A Pérola do Bolhão

Founded in 1917 and boasting a beautiful Art Nouveau-inspired facade covered in Portuguese tiles referencing the spice route, A Pérola do Bolhão in downtown Porto is a traditional grocery store offering a large variety of quality products. From mountain cheeses to sausages, from dried fruits and caramels to regional wines--a great place to pick up a few local delicacies and take them home with you.

• Address:

  Rua Formosa 279, Porto

• Phone:

  +351 22 200 4009

• Opening hours:

  Mon–Wed 9am–7pm, Fri 9am–7pm, Sat 9am–1pm

Arcádia

Temple dedicated to chocolate and other sweet treats, such as macarons, almond cake, and línguas de gato, small chocolate bars shaped like a cat tongue. Arcádia is such a popular patisserie that it has other nine shops across the city.

• Web:

  arcadiachocolates.com

• E-mail:

  apoiocliente@arcadia.pt

• Address:

  Rua do Almada 63, Porto

• Phone:

  +351 22 043 7310

• Opening hours:

  Mon–Fri 10am–8pm, Sat & Sun 11am–7pm

Casa Da Guitarra (House of Guitars)

Casa da Guitarra is a string instruments shop specialising in traditional Portuguese string instruments. Assembly, sale, promotion, and learning about string instruments all happen here, with extra room for cultural events--the perfect shop for buying something genuine and Portuguese.

• Web:

  www.casadaguitarra.pt

• E-mail:

  geral@casadaguitarra.pt

• Address:

  Avenida Vimara Peres 49, Porto

• Phone:

  +351 22 201 0033

• Opening hours:

  Mon–Sat 10am–1pm / 2:30pm–7pm

Centro Comercial Via Catarina

The Centro Comercial Via Catarina is an elegant mall, ideally located in Porto's main shopping thoroughfare, offering everything you would expect from a usual shopping centre, including many international fashion brands, numerous restaurants and cafes, all spread over its four floors.

• Web:

  www.viacatarina.pt/en/home

• E-mail:

  info@adm.viacatarina.pt

• Address:

  Rua de Santa Catarina 312-350, Porto

• Phone:

  +351 22 207 5600

• Opening hours:

  Mon–Fri 9am–10pm, Sat & Sun 9am–7pm

Garrafeira do Carmo

Small bottle shop featuring a variety of drinks including liqueurs, whiskey, and last but certainly not least ports and regional wines. You can either buy a bottle or come here for a tasting. The staff is incredibly knowledgeable, friendly and will carefully pack everything for you to bring home.

• Web:

  www.garrafeiracarmo.com

• E-mail:

  garrafeira_carmo@hotmail.com

• Address:

  Rua do Carmo 17, Porto

• Phone:

  +351 22 200 3285

• Opening hours:

  Mon–Wed 10am–1pm / 2pm–10pm; Fri 10am–1pm / 2pm–10pm; Sat 10am–1pm

• More info:

  3-min walk from Livraria Lello

Jewellery

Gold jewellery is a speciality of Portugal, the country boasts a great collection of antique and modern gems, a reflection of its colonial past and its conquests of gold-rich lands in South America. Recommended jewellers are David Rosas (Avenida da Boavista 1471) and Pedro A Baptista (Rua das Flores 235).