Café Majestic

The story

Opened to the public in 1922, Café Majestic is one of Porto’s great Belle Époque interiors. Its mirrored walls, carved woodwork and glowing Art Nouveau detailing recall the literary salons and animated debates that shaped the city’s cultural life.

Why Café Majestic is iconic

A remarkably intact historic café where architecture, civic memory and the ritual of coffee still form one theatrical whole.

Selected by Ernst Aben · Information reviewed July 2026