Vegan
Delivery
Take-out
Bakery
Catering
Breakfast
Portugese
Vegan bakery and cafe. Serves a large selection of pastries, cakes, and baked goods. Has savory foods like toasts, cachorro, "duck" rice, moelas de cogumelo, and francesinha. Delivers throughout Portugal and to Spain. Reported open May 2024. Open Tue-Sat 12:00-23:00.
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261 Rua Pádua Correia, Vila Nova De Gaia, Portugal, 4400-238
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- Outdoor seating
- Wheelchair accessible
- Accepts credit cards
- Free Wi-Fi
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Last update on 28 Jan 2025 by Kaitykah
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Added by SusanaDuarte on 11 Mar 2022
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131 Reviews
First Review by AnaMineiro
NatachaNóbrega
Points +1956
Wowza - Edit
Eu que estava a dizer que raramente dava 5 estrelas a restaurantes. Aqui temos outro de 5! Vegan francesinha? Sim! Serviço impecável. Voltarei de certeza!
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RiderOnTheStorm
Points +44
10/10 - Edit
Everything tastes good, staff and atmosphere are 10/10
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BigEv
Points +65
Desquish! - Edit
Lovely staff who explained the menu and gave us a free doughnut! Traditional dish Francesinha was delicious as well as the starters!
Read morePros: Francesinha, The Staff, All the food!
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arminda
Points +134
Espaço guloso - Edit
Dos pratos que experimentei, burgers, Francesinha, batatas rotas e pastelaria, estava tudo muito bom. O difícil é resistir. Espaço acolhedor e bem decorado.
Read morePros: Comida saborosa (batata frita maravilhosa!), Quantidade generosa, Simpatia e atenção dos e das funcionarias
Cons: Uma única vez, serviram o hambúrguer frio.
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emiana
Points +888
Phenomenal - Edit
Friends recommended we stop here and they were so right. So friendly, cute interior and off the charts Portuguese food. We had the francesina, tofu com broa (tofu with seaweed breadcrumbs) and the cachorrinho de casa (starter). And some pasteis de nata and a dounut to take home. All 10/10
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CathyRitchie
Points +220
Superb - Edit
Consistently good food, welcoming and attentive service, good portions, gluten free options, and fair prices. What more could you ask for?
Read moreThe Francesinha with Chick’n is a favourite (though not available gluten-free, unfortunately) and the cheesecake is possibly the best we have tasted.
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Kim-Mi
Points +20
Sehr lecker - Edit
Gutes preis leistungs Verhältnis.
Read moreNettes Personal.
Chilliges Ambiente.
Updated from previous review on 2025-04-19
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Las Strawberry
Points +160
This is THE BEST PADOCA - Edit
Restaurant and bakery with really excellent food. This is the original PADOCA. The one in Porto only turned vegan after people started asking for vegan food, because of this one. Lots of locals eat here, whereby the one in Porto gets mainly tourists.
Read morePros: Delicious food , Lovely place , Great choice
Cons: People confuse it with the less good Porto Padoca
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pistol_pete
Points +391
Incredible Food - Edit
We got the Padini de “Chouriço” starter to share, then for mains had the Francesinha da Casa and the Burrito n’Pork. Everything was absolutely delicious, but the Francesinha was mind blowing. The sauce was just amazing. If you want to eat a vegan Francesinha in Portugal this is the best one, hands down.
Read morePros: Amazing food, Friendly staff, Best Francesinha in Portugal
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mmagallon
Points +677
Very tasty - Edit
They had a menu of the day for 8,5€ which was amazing (see pictures). The cheesecake was also fantastic! The staff super nice and helpful.
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2LoucosNoMundo
Points +22
O novo standart na gastronomia Portuguesa - Edit
Chegámos ao Padoca Vegan e deparamo-nos com um novo visual, e o resultado não poderia ser melhor. O espaço está mais moderno e aconchegante, com um ambiente que convida a relaxar e a desfrutar da experiência gastronómica. A renovação trouxe um toque mais sofisticado, tornando o restaurante ainda mais agradável para qualquer ocasião.
Read moreA qualidade da comida continua a evoluir e a superar expectativas. O cuidado na preparação dos pratos é evidente, e o empratamento está ainda mais elaborado, com uma apresentação sólida que valoriza cada prato. A consistência e a dedicação à melhoria contínua fazem do Padoca Vegan, na minha opinião, o melhor restaurante vegan em Portugal.
E não posso deixar de mencionar o cinnamon roll – simplesmente o melhor que já comi! Uma explosão de sabor que vale cada visita ao restaurante.
O staff também merece destaque: acolhedor, simpático e atencioso composto por uma equipa jovem e dinâmica .O atendimento torna a experiência ainda mais especial, garantindo que cada cliente se sinta bem recebido.
Seja para um almoço casual ou uma refeição especial, o Padoca Vegan vale qualquer deslocação. Uma referência incontestável da gastronomia vegan em Portugal.
P.S. Estávamos tão distraídos com a comida que nem tirámos foto.
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CláudioPorto
Points +46
Um espaço maravilhoso - Edit
Gosto de tudo na Padoca em Gaia. A comida, e agora com novos menus ao jantar, o espaço sofreu obras e está ainda mais aconchegante, e o staff é muito bom. É o espaço vegan que mais frequento no Grande Porto. Muito bom tb para jantares de grupo. Recomendo mesmo muito.
Read morePros: Comida , Staff, Espaço
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ErickMarinho
Points +133
Perfect - Edit
Perfect perfect perfeito e perfect e mais um pouco de perfect
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2025-02-06
Pros: Perfect , Perfect , Perfect
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PCCunha
Points +81
O que não adorar neste restaurante - Edit
Simplesmente não consigo dizer coisas más deste restaurante. Desde a comida ao pessoal que dá a cara pelo serviço, tudo impecável!
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Cayetana
Points +1716
El queso y la bollería de 10 - Edit
Todo lo que comimos estaba rico y los precios era muy razonables. Pero si tengo que destacar algo es el queso cheddar fundido que echan a varios platos y que está super conseguido. Además, la bollería está riquisima. #Veganuary
Read morePros: cocina y especialmente la bolleria, se puede entrar con perro
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NelsonSantos
Points +16
Best vegan restaurant - Edit
This is by far the best vegan restaurant I've ever been. I live abroad and, fortunately, I have several vegan restaurants near where I live but none like this.
Read morePros: Staff - extremely friendly and efficient , Food - well made, generous portions and delicious , Pastries - amazing pastries
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Sofia.in.Wanderland
Points +2451
Yum yum - Edit
Really tasty comfort food! Friendly staff. Book ahead as it is really busy.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2024-12-24
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alejosilvass
Points +46
Phenomenal food in Gaia - Edit
I’ve been to Padoca multiple times in the past year and love it every time! The pastries are fresh and delicious and the main dishes are so unique and stand out from other vegan options around. Their françesinha is so unique and delicious I love it. Very highly recommend!
Read morePros: Great service, Fresh pastries, Delicious menu
Cons: Parking can be difficult
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MirellaMarani
Points +114
The best Francesinha I ever had - Edit
I have tried several Francesinhas, but none were as good as this one. I highly recommend it! 😋😋😋
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Bialys
Points +69
Genial sitio 100% vegano para comer francesinha - Edit
Comida vegana muy rica, la francesinha llena un montón y las quesadillas de chorizo muy ricas!:)
Read moreFuimos a cenar y nos regalaron donuts que venden allí ya q es tamb panadería
Pros: Atención muy buena y en muchos idiomas , Comida muy rica , Nos regalaron donuts
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loucett
Points +32
Comida muy rica (francesinhas incluidas) - Edit
Nos han atendido en español y han sido muy agradables
Read moreUsan productos de heura y estaba todo muy rico
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Alakh
Points +36
So GOOD!! - Edit
Love this place!!! the Beef burger was the best!! (burges)
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LornaAspin
Points +383
Delicious lunch! - Edit
Absolutely delicious all vegan lunch in Porto!🌱😋🍔🍟🥪🥓 1st vegan bakery in Portugal! 🍰🧁🍫What a treat with lovely friends! 🤩😎👌
Read morePros: Fantastic burgers! 🍔🍟💚Franceschina! 🥪🍅🧀🌱, Delicious bakery! 🍰🥧🎂🍪🍩, Very Friendly staff! Great atmosphere 👌
APADOCA
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HarrySangha
Points +151
Great coffe and pastries - Edit
We had a coffee break there and the pastries where amazing. The coffee was good as well, however pastries really stood out. Even for non-vegans it is still of the beter bakeries.
Read moreThe staff is friendly and joyful.
Pros: Pastries are amazing, Coffee is good, Staff is good and friendly
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BearClaw97
Points +644
Padoca is a must-visit restaurant! - Edit
If you’re nearby VN Gaia, this is a mandatory trip. Everything on the menu is (vegan and) masterfully cooked/baked and delicious. Though a bit pricey to try everything, it’s so definitely worth it. I wish I lived next to it!
Read morePros: Fingerlicking baked goods, Great accessibility, Helpful staff
Cons: Moderately expensive
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KristijanJager
Points +657
Simple, great choice - Edit
Quite a few choices, also huge variety of vegan pastry
Read morePros: Friendly staff, Huge pastry choices
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maria.ines
Points +1443
Crazy pastry options including typical ones! - Edit
This place has many pastries quite close to "the real thing". Sadly, idk if its just because of the day i went, but the sweet ones were just donuts (a lot of variety in them tho) :(( was looking for a more different/typical option like in the photos here, wasnt worth going there on purpose.
Read moreStill, i recommend the "bola de berlim" donut, that has a typical very light and accurate portuguese ""egg cream""
The paçoca donut was too sweet for me
Highly recommend the coffee latte with whipped cream, it was super fluffly and velvety which is not very common to find vegan
Delicious oreo hit chocolate, thyre whipped cream is rly amazing
I do find it amazing tho that they have tradicional portuguese SALTY pastries!!! That i didnt try, but they looked great. Like bread with chorizo and "lanches", good for a on the go snack
updates:
top francesinha ive had, the chicken flavour was insane
biscoff dessert was very fluffy and creamy but i was just too full already xD
Updated from previous review on 2024-07-16
Pros: Unique options, Typical, Big variety
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