By Gregorio | January 20, 2013 at 3:13 pm | No comments
We have devoted many pages at Portugal Confidential to the amazing products made in Portugal, and enjoyed by so many native Portuguese and visitors to the country. It’s hard to beat O Melhor Bolo de Chocolate do Mundo, Santini Ice Cream and Bolo Rei from Garrett de Estoril....
Posted in: Lisbon, Porto, Shopping
By Gregorio | September 24, 2012 at 8:41 pm | No comments
“We make your desk look fine!” This is the mantra of Fine & Candy, a unique Portuguese company intent on preserving the fine art and glamour of handwriting personal communications. Their line of artisanal notepads, diaries, graphite pencils, papers and stationery boxes,...
Posted in: Cool Things, Porto, Shopping
By Victor B | January 7, 2012 at 12:37 pm | No comments
Traditional art and crafts enthusiasts, and contemporary design aficionados, can finally shop together. In the Porto specialty store Lobo Taste, interior designer extraordinaire Paulo Lobo takes traditional products made in Portugal, and reinterprets them for modern times....
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By Gregorio | September 6, 2011 at 4:45 pm | No comments
Got a special occasion that requires you to wear a show-stopping outfit? Oh, and your date should look good too? And, you need to bring a gift? But, might as well grab some cool lounge music to play in the limo on your way? No worries. Fashion Clinic is your one-stop concept...
Posted in: Lisbon, Porto, Shopping
By Victor B | May 30, 2011 at 4:43 pm | No comments
The goal is “to create unique experiences for our customers.” With that in mind, the young team behind Wrong Weather has built one of the most exciting menswear shops in Porto. It is a perfect fusion of fashion, art and design for the contemporary...
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By Gregorio | August 14, 2010 at 11:03 am | No comments
So, you want to get that special someone a lovely momento of Portugal, but really, a refrigerator magnet of a cockrell, or a T-shirt with a picture of Cristiano Ronaldo, just isn’t what you are thinking? Step inside a unique shop filled with original and traditional...
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