Society

Look beyond the chain restaurants to explore the best of Porto's food scene. This is the tastiest place in town if one wishes to have the best hot dog meal ever. It sits on Travessa Cimo de Vila since 1962, in Porto, and they made it to the shorlist of The World Restaurant Awards.

The ColRobot combines cutting edge technology developed in Europe with aggregated user requirements to apply to assembly procedures and to establish an integrated collaborative robotic system, in the shape of a handle that assists the operator when performing tasks.

Claus Porto, the 131-year-old Portuguese fragrance house, which opened doors in New York last year, was granted the merit award in the interior design category by AIA New York Design Awards 2019, which was held on 14 January in New York. Over 200 architects and experts in the design sector attended the ceremony.

As of 25 January, and in the context of the celebration of the centenary of Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen, the Biodiversity Gallery, namely the Live Science Centre of Porto is home to a "never-before-seen" photo exhibition, installation and archive of documents from Sophia's personal library. The exhibit, themed "Pour ma Sophie", is organised by Oxana Ianin, and curated by Martim Sousa Tavares, conductor and Sophia's grandson.

The smallest street in town, Afonso Martins Alho street is the perfect canvas to showcasing street art in Porto, namely the mural painting by Galician artist Liqen, "Perspéntico", promoted by the municipal company PortoLazer, in the context of the Urban Art Programme of Porto.

"Talent was the number one reason for vestas to settle in Portugal", specifically in Porto and the Northern Region of the country, as stated on 21 January by Vestas's Vice-Chairman Jorge Magalhães to Lusa News Agency, in the context of his participation in the Conference Investment, innovation and Digitalisation: the Portuguese case, which took place in Lisbon.

According to data from the National Institute of Statistics (INE), there are in Porto 724 cafés and 38 restaurants, and, according to the President of Porto Traders Association, Joel Azevedo, the francesinha can be found on the menus of nearly all restaurants and cafés in the Invicta.

Holland Andrews will deliver a workshop at Teatro do Campo Alegre, on 31 January, starting at 4 pm. The American experimental vocalist and clarinettist, composer and performer works across Europe and the United States,

The remodelling of the old Head Office of FC Porto, located at Praça General Humberto Delgado will give way to a boutique hotel, an investment of 2.8 million euros, related to the FC Porto brand.

In-between "sitting in one of Porto's cafés enjoying a pastel de nata" or "jogging beside the river Douro to work off the calories", Oliver explains how to best savour a whole 48 hours in the Invicta.