There is a new cafeteria with comfort food in Bolhão

There are toasts, sandwiches, pancakes, yogurts and even pastas and pizzas in the cafeteria opened since March in front of one of the market entrances to Bolhão.

The green neon sign on the frontage announces the name of the house, but it's also a glimpse of the modernity that bursts in Bolhão, at the time when the iconic Porto market is being rehabilitated. Bolhão no Bico is the new cafeteria that combines healthy food and comfort with a special emphasis on Italian flavors. "These are not shocking concepts, they are rather an added value to our letter," says Ana Rita Almeida

The official notes that, after having bet on traditional Portuguese cuisine in restaurants such as Arte da Baixa and Tertúlia Dragon in Porto, and Art Market in Lisbon, "it was necessary to create an environment for the youngest with pancakes and yogurts" without neglecting lovers of "more substantial dishes"

Salted pancakes such as fried eggs, bacon and prune or ham, mushrooms and scrambled eggs are among the proposals. In sandwiches and sandwiches, the chicken is highlighted, for example, in hamburger served in panini sesame or in the wrap in polar bread and lettuce iceberg . There are even salads like caprese, a cool option with red tomato and sliced ​​mozzarella on basil leaves and the marina, which carries smoked salmon and fresh fruit.

Chief Giuliano Goriza, who will seek the inspiration of his roots. In the pizzas there are veterans like margherita, hawai or 4 stagionni, but "the bestseller of the house is the Richi & Poveri", made of a fine and fluffy base, which straddles a generous amount of mozzarella, ham, parmesan and arugula

In the masses, there are familiar names such as carbonara or bolognese, but it stands out rigatoni al forno with cheese, cream and minced meat. For lunch, there is always a suggestion of the day for 5.50 euros, which includes the dish, soup and natural juice or tea.

Bolhão no Bico also works for breakfast with a varied menu of cafeteria and pastry. There are several types of breads and croissants and Portuguese pastries, such as cream cakes and rice cakes. After all, in this space with comfortable sofas and plants on the wall, the purpose is not to forget the context, but to enrich it.