Where to sit, sip and slow down in Porto.
Coffee shops, bakeries with seats and the places Porto lingers in over a cortado.
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 place to drink a cafe pingado.
Signature drink: Espresso and Porto Tonico
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, ground floor of the Hotel Aliados.
Signature drink: Espresso with the live-fado evening
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 Pixie.
Signature drink: V60 filter coffee from Luso Coffee Roasters
Combi Coffee on Rua Morgado Mateus in Porto is the Cardoso brothers' specialty roastery cafe, with a house blend of Brazilian, Colombian and Guatemalan arabica roasted in-house each week.
Signature drink: Single-origin espresso, in-house roasted
Fabrica Coffee Roasters on Rua de Jose Falcao in Porto is the Lisbon roastery's Porto cafe, with single-origin pour-overs, oat milk and a calm room of artist's-studio tables.
Signature drink: Filter coffee with oat-milk option
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 micro-bakeries.
Signature drink: Pour-over with seasonal beans
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 and a music programme.
Signature drink: Filter coffee, cold brew, eggs benedict
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 from the centre.
Signature drink: Cappuccino and homemade cake
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 on vintage Europe tables.
Signature drink: Filter coffee, waffles and pancakes
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, white-tiled room.
Signature drink: Flat white with house pastry
Rocha Cafe on Rua da Boavista in Porto is a working-week bica counter where the suits from Casa da Musica gather for the 16:00 espresso and tosta mista lunch.
Signature drink: Bica and the morning press
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 Dom Luis bridge.
Signature drink: Filter coffee with view of the bridge