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Garcia & MarquezBaixa (Historic Centre), Porto

★★SpecialtyProperly excellent

R. de Alexandre Braga 620.3 mi from Baixa (Historic Centre) centrelast reviewed August 2026

A Baixa barbershop-bar-cafe hybrid where staff pour a pour-over and a batch brew from the same beans side by side, then walk you through why the two cups taste different.

A Baixa barbershop that treats pour-over comparisons as seriously as its haircuts.

4.9★★★★½(262)
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Roasts on-siteSingle originsPour-over

What we love

  • •Pour-over and batch brew poured from the same beans for a side-by-side comparison
  • •Staff talk you through the comparison, explaining why the two cups differ
  • •Colombian single-origin coffee noted for its acidity and smooth finish
  • •Staff will pair your coffee with a pastry recommendation

Location

R. de Alexandre Braga 62, 4000-248 Porto, Portugal

499m from Baixa (Historic Centre) centre

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From the Journal

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Richaro's Ramblings · 14 Aug

The wrong island

I am writing this from Ponta Delgada, where the coffee in front of me was roasted about four streets away. Normally that is the whole story.

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