Norte Cafe by Hungry Biker ★ 4.2
Do Norte Cafe on Rua do Almada in Porto is a family-run brunch room since 2019, with house-roasted 100 percent arabica espresso, waffles and pancakes.
Signature drink: Filter coffee, waffles and pancakes
Noshi Coffee ★ 4.2
Noshi Coffee on Rua do Bonjardim in Porto is a Japanese-leaning specialty cafe with milky filter coffees, matcha and miso scones in a small, calm.
Signature drink: Flat white with house pastry
Manna ★ 4.4
Manna on Rua da Conceicao in Porto is a vegetarian and specialty-coffee room with a flat-white-and-pour-over bar, sourdough toasts and a small yoga shop.
Signature drink: Flat white with seasonal pour-over
Torre da Marca ★ 4.0
Torre da Marca near Largo de Sao Joao Novo in Porto is a small specialty coffee corner with stand-up bar service, terrace seats and a clear view of the Ponte.
Signature drink: Filter coffee with view of the bridge