Café Avenida — Restaurant in Vila Nova de Gaia

An interesting place frequented mostly by locals. You can sit there for hours, I'd you want, sipping an espresso, and no one will bat an eye. When I was there around 4pm, there were a few locals enjoying miscellaneous small drinks, reading newspapers, talking. No one was on their smartphones. Wow. I like that a lot.

The service is nice, but only one girl sort of spoke English. I tried French and Russian, but that did not work, either. But we were able to come to an understanding anyway.

I ordered a Francisinha, and it was a good value. The fries were pale and bland. But the white sangria was lovely. I also got an icecream to go before I left, and it was lovely.

A separate word on the bathroom situation. It is not great, and there was no soap and paper towels. But I would say it is a...

A nice and quiet café that was quite friendly and helpful to English speaking tourists. Walking distance from Jardim do Morro. We came here a few times during our week long stay.

They have a variety of food, snacks & drinks at a good price. Not a huge selection but you can get a meal or snack with either a drink from the bar or something non-alcoholic. We got a coffee, tea and some pastries plus an empanada for 8€. The dining area in the back also has...

My wife and I stopped in for a late lunch, sometimes difficult to find in Portugal with many kitchens closed after 3 pm until 8 pm or later. No problem here.

The soup was very good, and we enjoyed the octopus in green sauce. Salad and cod croquettes were good, nothing special.

Service was friendly and just attentive enough, prices were very reasonable. I strongly recommend for a quick, convenient, and...