Confeitaria São Domingos — Restaurant in Porto

It's quite difficult to find a more local cafe with reasonable prices in Porto city center, so I was pleasantly surprised to find this cafe.

The place has homey vibes to it, a nice selection of pastries and fresh drinks. It's not really a cafe where you can sit for hours and enjoy the atmosphere or take photos of Instagram, rather it's a typical small Portuguese cafe where you sit down to enjoy coffee first thing in the morning before work or rest after a stroll.

The place is clean, the service is friendly, just pretty much what I am looking for and I'd give it a visit whenever I am...

Clearly a place frequented mainly by locals- normally a really good sign. A lot of banter going on between customers and the lady on the till, so it had a nice atmosphere. We'd been wanting to try the éclairs as the Portuguese variety is quite different from the French, we'd been told. Unfortunately, the pastry was hard and stale, though the custard filling was nice. The chocolate on top snapped easily and too often ended up on the floor: a grievous situation! Altogether, quite...

I went to this local favourite more than a few times during the week I visited Porto. Plenty of fresh Portuguese pastries with quick and friendly service. This place seems like a mad house but the staff have a system that works regardless if you know where to stand in queue lol.

The Natas were surprisingly good, I actually preferred them to the ones I had from Nata Lisbon. Either way, it’s worth a visit if you’re looking for a barebones cafe that gives you great espresso and...