Louie Louie

Aliados & Bolhão


Click into the groove of retro Porto at Louie Louie, well stocked with vinyl and secondhand CDs to whisk you through the entire musical spectrum – from reggae and rock to hip hop, soul, funk, disco, jazz, punk and Portuguese fado. It's cheap and cheerful.


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Nearby Aliados & Bolhão attractions

1. Mercado do Bolhão

0.32 MILES

The 19th-century, wrought-iron Mercado do Bolhão closed its doors in spring 2018 for a major restoration project. No fixed date had been given for its…

2. Avenida dos Aliados

0.33 MILES

Lined with bulging, beaux arts facades and capped by the stately câmara municipal (municipal council), this avenida recalls grand Parisian imitators such…

3. Igreja da Lapa

0.34 MILES

The Igreja da Lapa Catholic church holds particular significance in Porto as the place where Portugal’s former king and first emperor of Brazil’s heart is…

4. Capela das Almas

0.37 MILES

On Rua de Santa Catarina stands the strikingly ornate, azulejo-clad Capela das Almas. Magnificent blue-and-white panels here depict scenes from the lives…

5. Rua de Santa Catarina

0.4 MILES

This street is absurdly stylish and romantic, with trim boutiques, striped stone footpaths and animated crowds. It's home to Porto's most ornate tearoom,…

6. Livraria Lello

0.4 MILES

Ostensibly a bookshop, but even if you’re not after books, don’t miss this exquisite 1906 neo-Gothic confection, with its lavishly carved plaster…

7. Igreja das Carmelitas

0.4 MILES

Blink and you might miss that this is a church in its own right, snuggled as close as it is to the Igreja do Carmo. The twin churches are separated only…

8. Igreja do Carmo

0.4 MILES

Dating to the late 18th century, this captivating azulejo-covered church is one of Porto’s best examples of rococo architecture. The tiled panel on the…