Porto and the Foz neighbourhood: some of the coolest spots
The Foz neighborhood
This is the neighbourhood where you will be staying, which is in the beachfront. Praia do Carneiro is at a 2-minute walking distance.
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Foz do Douro
This is the neighbourhood where you will be staying, which is in the beachfront. Praia do Carneiro is at a 2-minute walking distance.
Essentials
As Foz is a residential neighbourhood, one can find all the relevant services within a walking distance. Here are a few...
Great fresh home-made pastries. One of the best wine shops in Porto. It is within a 1 minute walking distance.
Casa Augusto - Alberto Augusto Leite, Lda
924 R. do Passeio AlegreGreat fresh home-made pastries. One of the best wine shops in Porto. It is within a 1 minute walking distance.
This bakery sells delicious crunchy artisan bread. It is up the street, just a few steps away from the property.
Madan Padaria
This bakery sells delicious crunchy artisan bread. It is up the street, just a few steps away from the property.
This supermarket is within a 3-5 minute walking distance.
Opening hours:
7 days per week
8:00am—9:00pm
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Pingo Doce Foz
313 R. da Sra. da LuzThis supermarket is within a 3-5 minute walking distance.
Opening hours:
7 days per week
8:00am—9:00pm
This laundromat is open everyday from 10am to 10pm. It is located within a 5 minute walk.
Lava Luz - Lavandaria Self Service
This laundromat is open everyday from 10am to 10pm. It is located within a 5 minute walk.
This historical pharmacy was founded in 1885. There are several other pharmacies in the neighbourhood.
It is within less than 1 minute walking distance from the property.
Farmácia Campos
943 R. do Padre Luís CabralThis historical pharmacy was founded in 1885. There are several other pharmacies in the neighbourhood.
It is within less than 1 minute walking distance from the property.
This supermarket is within a 3-5 minute walking distance.
Opening hours:
7 days per week
8:00am—9:00pm
Continente Bom Dia Senhora da Luz
This supermarket is within a 3-5 minute walking distance.
Opening hours:
7 days per week
8:00am—9:00pm
Food Scene
This small restaurant has a creative menu that regularly replaces some dishes for new ones" The food is served in tapas style portions. There is a nice terrace overlooking the river and its traditional fishing boats.
It is open everyday from 12pm to 11pm. It is lovely for sunset time!
Reservations are not accepted.
It is within a 5 minute walking distance from the property.
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Casa de Pasto da Palmeira
450 R. do Passeio AlegreThis small restaurant has a creative menu that regularly replaces some dishes for new ones" The food is served in tapas style portions. There is a nice terrace overlooking the river and its traditional fishing boats.
It is open everyday from 12pm to 11pm. It is lovely for sunset time!
Reservations are not accepted.
It is within a 5 minute walking distance from the property.
This family-run restaurant serves great typical Portuguese food.
It is within a 3 minute walking distance from the property.
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A Capoeira
63 Esplanada do CasteloThis family-run restaurant serves great typical Portuguese food.
It is within a 3 minute walking distance from the property.
This great restaurant serves Portuguese traditional food… and sushi!
It is located within a 3 minute walking distance from the property.
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Wish
This great restaurant serves Portuguese traditional food… and sushi!
It is located within a 3 minute walking distance from the property.
This small restaurant is located right at the bottom of Rua Bela! It has a hippie chic vibe and the cooking is inspired from the chef's travels around the world...
Praça Foz
This small restaurant is located right at the bottom of Rua Bela! It has a hippie chic vibe and the cooking is inspired from the chef's travels around the world...
This is my favourite place to eat sushi in Porto! Don’t miss also the caramel fondant…
It is within a 10-15 minute walking distance from the property.
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Restaurante Terra
103 Rua do PadrãoThis is my favourite place to eat sushi in Porto! Don’t miss also the caramel fondant…
It is within a 10-15 minute walking distance from the property.
This cosy restaurant serves Portuguese food as well as international food. It is located within a 5 minute walking distance from the property.
Habitat - Terra e Fogo
This cosy restaurant serves Portuguese food as well as international food. It is located within a 5 minute walking distance from the property.
One of Porto's two Michelin-starred restaurants, Pedro Lemos is sheer delight for food lovers! Choose between the subtly lit, cosy-chic dining room or the roof terrace.
It takes only 1 minute to get there by foot from the property!
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Pedro Lemos
974 R. do Padre Luís CabralOne of Porto's two Michelin-starred restaurants, Pedro Lemos is sheer delight for food lovers! Choose between the subtly lit, cosy-chic dining room or the roof terrace.
It takes only 1 minute to get there by foot from the property!
This super-stylish restaurant in the city centre is a must. The food is just delicious and the décor is wonderful!
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MISTU
161 R. do Comércio do PortoThis super-stylish restaurant in the city centre is a must. The food is just delicious and the décor is wonderful!
This is most likely the most beautiful café in Porto, boasting the elegance and glamour of “La Belle Epoque"! It dates back to 1921 and it used to be the meeting point of the elite of the city, including writers, politicians, artists, thinkers to exchange ideas and discuss different topics over a cup of coffee or a glass of absinthe.
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Cafe Majestic
112 Rua Santa CatarinaThis is most likely the most beautiful café in Porto, boasting the elegance and glamour of “La Belle Epoque"! It dates back to 1921 and it used to be the meeting point of the elite of the city, including writers, politicians, artists, thinkers to exchange ideas and discuss different topics over a cup of coffee or a glass of absinthe.
This elegant eatery is one of the most iconic restaurants in Porto! Its delicious menu varies from Portuguese traditional food to international cuisine.
It is around a 15 min walking distance from the property.
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Cafeína
100 Rua do PadrãoThis elegant eatery is one of the most iconic restaurants in Porto! Its delicious menu varies from Portuguese traditional food to international cuisine.
It is around a 15 min walking distance from the property.
This restaurant offers serves Italian food, Mediterranean food and Portuguese food. It has a very nice décor and it is just by the riverside!
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Bocca Eat & Drink
3 R. do Passeio AlegreThis restaurant offers serves Italian food, Mediterranean food and Portuguese food. It has a very nice décor and it is just by the riverside!
This small local market hall opened in January 1944 as a place for local farmers to sell their produce.
Now one can find there fresh bread, fish, meat and flowers, all from local small-scale producers. There are also cobblers’ shops and others selling haberdashery and crafts.
But essentially the Foz Market has small cafes and very friendly restaurants with ready-to-eat meals and lots of snacks!
At Rua de Diu, Mon 7am-5pm and Tue-Sat 7am-11pm.
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Mercado da Foz do Douro
4150 Rua de DiuThis small local market hall opened in January 1944 as a place for local farmers to sell their produce.
Now one can find there fresh bread, fish, meat and flowers, all from local small-scale producers. There are also cobblers’ shops and others selling haberdashery and crafts.
But essentially the Foz Market has small cafes and very friendly restaurants with ready-to-eat meals and lots of snacks!
At Rua de Diu, Mon 7am-5pm and Tue-Sat 7am-11pm.
Drinks & Nightlife
Galeria De Paris
56 R. da Galeria de ParisThis street in the city centre is the heart of Porto's nightlife.
Pub Bonaparte Foz
130 Av. do BrasilIrish pub within a 10 minute walking distance.
This beach bar is a great spot to have a drink while enjoying the sunset...
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Praia da Luz
Rua Coronel Raúl PeresThis beach bar is a great spot to have a drink while enjoying the sunset...
Arts & Culture
The Portuguese Photography Center is located in the former prison of Porto and nowadays houses a large part of the country's photographic heritage.
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Portúgalski Miðstöð Ljósmynda
Largo Amor de PerdiçãoThe Portuguese Photography Center is located in the former prison of Porto and nowadays houses a large part of the country's photographic heritage.
The Casa da Música building was designed by Dutchman Rem Koolhaas. The building’s architecture, its functionalities and the artistic programming all relate to each other.
There are guided tours to the building.
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Casa da Música
The Casa da Música building was designed by Dutchman Rem Koolhaas. The building’s architecture, its functionalities and the artistic programming all relate to each other.
There are guided tours to the building.
This fabulous cultural institution is located in the neighbourhood of Foz and combines a museum, an Art-déco mansion and extensive gardens.
Cutting-edge exhibitions, along with a permanent collection featuring works from the late 1960s to the present, are showcased in the Museum of Contemporary Art, which was designed by the Pritzker Prize winning Álvaro Siza Vieira.
The delightful, pink Casa de Serralves is a prime example of Art Deco, bearing the imprint of French architect Charles Siclis.
The beautiful park was designed by architect Jacques Greber in the 1930s. It spans 18 hectares of formal gardens, woodlands, and a traditional farm.
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Nútíma Listasafn (Serralves Foundation)
210 R. Dom João de CastroThis fabulous cultural institution is located in the neighbourhood of Foz and combines a museum, an Art-déco mansion and extensive gardens.
Cutting-edge exhibitions, along with a permanent collection featuring works from the late 1960s to the present, are showcased in the Museum of Contemporary Art, which was designed by the Pritzker Prize winning Álvaro Siza Vieira.
The delightful, pink Casa de Serralves is a prime example of Art Deco, bearing the imprint of French architect Charles Siclis.
The beautiful park was designed by architect Jacques Greber in the 1930s. It spans 18 hectares of formal gardens, woodlands, and a traditional farm.
Sightseeing
Although located in the neighbour city of Vila Nova de Gaia, here you will find definitely one of the best and most romantic views of Porto. There is a cable car just a few meters down this garden.
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Jardim do Morro
Jardim do MorroAlthough located in the neighbour city of Vila Nova de Gaia, here you will find definitely one of the best and most romantic views of Porto. There is a cable car just a few meters down this garden.
A much-loved picnic spot , these tucked-away gardens stagger down the hillside in a series of lawn terraces. Find a shady spot under the trees to drink in the far-reaching views across the city, which stretch over the rooftops, down to the river and up to the port lodges in Vila Nova de Gaia.
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Passeio das Virtudes
Passeio das VirtudesA much-loved picnic spot , these tucked-away gardens stagger down the hillside in a series of lawn terraces. Find a shady spot under the trees to drink in the far-reaching views across the city, which stretch over the rooftops, down to the river and up to the port lodges in Vila Nova de Gaia.
Praia da Luz brings the beach and summer vibe right to the city! Its beach terrace is the perfect spot to have a drink while enjoying beauty of the sunset on the ocean...
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Praia da Luz
Rua Coronel Raúl PeresPraia da Luz brings the beach and summer vibe right to the city! Its beach terrace is the perfect spot to have a drink while enjoying beauty of the sunset on the ocean...
This is one of the best spots in the city centre for a sunset drink and it is still quite a well kept secret! This garden is a wonderful place to have a drink while enjoying the stunning views over the city's skyline.
Bar Rooftop Flores
This is one of the best spots in the city centre for a sunset drink and it is still quite a well kept secret! This garden is a wonderful place to have a drink while enjoying the stunning views over the city's skyline.
Parks
Laced with 10km of walking and cycling trails and ending on the beach of Matosinhos, this is Portugal's largest urban park. It is a great spot to unplug and recharge, picnic, play ball, jog, cycle, lounge in the sun and feed the ducks on the lake. There is a nice café and restaurant and on Saturdays there is a farmer's market of organic vegetables and fruits.
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Porto City Park
Estrada Interior da CircunvalaçãoLaced with 10km of walking and cycling trails and ending on the beach of Matosinhos, this is Portugal's largest urban park. It is a great spot to unplug and recharge, picnic, play ball, jog, cycle, lounge in the sun and feed the ducks on the lake. There is a nice café and restaurant and on Saturdays there is a farmer's market of organic vegetables and fruits.
This gorgeous Romantic garden is one of Porto's best-loved escapes, occupying an area of 8 hectares in the city centre. They were designed in the 19th century by the German landscape architect Émille David and consist of a mosaic of small gardens with stunning views of the city and Rio Douro.
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Garðar Kristallpölsins
Rua de Dom Manuel IIThis gorgeous Romantic garden is one of Porto's best-loved escapes, occupying an area of 8 hectares in the city centre. They were designed in the 19th century by the German landscape architect Émille David and consist of a mosaic of small gardens with stunning views of the city and Rio Douro.
The lovely and romantic Passeio Alegre is just down the street, within a one minute walking distance from the property.
The park was built in the late nineteenth century. A grove of palm trees separates the park from the mouth of the Douro river.
One can find some architectural elements of great value such as the granite fountain or the two obelisks by Nicolau Nasoni.
There is a small chalet in the center of this green space that was built in 1874, predating the garden itself, and that today functions as a café.
Other attractions of the garden are the Minigolf Club of Porto; the public bathrooms, built in 1910 and decorated with beautiful English Art Nouveau sanitary ware; and the bandstand, which hosts occasional concerts.
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Passeio Alegre garður
828 R. do Passeio AlegreThe lovely and romantic Passeio Alegre is just down the street, within a one minute walking distance from the property.
The park was built in the late nineteenth century. A grove of palm trees separates the park from the mouth of the Douro river.
One can find some architectural elements of great value such as the granite fountain or the two obelisks by Nicolau Nasoni.
There is a small chalet in the center of this green space that was built in 1874, predating the garden itself, and that today functions as a café.
Other attractions of the garden are the Minigolf Club of Porto; the public bathrooms, built in 1910 and decorated with beautiful English Art Nouveau sanitary ware; and the bandstand, which hosts occasional concerts.