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Open late cafés in Porto

Open until 22:00 or later, before the last metro at 01:00.

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Porto's evenings run to a timetable: the metro normally operates from 06:00 to 01:00.1 Inside that window, a café open until 22:00 or later is not hard to find. After midnight the choice narrows to a few counters near the university and the stations.

The longest night of the year is São João, on 23–24 June. In 2026 the Metro do Porto ran double trains from 20:00 until 06:00 the next morning on every line except the violet Line E, and stopped service across the Luiz I bridge from 23:30 to 01:00 for the fireworks.2

Local tip: The metro stops at 01:00, so after midnight choose a late café you can walk back from. On São João night, trains run until 06:00.

Where these cafés are: Bonfim (5), Marquês & Paranhos (4), Campanhã (3), Aliados & Clérigos (3), Boavista (3), Bolhão & Santa Catarina (3), Miragaia & Massarelos (2), Aldoar & Ramalde (2), Cedofeita & Miguel Bombarda (2), Vila Nova de Gaia (2), Ribeira & Sé (1).

At a glance

30Cafés listed
30With opening hours
00:00Earliest opening
02:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: Metro Café, from 00:00 (Mon–Sat 00:00–02:00, 06:00–00:00).
  • Closes latest: Arco ao Meio, until 02:00 (Mon–Thu 10:00–00:00 · Fri–Sat 10:00–02:00).
  • Most common features: outdoor seating (37%), wi-fi (33%), smoke-free indoors (20%).
Bonfim

A Certain Café

  • Rua do Morgado de Mateus, 107
  • Mon 09:00–17:00 · Tue Closed · Wed–Thu 09:00–17:00 · Fri–Sat 09:00–17:00, 19:00–23:00 · Sun 09:00–17:00
  • +351913551339
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Boavista

Leitaria da Quinta do Paço

  • Praça do Bom Sucesso, 74 - 90
  • Mon–Thu 10:00–23:00 · Fri–Sat 10:00–00:00 · Sun 10:00–23:00
  • +351 226 001 031
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Cedofeita & Miguel Bombarda

Coqueluche

  • Rua da Boavista, 453
  • Mon–Fri 12:00–02:00 · Sat–Sun 14:00–02:00
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Historic cafés that close late

Several of the old houses keep evening hours. Café Guarany at 85/89 Avenida dos Aliados, remodeled in 1933 by the architect Rogério de Azevedo with marble reliefs by the sculptor Henrique Moreira, is open daily 09:00–00:00.3 Café Ceuta at 26 Rua de Ceuta, inaugurated in July 1953, serves 09:30–00:00 and closes on Tuesdays; its basement still has the pool tables of its games-room days.4

The Majestic, which has served on Rua de Santa Catarina since 1921, stays open until 23:30, Monday to Saturday.5 A few doors along, Confeitaria Império at 149–151 closes at 00:00.

Past midnight in the center

Café Piolho on Praça de Parada Leitão, opened in 1909 and known as a students’ meeting place, serves Monday to Saturday until 02:00 and closes on Sundays.6 Chafariz da Trindade at 963 Rua de Fernandes Tomás also stays open until 02:00, Monday to Saturday, and Coqueluche at 453 Rua da Boavista in Cedofeita until 02:00 every night.

By the river, Nata Sweet Nata at 18 Rua do Cais da Ribeira serves until 23:00, and until 00:00 on Fridays and Saturdays. In Massarelos, Duvália is open until 23:30 every day.

Bonfim, Marquês and Campanhã

Bonfim and Marquês & Paranhos have the most late cafés, with Campanhã, Boavista, Aliados and Bolhão close behind. In Bonfim, Café Roma at 100 Rua do Heroísmo opens daily 07:00–00:00, and Café Asa de Mosca at 377 Rua do Duque da Terceira stays open until 23:00 on weekdays. A Certain Café on Rua do Morgado de Mateus reopens on Friday and Saturday evenings, 19:00–23:00.

Around Marquês, Café Pereira at 11 Praça do Marquês de Pombal closes at 00:00 Monday to Saturday, and Bom Dia Caffe at 143 Praça de Francisco Sá Carneiro is open daily 08:00–00:00. Near Campanhã station, Metro Café at 17 Rua de Justino Teixeira opens at 06:00 and serves until 02:00 on most nights.

Study cafés and Boavista

Students keep some of the latest hours. The University of Porto's e-Learning Café on the Asprela campus is open 09:30–01:30 every day, with Wi-Fi and laptops on loan, but only to current and former members of the academic community.7

In Boavista, Café Casa da Música at 604 Avenida da Boavista opens until 22:00 from Monday to Thursday and until 23:00 on Fridays and Saturdays. Leitaria da Quinta do Paço on Praça do Bom Sucesso serves until 23:00 most nights and 00:00 on Fridays and Saturdays.

Sources

  1. Metro do Porto reduz oferta na noite de São João, Observador (June 22, 2021), accessed October 2026
  2. Metro do Porto e STCP com serviço reforçado na noite de São João, Observador (June 19, 2026), accessed October 2026
  3. Café Guarany, Comércio com História (Portuguese government register of historic shops), accessed October 2026
  4. Café Ceuta, Comércio com História (Portuguese government register of historic shops), accessed October 2026
  5. Café Majestic, Rota dos Cafés com História, accessed October 2026
  6. Café Âncora d'Ouro – Piolho, Comércio com História (Portuguese government register of historic shops), accessed October 2026
  7. e-Learning Cafés, Universidade do Porto, accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Open late in Porto: questions

Which cafés in Porto are open after midnight?

Café Piolho on Praça de Parada Leitão and Chafariz da Trindade on Rua de Fernandes Tomás serve until 02:00, Monday to Saturday. Coqueluche on Rua da Boavista stays open until 02:00 every night, and Metro Café near Campanhã station until 02:00 on most nights. The university's e-Learning Café at Asprela, for its academic community, closes at 01:30.

Which historic cafés in Porto stay open late?

Café Guarany on Avenida dos Aliados, remodeled in 1933, is open daily until 00:00. Café Ceuta on Rua de Ceuta, from 1953, serves until 00:00 and closes on Tuesdays. The Majestic on Rua de Santa Catarina, open since 1921, closes at 23:30 Monday to Saturday, and Café Piolho, from 1909, serves until 02:00.

What time does the Porto metro stop running for a late café night?

The Metro do Porto normally runs from 06:00 to 01:00, so plan to be near home after the last trains. On São João night in 2026, 23–24 June, double trains ran from 20:00 until 06:00 on every line except the violet Line E.

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