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06
Feb 2023
Historic Cafes Trends
Guimaraes, Portugal

Café Milenário (est. 1953)

Café Milenário was opened in November 1953, the year in which the city of Guimarães celebrated 1000 years of existence, hence the name Milenário. Its historic town centre has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2001, in recognition for being an “exceptionally well-preserved and authentic example of the evolution of a medieval settlement…
26
Jan 2023
Historic Cafes Trends
Kifissia, Greece

Varsos (est. 1892)

Varsos is an emblematic Historic Café that has been operating for over a century in the north of the capital of Greece, in Kifissia, with a great tradition of excellent coffee and distinguish pastry. Its location characterizes it since Kifissia has always been a summer and permanent residence of many high-income Athenians, but it was…
18
Jan 2023
Historic Cafes
Azores, Portugal

Café Internacional (est. 1926)

Installed on the ground floor, the Café Internacional has been, for many years, the meeting place of the Faial elites, working as a veritable living room for the officers of the various moored ships and for the most illustrious visitors. Among these were the foreigners who ensured the operation of the Submarine Telegraph Cables connecting…
17
Jan 2023
Historic Cafes
Caldas da Rainha, Portugal

Café Central Caldas da Rainha (est. 1930c)

It is supposed to be one of the oldest Cafés in Caldas da Rainha, as it started operating in the 18th century, although it was in the 1930s that it became one of the city's landmarks. During the dictatorship regime, it was considered by the political police as a place of opposition conspiracy and was…
17
Jan 2023
Historic Cafes
Setúbal , Portugal

Pastelaria Regional Cego (est. 1901)

The family business was founded in 1901 by Manuel Rodrigues, who went blind when he was young, hence the name blind (Cego). A man of seven trades, he married Teresa Prata, a cook, who started by making the "osos", "amores", tarts and "encharcada", based on recipes from conventual confectionery. Later, in 1975, the house fell…
17
Jan 2023
Historic Cafes
Porto, Portugal

Café A Brasileira (est. 1903)

  The iconic A Brasileira Café opened its doors on 4 May 1903, and to mark its 115th anniversary, the opening ceremony of the Pestana Porto – A Brasileira City Center & Heritage Building was held, bringing together not only the centennial café, but a 5-star hotel and a restaurant serving signature cuisine. Pestana…
19
Jul 2022
Historic Cafes
Porto, Portugal

Café Ceuta (est. 1953)

This café from 1953 is inspired by the Portuguese conquering of the city of Ceuta, in the north of Africa. Its architect, Carlos Neves, wanted to follow the trend of creating different light effects, and for that he used a system of lamp shades. The cafe was known to be frequented by ministers and other…
19
Jul 2022
Historic Cafes
Porto, Portugal

Café Aviz (est. 1947)

With its crystal chandelier and bronze sculpture, the Aviz Tea Room was born in 1947 right in the Downtown of the city of Porto. This was the period immediately following the Second World War. Then in the 1960s and 1970s, the Café Aviz became one of the reference cafés for university students, helped by the…
29
Jun 2022
Historic Cafes
Lisbon, Portugal

Café Pastelaria Benard (est. 1868)

Coming from a family of French bakers and canners, Elie Benard settled in Lisbon with his parents and siblings, in the mid-19th century, and on Rua do Loreto, he opened a Café - Bakery Franceza, inaugurated on 6 September 1868. It was here that “the Lisbon public” found “excellent fine bread” and “all kinds of biscuits”,…
26
Apr 2022
Historic Cafes
Lisbon, Portugal

A Brasileira do Chiado (est. 1905)

The Café A Brasileira, ("The Brazilian Lady Café") is a café at 120 Rua Garrett (at one end of the Largo do Chiado in the district of the same name), in the civil parish of Sacramento, near the Baixa-Chiado metro stop and close to the University. Over time the space became the meeting point for intellectuals,…
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