A Casa do Evaristo

A very cute and quaint café close to where we were staying in Porto. Husband and I were looking for breakfast and pastries and found Casa do Evaristo. We’ve tried their pasteis de nata, and their shrimp rissóis. They weren’t even warm at the time as it was late afternoon but they were still delicious. Service was friendly; we interacted most with a young guy with an earring. He spoke pretty good English and was very nice and accomodating, especially when I was trying to order a coffee. We continued to visit a couple times after and were able to enjoy fresher, warmer pasteis de nata.

Casa do Evaristo was just down the street and around the corner from where we were staying in Porto. My wife and I came here for breakfast each morning. The café gets lots of natural sunlight, the décor is great, and the atmosphere is relaxed and welcoming. Most our communication was with a younger gentleman with an ear piercing who worked there. He was friendly and able to help us in English. He was also very patient even though we probably had a million questions for him. Sometimes service took a little longer than it should but I think that’s just the Portuguese style. Then again at other times the guy working was the only one around and he’d be trying to take orders, make the food, serve customers and clean the tables all at the same time. The Portuguese tarts here were decent and better than another café we tried nearby. Coffee was also good here. I wouldn’t make a special trip to the café, but if you’re staying in the area or happen to be around the neighbourhood it’s a nice place to stop by for breakfast or a snack.

En me trompant de station pour aller chercher des spécialités portugaises, je me suis arrêtée chez «A casa do Evaristo» en ayant vu depuis la vitrine quelques pâtisseries. L’endroit est sympa, et prendre un petit déjeuner ici doit être agréable, aussi bien pour les tartines servies que pour les pâtisseries. Pour ma part j’ai pris un assortiment de pâtisseries à emporter: l’intérêt est que les spécialités né sont pas seulement de Porto, mais également de la région. Elles sont bonnes, même si très sucrées; le seul regret, c’est que les 7 pâtisseries ont été mises dans une petite boîte, certaines têtes en bas pour tenir dans la boîte, et empilées les unes sur les autres!
Mieux vaut y aller, rester sur place pour déguster au calme, ou né pas prendre plus de 4 pâtisseries à emporter.

Really nice and welcoming place. I had a mushroom omelet, that was ok. Quite affordable. Might be packed at lunch time.

Wonderful place! The coffee is very, very good! :-)
For lunch it fills up with a lot of locals, so you know it is appreciated.
They play nicely mellow traditional fado (not too loud). What the staff sometimes lack in English skills, they make up in smiles and a willingness to help. Everything we have tasted has been great (it quickly became our regular haunt during our month-​long stay in Porto). Even the soup of the day, which is pretty standard fare around here, is way better that any other we have tasted.
All thumbs up from this reviewer!!!