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Matcha & Specialty Coffee in Porto

Aura Wellness Bar's Porto counter is inside Prescription, a pilates studio at Rua Fonte da Luz 217, 4150-753 Porto, in Foz do Douro, near Lordelo do Ouro. Ceremonial-grade matcha is whisked to order there and specialty coffee is poured next to functional smoothies and healthy food — seven days a week, Monday–Friday 08:30–14:00, Saturday 09:00–13:00 and Sunday 09:30–13:00. A Matcha Latte is €4.50, an Earth Matcha €6 and a flat white €4.30. It is Aura's only counter outside Lisbon.

A pink smoothie in an Aura glass jar with a metal straw, at the Aura counter inside Prescription in Porto
A smoothie at the Prescription counter, Porto.

Matcha and coffee around a class

Prescription runs high-intensity, low-impact pilates — strengthen, stretch, sweat — and the counter is open Monday–Friday from 08:30, Saturday from 09:00 and Sunday from 09:30. So the useful question at this particular counter is not which drink is better in the abstract. It is where in the hour you are:

  • Before a class. A ceremonial-grade Matcha Latte (€4.50). Matcha carries less caffeine than most coffee drinks — roughly 30 to 50 mg a serving — and because you drink the ground leaf it never arrives on its own.
  • Straight after. ENERGY (€10) is the one built for it: cold brew, cacao nibs and dates on a chocolate protein base, with ginseng, rhodiola rosea, maca and CoQ10. RADIANCE (€9) if you would rather have collagen and hyaluronic acid than caffeine twice in one morning.
  • A slower mid-morning. A flat white (€4.30) or a latte (€4.50) when you want to be switched on now; JOY (€11) when you want the matcha blended, with mango, banana, pistachio and almond milk, cinnamon and cardamom.
  • The afternoon. BLISS (€10), with ashwagandha and CBD, or CREATIVITY (€10), on chaga, reishi, brahmi, blue spirulina and MCT oil — neither adds caffeine to the day.

Two questions this page deliberately does not answer twice: how to tell ceremonial-grade leaf from culinary powder before you taste it, and what the controlled evidence on caffeine plus L-theanine actually shows. Both are set out at length — tells, grades, the trial and its limits — in the matcha guide. We would rather link it once than say it three times.

Specialty coffee in Porto

Specialty coffee is poured at the Prescription counter Monday–Friday from 08:30, Saturday from 09:00 and Sunday from 09:30, on the same board as the matcha and the food. At the counter: Espresso €2; Americano €3; Flat White €4.30; Cappuccino and Latte €4.50; a Matcha Latte is €4.50. Porto's wider specialty scene is far bigger than this page; for matcha, the next section names the other counters whose own pages we could check.

Where else to drink matcha in Porto

Porto has other counters that pour matcha. These are the ones whose own website or Instagram, checked on 20 October 2026, gives a Porto address and matcha on the menu — by neighbourhood and in no order of merit, with ours after them:

  • Baixa — CA Downtown, Praça de Carlos Alberto 89: a brunch café pouring ceremonial-grade matcha beside its specialty coffee
  • Baixa — The Coffee, Rua de Avis 43: a coffee bar whose menu carries matcha and hojicha lattes
  • Bonfim — Cafe Kiwa, Rua de Anselmo Braamcamp 14: ceremonial-grade matcha, specialty coffee and Asian-inspired desserts
  • Foz do Douro — Aura, inside Prescription, Rua Fonte da Luz 217: our own counter, ceremonial-grade matcha whisked to order (a Matcha Latte is €4.50), seven days a week

What to order at Aura in Porto

  • Ceremonial-grade matcha — from €4.50 — Whisked to order at the Prescription counter. A ceremonial-grade Matcha Latte is €4.50 at the Porto counter — Earth Matcha €6; Iced Matcha Coconut Cloud €6.50.
  • Specialty coffee — Served alongside the smoothie and food menu, Monday–Friday from 08:30, Saturday from 09:00 and Sunday from 09:30: Espresso €2; Americano €3; Flat White €4.30; Cappuccino and Latte €4.50.
  • JOY — matcha, blended (€11) — Ceremonial-grade matcha with mango, pistachio and almond milk, cinnamon and cardamom, plus magnesium, vitamin D and hypericum.
  • ENERGY — after a class (€10) — Cold brew, cacao nibs and dates on a chocolate protein base, with ginseng, rhodiola rosea, maca and CoQ10.

The Porto board has the full lineup — BLISS (€10), RADIANCE (€9), CREATIVITY (€10), ENERGY (€10) and JOY (€11), each labelled gluten-free and each with a choice of protein — plus the Prescription Smoothie (€11), which carries the studio's name, and the full menu lists every ingredient in every drink.

Juice cleanse delivery in Porto

Porto (postal codes 4000–4999) and Lisbon (1000–1999) are the two delivery cities, and Porto plans are pressed in Lisbon and delivered in Porto. The programs are 1-day (€25), 2-day (€48) and 4-day (€96) — €24 a day on the 2- and 4-day. Delivery costs €5 on the 1- and 2-day and is included on the 4-day. Juice arrives the evening before your plan starts, with the 4-day split across two drops so nothing sits too long.

Every cleanse day is five 250 ml cold-pressed juices and a SUNNY SHOT, spaced roughly two hours apart. The full schedule and what to eat either side are on the juice cleanse page.

Where to find Aura in Porto

The Porto counter is inside Prescription at Rua Fonte da Luz 217, 4150-753 Porto, in Foz do Douro, near Lordelo do Ouro — open Monday–Friday 08:30–14:00, Saturday 09:00–13:00 and Sunday 09:30–13:00, on +351 911 771 114. That makes it a seven-day counter, where the Campo de Ourique flagship trades Tuesday to Saturday. Directions, parking and the nearest stops are kept up to date on the location page above. Prescription is a pilates studio — the story of how the counter opened inside one is in the opening note, and the Lisbon counters are covered in the Lisbon smoothie guide.

Common questions

Is there a matcha bar in Porto?
Yes — Aura Wellness Bar runs a matcha counter inside Prescription at Rua Fonte da Luz 217, Porto, whisking ceremonial-grade matcha to order — a Matcha Latte is €4.50 — seven days a week (Monday–Friday 08:30–14:00, Saturday 09:00–13:00 and Sunday 09:30–13:00).
Where else can I drink matcha in Porto?
By their own websites and Instagram pages, CA Downtown (Baixa), The Coffee (Baixa) and Cafe Kiwa (Bonfim) all serve matcha in Porto; we list them by neighbourhood, in no order of merit. Aura's counter is inside Prescription at Rua Fonte da Luz 217, in Foz do Douro, near Lordelo do Ouro.
What kind of matcha does Aura serve in Porto?
Ceremonial-grade matcha, whisked to order at the Prescription counter on Rua Fonte da Luz 217, in Foz do Douro, near Lordelo do Ouro — seven days a week, Monday–Friday 08:30–14:00, Saturday 09:00–13:00 and Sunday 09:30–13:00. A ceremonial-grade Matcha Latte is €4.50 at the Porto counter — Earth Matcha €6; Iced Matcha Coconut Cloud €6.50. If you would rather drink it blended, JOY (€11) carries the same powder with mango, banana, pistachio and almond milk, cinnamon and cardamom, plus magnesium, vitamin D and hypericum.
Can I get a matcha or a coffee before a class at Prescription?
Yes, once the counter is open: Monday–Friday from 08:30, Saturday from 09:00 and Sunday from 09:30. Matcha is whisked to order and specialty coffee is poured at the counter — a Matcha Latte is €4.50 and a flat white €4.30.
Where can I get specialty coffee in Porto?
Aura Wellness Bar pours specialty coffee at its Porto counter inside Prescription, Rua Fonte da Luz 217, alongside ceremonial-grade matcha, functional smoothies and healthy food, Monday–Friday from 08:30, Saturday from 09:00 and Sunday from 09:30. Counter prices: Espresso €2; Americano €3; Flat White €4.30; Cappuccino and Latte €4.50. Porto's wider specialty scene is much bigger than this page, which describes ours and, for matcha, lists other counters without ranking them.
Where can I get a smoothie in Porto?
The Aura counter inside Prescription serves the full smoothie lineup — BLISS (€10), RADIANCE (€9), CREATIVITY (€10), ENERGY (€10) and JOY (€11) — plus the Prescription Smoothie (€11), which carries the studio's name. Each of the five is built around a stated function, is labelled gluten-free, and comes with a choice of protein.
How is Aura's Porto counter different from the Lisbon ones?
It is Aura's only counter outside Lisbon. It also trades seven days a week — Monday–Friday 08:30–14:00, Saturday 09:00–13:00 and Sunday 09:30–13:00 — where the Campo de Ourique flagship trades Tuesday to Saturday.
Is Aura open on Sunday in Porto?
Yes — the Porto counter inside Prescription trades seven days a week: Monday–Friday 08:30–14:00, Saturday 09:00–13:00 and Sunday 09:30–13:00.
Do you deliver juice cleanses in Porto?
Yes. Porto (4000–4999) and Lisbon (1000–1999) postal codes are the delivery zone, and Porto plans are pressed in Lisbon and delivered in Porto. The programs are 1-day (€25), 2-day (€48) and 4-day (€96); delivery costs €5 on the 1- and 2-day and is included on the 4-day. Juice arrives the evening before your plan starts, with the 4-day split across two drops.

Updated October 2026 · Prices, hours and ingredients come from Aura's own menu and Porto location page. The other Porto counters are listed, not ranked, from their own websites and Instagram pages.