• Mercador Café

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Fast food
Juice bar
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Breakfast

Brunch cafe offering apple cinnamon oatmeal, avocado tomato toast and quinoa bulgar salad (omit feta). Cold-pressed juice and smoothies also available. Open Mon-Sat 09:00-18:00. Closed Sun.


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12 Reviews

First Review by FlissField

Mushybrain

Points +126

Vegan
07 Jun 2024

Nice lunch

Arrived around 13:30, waited about 15 minutes to be seated.

Have cute ceramic mugs for sale.

Acai bowl without granola is vegan, didnt ask about anything else. It was great. Cold, refreshing. With banana, blueberries, passionfruit, strawberries, a little chia seeds.

Golden latte - almond milk, turmeric, cinnamon. Very good.

Quinoa salad, vegetarian, can get without cheese to make it vegan I think. My brother enjoyed it very much. Would have been better with more dressing.

Our dad loved the bread. Dont know if its vegan.

Pros: Food came out fast, Decent prices

Cons: Not labeled vegan on the menu

Jazzbow

Points +22

Vegan
04 Mar 2024

Awful

I was so disappointed!!! I’ve been here four or five times. I’m vegan but I always take my non-vegan friends here, and people visiting from out of town. But I won’t be back. In the past the servers have been super accommodating and nice, this time I got the eye roll, and a really bad attitude when I asked for vegan options. I know that they only have 2-3 vegan options on the menu but this time I was told they don’t have any vegan options. With an added eye roll, I was informed they could make 2 items without the cheese. One pasta and one quinoa salad. This is the third time I had the quinoa salad and it was awful. Again, super disappointed. And unfortunately, for the prices they charge it should be a lot better. A bed of lettuce, lots of it brown and bad, three cherry tomato halves (so 1.5 cherry tomatoes total), and one teeny (puequeninino) slice of avocado. Almost no dressing. Seriously there was only 1 drop of balsamic on one leaf of arugula. Oh, and some quinoa. The whole thing probably cost three euros to make and they charge €14. The avocado toast is under €10 and has actual avocado on it. If you have to come here get that. Regardless, even if the food is bad, I don’t expect a side of judgmental attitude with my meal. I’m not hurting anyone by being vegan and I don’t need to be treated as though I am. I’ve been a server for many years, and I never treated a customer like this. Time to find a new and better restaurant in this area. Do yourself a favor, and don’t eat here! Especially if you’re vegan!!

Cons: Nasty toward vegans, Overpriced, brown lettuce , Very vocal about not having vegan options

Shanti2016

Points +937

Vegan
09 Feb 2024

Thought it was fully vegan...

...based on the previous reviewers and my settings on here but I enjoyed it thoroughly. They no longer do the cocoa bowl. Be sure to state vegan when ordering as not explicit on menu

Pros: Staff understand veganism , Quick service

Elnaaa

Points +292

Vegan
08 Oct 2023

What a cute place

Offers vegan options, loved the açaí bowl.
Also you can buy cute mugs & pottery here!

Pros: Good prices, Shop for souvenirs , Friendly staff

annajyr

Points +73

Vegetarian
04 Oct 2023

Nice food, nothing special for vegans

Many vegetarian options, but no clearly marked vegan options. The staff is helpful but very busy. The restaurant is very popular so you might have to wait a while.

victisch1

Points +755

Vegan
17 Jul 2023

Cute cafe

Not a huge range of choices but good coffee and a buzzy, fun place to have brunch!

anemalie

Points +29

Vegan
22 May 2023

Good café with vegan options

I had the tomato avocado toast and some mushrooms on the side, as well as a cappuccino with oatmilk.
The food was very good. The cappuccino was good as well, but somehow every coffee i had in Portugal was very watery.. so maybe thats just how coffee is here 😁

Pros: gluten free on request, Good vegan choices

SpeedyBlackforest

Points +1482

Vegan
30 Apr 2023

Nice place

Unfortunately i didn't ask for more vegan options, so we hab the acai bowl and the cocoa bowl, both with frozen banana. we liked it, but frozen banana would not be my first choice for breakfast.

Pros: Nice place, Friendly staff

Cons: Few vegan options, Busy area

EugeneLovesTofu

Points +1137

Vegan
22 Feb 2023

Very, very good

My favourite breakfast/brunch spot in central Porto. The mushroom toast is yum. Friendly and efficient service, everyone spoke very good English. Dog friendly.

Georgiakh

Points +121

Vegan
16 Feb 2023

Tasty and easy

I had the mushrooms on toast and a mocha smoothie. Really delicious, and good service.

Pros: Tasty vegan options, Clear communication of what was vegan, Pretty cafe with a nice atmosphere

veganhat

Points +1319

Vegan
04 Oct 2022

Café well situated with vegan bowls

Nice place to chill and enjoy one of their 2 vegan bowls. I recommend as the staff is friendly too.

FlissField

Points +439

Vegan
12 Apr 2022

Good Brunch Spot in Tourist Heart

Traditional Porto café that also serves lunch and alcohol.

Mercador offers varied vegan options for brunch: acai bowls, smoothies, and a few 'special toasts'. Vegan options aren't marked on the menu but staff are happy to explain.

The mushroom special toast is vegan on request (oil, no butter) and is a garlicky, truffle mushroom loaded toast. They also have an avocado toast for brunch too. Good juice and smoothie options, almond milk for coffee is 50c extra.

Place can get busy, even on a weekday morning, but the queue outside moves fast. Staff are rushing about but friendly if you've queries.

Cash only and be aware that the ATMs on the street all charge for withdrawals.

Pros: Good location , Nice atmosphere

Cons: Few vegan options , Busy




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