Aires Coffee Porto

porto takes its coffee seriously in a way that sneaks up on you. the city's specialty scene has grown quietly but with genuine conviction, and aires coffee on rua de dom manuel ii sits right in the middle of that shift. the address puts you near the palácio de cristal gardens, a part of porto that moves at a slightly different pace than the riverfront crowds. regulars here clearly keep coming back, which in a city with no shortage of options says something more useful than any single visit could. you'd do well to time it for a morning, when that stretch of the street is unhurried and the coffee is the whole point. start with whatever's on the espresso menu.