Vegan
Delivery
Take-out
Bakery
Catering
Portuguese

Cafe and bakery offering a rotating menu and a large selection of sweet and savory baked goods. Dishes may include vegan eggs benedict, vegan ricotta toast, and shakshuka. Cake counter includes vegan nata, snickers croissants, Sintra pillows, and more. Open Tue-Fri 09:30-17:30, Sat 09:00-17:30, Sun 09:30-17:30.


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Featured Review

DMGrant

Points +262

Vegan
20 Jun 2025

Truly Exceptional Vegan Culinary Experience in Porto

This was, without question, one of the most memorable meals of our trip to Portugal. The fully plant-based Portuguese tasting menu was a masterclass in culinary creativity—each dish thoughtfully crafted with passion, authenticity, and an incredible attention to detail.

From the welcome sip of Ferreira port (one of Portugal’s few Portuguese-owned port houses) to the final bite of their award-winning nata, the entire experience was unforgettable. The four starters—vegan codfish cake, fish açorda, Algarve-style carrots, and mushrooms in coriander and lemon—were beautifully balanced and full of flavor. Fresh bread accompanied these vibrant small plates perfectly.

The main dishes truly impressed: a comforting, balanced seafood rice and a rich, plant-based take on the iconic Francesinha that was nothing short of perfection. For dessert, the layered biscuit cake had lovely hints of coffee, and the airy, whipped “Heavenly Cream” was exactly that—divine. We were also lucky enough to try their vegan nata, and it absolutely lived up to the praise: silky, smooth, and utterly delicious.

Beyond the food, the service was warm and genuinely enthusiastic. The staff took time to explain each dish and share their deep love for Portuguese cuisine, which made the experience feel even more personal and special.

Every course reflected not just technical skill, but deep care and love for both the craft and the culture. I only wish I lived in Porto so I could return again and again. A must-visit for anyone who values food made with heart.

Pros: Authentic Portuguese flavours, Beautifully crafted dishes made with passion, Warm, knowledgeable staff

APADOCA

21 Jun 2025

Dear DMGrant,
Your words truly touched our whole team! Thank you for such a thoughtful and generous review — it means the world to us to know that our Portuguese vegan tasting menu made such an impression on your trip.

Every detail you mentioned — from the açorda to the heavenly cream — is a tribute to our love for this cuisine and the belief that tradition and plants can go hand in hand. We're so happy you felt the care we put into every dish (and that our vegan nata lived up to its reputation! ).

We’d love to welcome you back anytime — and until then, thank you for sharing such kindness. You're always welcome at our table.

Warm hugs from Porto,
The Padoca team


437 Reviews

First Review by Einhorni

AdrianaMontes

Points +26

Vegan
11 Oct 2025

Melhor restaurante vegan no Porto

O atendimento é top, rapazes simpáticos e muito bonitos!
Ficamos bastante supreendidas com o sabor e textura da francesinha, as bolinhas de "bacalhau" e com "queijo da serra" eram divinais e o croissant (para quem não gosta de folhados) vai gostar deste! Recomendo a 100%

AmitNahari

Points +36

Vegan
08 Oct 2025

Amazing

Both sweet and savory dishes we're amazing, staff was sweet and caring

lauren8001

Points +110

Vegan
05 Oct 2025

Gorgeous cafe

The staff were very friendly, food was delicious and well presented. Cafe is beautiful and cosy

Pros: Beautiful food, Well decorated cafe, Great staff

lisasays73

Points +547

Vegan
05 Oct 2025

Best casual place in Porto

It's a fantastic place for breakfast, brunch, lunch or even a snack. The menu is very interesting and unusual and they have lots of sweet and savoury items on display, too - the pastel de nata being one of them😄We visited several times during our stay as the food was just delicious and the guys are so nice ! I can very warmly recommend this place and I would love to go back and try the rest of the menu one day!

Pros: Fantastic food, Adorable guys

Cons: If you can, book a table for breakfast

AnikaSchäfer

Points +238

Vegan
04 Oct 2025

Unusual dishes nicely done

We had a very nice experience. The staff was very kind and welcoming, both the warm food and the pastries were excellent. The quality is worth the higher price point.

Pros: Dishes that are usually not vegan, Gorgeous pastries, Staff very friendly

Cons: Slightly higher price point

EmilyBee

Points +149

Vegan
27 Sep 2025

A must for vegans in Porto!

Excellent vegan options! Fully vegan cafe with a large selection of both sweet and savoury breakfast/brunch/lunch options. We went for breakfast and split two pastries - the spinach & ricotta pastry and the chocolate hazelnut croissant. We also took some pastel de nata to go. All were fantastic! Wish we had room for more. This is a must for vegans in Porto!

Only thing to note is that their instagram said their hours were from 9:00 each morning, but they opened at 9:30 when we were there

Pros: Wide selection , Fresh pastries , Friendly staff

Cons: Juice was a bit bland

kavita921

Points +16

Vegan
26 Sep 2025

Amazing experience!

Loved the food and the delicious baked goods, dining experience, staff! The owner is so wonderful and kind. Highly recommend!

Magnus

Points +193

Vegan
25 Sep 2025

Great food and pastries

The food was great and the pastries I had for takeaway were amazing.

Pros: Cozy atmosphere, Savory and sweet pastries, Tasty food

Cons: Can be quite busy

nellybadri

Points +32

Vegan
25 Sep 2025

The best vegan pastries I’ve ever tasted!

Tried their custard filled bun, cinnamon bun and croissants - all absolute fire!! Also their filled pitas were incredible. 10/10!

Keeyan

Points +260

Vegan
24 Sep 2025

Great food and atmoshere

Really good food, and a nice little spot. A little pricey and touristy, but definitely worth a visit.

prismaphonic

Points +28

Vegan
24 Sep 2025

Best Vegan Eggs Benedict Ever!

The pastel de nada were incredible here with a lovely cinnamon flavor. The vegan eggs benedict was by far the best I've ever had. Highly recommend!

Pros: Eggs Benedict, Pastel de Nata, Kindness

natbart

Points +56

Vegan
24 Sep 2025

BEST natas

BEST pastel de nata we’ve had. Ever.😄The added cinnamon is divine!

Updated from previous review on 2025-09-24

Pros: Best pastel de nata , Benedict was delicious , Ambiance is lovely

Cons: We think the croissant should be flakier

GeorgeBrough

Points +13

Vegetarian
23 Sep 2025

Great vegan food and friendly staff

We had a fantastic vegan meal here. The flavours were awesome and I'd highly recommend. The staff were incredibly friendly and helpful, creating a warm and welcoming environment.

FrankMarquart

Points +226

Vegan
23 Sep 2025

Awesome atmosphere

Busy neighborhood, so it is even more obvious that the atmosphere in this place is even more relaxing.

Wonderful service and the choices of filled croissants is amazing. Go for the choc hazelnut!

Pros: Great good, best croissants so far in Porto, Relaxed atmosphere, place to calm down, Best sevice

HenryGouk

Points +110

Vegan
21 Sep 2025

Great pastries!

Had a pistachio croissant and a nata. Both were great!

gmpal

Points +39

Vegan
19 Sep 2025

Vegan gem in Porto

Good people making good places. Extremely welcome staff, everything is super flavorful, and they make the best vegan Pastéis de Nata in Porto.

SaraVasconcelos

Points +30

Vegan
14 Sep 2025

Melhor pastelaria vegan de Portugal!

Tudo de-li-ci-o-so!! Tosta de ovos benedict, folhado de espinafres e ricotta… de salivar. E terminar com uma bola de berlim com creme… de chorar por mais! Enquanto não abrem em Lisboa, vou passando uns fins-de-semana no Porto de propósito para comer estas delícias veganas.

Pros: Tosta ovos benedict, Folhado espinafres e ricotta, Bola de berlim com creme

Cons: Não haver em Lisboa 😅

APADOCA

14 Sep 2025

Muito obrigada, Sara!😄Que comentário delicioso de ler — ficamos radiantes em saber que considera a nossa pastelaria a melhor de Portugal! É uma honra receber quem vem de propósito de Lisboa para saborear as nossas delícias veganas. Enquanto não chegamos aí, será sempre um prazer recebê-la no Porto para muitas mais tostas, folhados e bolas de berlim memoráveis.

SolMartínez

Points +46

Vegan
14 Sep 2025

Opciones originales y ricas

Referente a bebidas pedimos un ice tea, que resulto ser una mezcla de matcha, limón y canela, no nos resulto una mezcla para nada apetecible. Y al acabar de comer como no lo tomamos no nos lo cobraron; lo cual nos resulta un detalle muy bueno. No trabajan con marcas comerciales, sino que te ofrecen opciones como fritz kola, y además te dan una botellita de agua de cortesía, todo esto en lo personal suma puntos.
También probamos la francesinha, si te gusta lo picante y salado, es un plato ideal, además de abundante. Luego comimos un trozo de empanada relleno de salchicha, cebolla y maíz, estaba bien pero nos resulto un poco caro para lo que es, por ese precio hubiéramos probado otra cosa de la carta.
Y para acabar de postre pedimos una berlina de crema, estaba buena sin más, y un pastel de nata, este si que nos resultó el mejor pastel de nata que hemos probado hasta la fecha.

APADOCA

14 Sep 2025

Muchas gracias, Sol! Nos alegra mucho saber que encontraste opciones originales y ricas, y que el pastel de nata fue todo un éxito para ti — ¡qué honor que lo consideres el mejor que has probado hasta ahora! También agradecemos mucho tus comentarios sobre las bebidas, la empanada y los precios; tus observaciones nos ayudan a mejorar y seguir afinando detalles. Esperamos recibirte de nuevo para que sigas descubriendo más de nuestra carta.

FranciscoEchegoyenM

Points +37

Vegan
14 Sep 2025

Criatividade, simpatia e muito sabor

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Que descoberta incrível! O restaurante tem um ambiente super acolhedor e o staff é de uma simpatia contagiante — sempre atenciosos e prontos a recomendar o melhor da carta. Os pratos são verdadeiramente surpreendentes, cheios de sabor e criatividade, dá mesmo vontade de provar tudo. O café vietnamita é imperdível, intenso e delicioso, fecha a refeição de forma perfeita. Sem dúvida um espaço a repetir muitas vezes!

APADOCA

14 Sep 2025

Muito obrigado, Francisco! Que alegria ler o seu comentário tão generoso — saber que encontrou acolhimento, sabor e criatividade na nossa casa enche-nos de motivação. Ficamos felizes que tenha adorado o café vietnamita e que a experiência tenha sido completa do início ao fim. Esperamos recebê-lo muitas mais vezes para continuar a surpreender!

Garonse

Points +906

Vegan
14 Sep 2025

chill place

the place is chill. the service is sweet. unfortunately the bakery isn’t what i was expecting. especially pastel de nada was not close to what i was expecting.
but let’s see other places.

Pros: service is good

Cons: too much oil in food, to much fat, too sugary, not much taste

APADOCA

14 Sep 2025

Thank you for sharing your honest feedback, Garonse 💚 We’re glad you enjoyed the service and felt the vibe was chill, but we’re truly sorry our pastries — especially the pastel de nata — didn’t meet your expectations. We’ll take your notes about oil, sweetness, and flavor seriously, as we’re always looking to improve. Hopefully we’ll have the chance to surprise you more positively in the future!

Nedwyn

Points +16

Vegan
13 Sep 2025

Friendly staff, tasty food

Portuguese people are friendly anyway but the gang here were super nice. We had questions about how they made some of their food (because it was so tasty) and they were happy to answer.

Their reputation for the best pastel de nata makes sense, it’s amazing! We went twice while we were on holiday in Porto, first just for baked goods, then we went for lunch and picked up some of their calzone to take to the airport with us.

Top marks

Pros: Tasty, Friendly, Happy to talk about their recipes

Cons: The ragu was pretty salty (very tasty though)

APADOCA

14 Sep 2025

Thank you so much, Nedwyn! 💚 We’re delighted you felt so welcomed by our team and enjoyed both our pastries and lunch dishes — and it makes us extra happy to know you even took a calzone with you to the airport! That’s such a compliment. Thanks also for the note on the ragu; we’ll keep an eye on the saltiness. Can’t wait to welcome you back next time you’re in Porto!

GFArruda

Points +175

Vegan
12 Sep 2025

💚🌱💚 Amei / Love it

Ótima axperiencia vegana no Porto!
A Padoca é acolhimento e comida boa. Comi o calzone, o croissant de pistache e o maravilhoso pastel de nata. Tudo muito bom! Recomendo.

Great vegan experience in Porto!

Padoca is a welcome and good food. I ate the calzone, the pistachio croissant and the wonderful pastel de nata. Everything is very good! I recommend it.

APADOCA

14 Sep 2025

Muito obrigada, GFArruda! 🌱 Que alegria saber que teve uma ótima experiência connosco e que gostou tanto do calzone, do croissant de pistache e do nosso pastel de nata. Ficamos muito felizes com a sua recomendação e esperamos recebê-lo novamente em breve para mais momentos deliciosos!

OdelleC

Points +30

Vegan
10 Sep 2025

Sweet Oblivion

A Screaming Trees song title perfectly describes the croissants in this wonderful establishment. The variations of croissant are as endless as the taste and happiness you feel when you are eating one. The service is as good as croissants. Don’t leave Porto without trying !

APADOCA

14 Sep 2025

Thank you so much, Odelle! 💚 What a beautiful way to describe our croissants — we’re overjoyed they brought you so much happiness. It means a lot that you also felt well cared for by our team. We’ll be here with more croissant magic waiting for your next visit to Porto!

Mandy5864

Points +34

Vegan
10 Sep 2025

Loved the beetroot pasta!

Friendly staff and lovely food

APADOCA

14 Sep 2025

Thank you so much, Mandy! 💚 We’re delighted you enjoyed the beetroot pasta and felt well taken care of by our team. Can’t wait to welcome you back for more delicious vegan dishes! 🌱

shoeysarah

Points +361

Vegetarian
06 Sep 2025

Great options, but a bit dry

There was a lot of choice of sweet and savoury foods in the counter. I don't know if they had anything else available.
I went on my own, hadn't finished my drink or paid, went to the toilet, and they cleared my table before I came back. The struggles of being on your own!

Pros: Good selection

Cons: Pastry was quite heavy and dry, Expensive drink, 5 Euro Karma Kola

APADOCA

14 Sep 2025

Thank you so much for sharing your experience, Sarah! 💚 We’re glad you enjoyed the variety of options, but we’re really sorry to hear about your table being cleared too soon — that shouldn’t have happened, especially while you were still enjoying your drink. We’ll definitely pass this on to the team. As for the pastries and drinks, we appreciate the honest feedback and will keep it in mind to improve. We’d love to welcome you back for a smoother and tastier visit next time!

MelanieTonke

Points +22

Vegan
06 Sep 2025

Deliziös. Frisch. Perfekt

Es war der perfekte Ort nach einem langen Anreisetag. Hier gab es Frühstück und Mittag auf einmal in bester Atmosphäre und es war mir ein inneres Blumenpflücken, dass wirklich alles vegan ist. Kein Fragen, keine Blicke.

Pros: Ambiente, Umfangreiche Karte - All vegan, Sehr ruhiges Personal

APADOCA

14 Sep 2025

Vielen Dank für deine wunderbare Rückmeldung! Es freut uns riesig, dass du nach deinem langen Anreisetag bei uns genau den richtigen Ort gefunden hast. Schön, dass dir sowohl das Frühstück als auch das Mittagessen geschmeckt haben und du die entspannte Atmosphäre genießen konntest. Wir freuen uns schon, dich bald wieder bei uns willkommen zu heißen!

mOscar2u

Points +1284

Mostly Veg
03 Sep 2025

Got out of the rain

Strolling around Porto and popped in here to get out of short rain event.
Good pastries and coffee

APADOCA

14 Sep 2025

Thank you for stopping by! 💚 We’re glad you found shelter with us and enjoyed the pastries and coffee. Next time the sun is shining, we’ll be here to welcome you again for more tasty moments in Porto!




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