Marcia’s guidebook
The Bonfim Penthouse's area tips
Our neighbourhood of Bonfim keeps an authentic feel and has all you need: several nice cafes, bakeries (there's a good one next door!), restaurants (again, a good one next door - on the other side :) ), grocery shops, as well as pharmacies and ATMs can be found within a 200m range. We put together some recommended places within 1 km of the house so you may enjoy what the area has to offer you.
Madureira's Porto
1 Av. de Rodrigues de FreitasRestaurant
Beer Warehouse
130 R. FormosaCraft Beer Bar
Bar Ponte Pensil
14 R. de Cima do MuroBar
Combi Coffee (Specialty Coffee Porto)
nº29 R. do Morgado de MateusCoffee shop
Lidl
182a R. Prof. Joaquim BastosDiscount Grocery Store
We are so lucky to have them next door - with affordable breakfast sets, simple meals and a variety of fresh breads and cakes you can buy to eat at the house.
19 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Padaria Molete Bread & Breakfast Heroísmo
205 Rua do HeroísmoWe are so lucky to have them next door - with affordable breakfast sets, simple meals and a variety of fresh breads and cakes you can buy to eat at the house.
Simple, basic grocery shopping might be done here. It is 180m/ 0.1mi away from our place and, though we personally prefer Lidl much better - which is also nearby - for better pricing and variety, Minipreço is an option for small, quick shopping for its convenience.
15 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Minipreço Market - Heroísmo
152 Rua do HeroísmoSimple, basic grocery shopping might be done here. It is 180m/ 0.1mi away from our place and, though we personally prefer Lidl much better - which is also nearby - for better pricing and variety, Minipreço is an option for small, quick shopping for its convenience.
Table 325
325 Av. de CamiloLovely coffee shop with reasonable prices and a cool ambience.
On the top of virtually every “best traditional restaurants in Porto” list, right next door to our building – 6m/ 0.004 mi away. ☺
Opened in 1989, this is a family-run business and the Mendes are specialized on bringing to the table authentic traditional food, fresh and scrumptious, on generous servings. You’ll probably eat the most delicious codfish with corn bread – which comes fresh everyday from Avintes –, or the tastier roasted octopus. If you prefer meat dishes, you won’t want to pass on the roasted veal or the roasted lamb, cooked in a wooden fired oven. The duck rice is delicious and if you want to try Porto’s most famous dish, tripas (beef’s stomach cooked in a stew with white beans, carrots and cumin), this is the place. Good wine selection and fine house wine by glass. For dessert, try their fabulous rabanadas (the Portuguese version of French toast) are a must try.
Decorated in typical Portuguese style, with white and blue tiles in the walls and portraits of Portugal’s famous who came have a bite here – and there are so many! This place is rightly popular with locals and booking is indeed advisable – if you come after 20h without a reservation, chances are that you will have to wait with the crowd at the bar.
Reservations: +351 225 368 3388, +351 919 787 598 (José António)
For Facebook, search for "José António (A Cozinha do Manel)"
Opening Hours: Mon-Sat 12h30-15h; 19h30-22h (closed on public holidays) Average price: €25
44 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
A Cozinha do Manel
215 Rua do HeroísmoOn the top of virtually every “best traditional restaurants in Porto” list, right next door to our building – 6m/ 0.004 mi away. ☺
Opened in 1989, this is a family-run business and the Mendes are specialized on bringing to the table authentic traditional food, fresh and scrumptious, on generous servings. You’ll probably eat the most delicious codfish with corn bread – which comes fresh everyday from Avintes –, or the tastier roasted octopus. If you prefer meat dishes, you won’t want to pass on the roasted veal or the roasted lamb, cooked in a wooden fired oven. The duck rice is delicious and if you want to try Porto’s most famous dish, tripas (beef’s stomach cooked in a stew with white beans, carrots and cumin), this is the place. Good wine selection and fine house wine by glass. For dessert, try their fabulous rabanadas (the Portuguese version of French toast) are a must try.
Decorated in typical Portuguese style, with white and blue tiles in the walls and portraits of Portugal’s famous who came have a bite here – and there are so many! This place is rightly popular with locals and booking is indeed advisable – if you come after 20h without a reservation, chances are that you will have to wait with the crowd at the bar.
Reservations: +351 225 368 3388, +351 919 787 598 (José António)
For Facebook, search for "José António (A Cozinha do Manel)"
Opening Hours: Mon-Sat 12h30-15h; 19h30-22h (closed on public holidays) Average price: €25
Traditional Portuguese tapas and bar, always full of people - locals and tourists. Worth a visit.
451 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Casa Guedes
130 Praça dos PoveirosTraditional Portuguese tapas and bar, always full of people - locals and tourists. Worth a visit.
Simple, with good Portuguese food with flavors that take us right back to our grandma's kitchen.
51 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Casa Natal
833 Rua de Fernandes TomásSimple, with good Portuguese food with flavors that take us right back to our grandma's kitchen.
Tabacaria Estrela
201 Rua do HeroísmoFor magazines, cigarretes, and public transportation tickets.
Farmácia Cameira
90 Rua do HeroísmoCasa Aleixo
216 Rua da EstaçãoParque das Águas
300m away from our house. Calm, river views and a collection of old fountains.
Lidl
Supermarket
O Porto dos gatos
93 Av. de Rodrigues de Freitas