Casa do Livro
A bookshop that learned to dance
Casa do Livro keeps the bones of the bookshop it used to be — shelves, library lamps, a vintage-salon feel — on Rua da Galeria de Paris in the middle of Porto’s Baixa bar corridor. The front is a lounge for drinks and conversation; the back is where a DJ pulls the crowd in to dance. That split personality, part reading room and part dancefloor, is exactly what makes it one of the street’s most characterful stops.
Who you’ll find here
The crowd is stylish and sociable, and the back room does the work: as the DJ builds, people migrate from the lounge and start moving, and it becomes one of the more flirtatious, easy-to-mingle rooms on Galeria de Paris. Guides consistently file it among Porto’s cool bars for late drinks and meeting people — less a designated singles club, more a room engineered for the night to loosen up.
Drinks, music and hours
There’s no cover and cocktails are mid-range. Music leans soul and jazz with live sets alongside the DJ nights, and the back room is where it all lands. Doors open at 21:00 and run to 03:00 through the week, 04:00 on Friday and Saturday, so it carries you comfortably from an early drink into the small hours on one of the city’s busiest streets.
Practical notes
A small address note: most sources put it at No. 85 Galeria de Paris, but some listings say No. 58 — it’s on the same short strip either way, so verify on arrival. Cards are accepted and the crowd is English-friendly. Start in the front lounge, follow the music to the back when it kicks off, and use the surrounding corridor for whatever comes next.
The menu
How a visit works
- Find the old-bookshop frontage on Rua da Galeria de Paris.
- Start in the front lounge with a cocktail — no cover.
- Follow the DJ into the back room as the night warms up.
- Dance to soul, jazz and DJ sets with the mingling crowd.
- Stay until 03:00–04:00, then step onto the strip.
Facilities & highlights
- Late hours
- DJ
- Dancing
- Live music
- English-speaking
- Card payment
Find us
Rua Galeria de Paris 85, 4050-182 Porto · Porto
On Rua da Galeria de Paris in Porto's Baixa, on the city's main bar corridor.
Good to know
- A former bookshop with library and vintage-salon decor — front lounge plus a DJ-driven back room where people dance.
- No cover; mid-range cocktails.
- Some listings give the address as No. 58, but No. 85 is the most-cited — verify on arrival.
- Soul, jazz and live music plus DJs make it one of the more flirtatious, social rooms on Galeria de Paris.
- Consistently listed among Porto's cool bars for late drinks and mingling until 03:00–04:00.
