We all like to think calories intake during travels don’t really count. After all, every day is cheating day when we’re abroad! However, give it a couple of days and your body will start firing warning shots, begging you to interrupt your binge-eating sessions. With that being said, it’s always a good idea to have a place where you can enjoy some healthy vitamin-filled smoothies, especially when you’re visiting cities where food is this good! Proving you don’t really need to cut on the drool-inducing factor to get revenge on your scale, here are 5 places where you can enjoy deliciously healthy smoothies.
4 PORTO SMOOTHIES YOU NEED TO TRY ASAP
HUNGRY BIKER
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The name pretty much says it all. If your appetite is as big as your love for bikes, then Hungry Biker will definitely be right up your alley. Have one of their fruit smoothies served in giant mugs, rent a bike and get ready for your ultimate healthy/fitness experience in Porto…well, at least before you get back to stuffing your face with port wine and egg custard tarts. In case you’re looking for something to eat along with your super-smoothie, then you must try their porridge – arguably the best in the city! Hungry Biker is open every day between 9am and 4pm.
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THE TRAVELLER CAFFÉ
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Serving breakfasts and brunches, but also salads, sandwiches paninis and pasta, the Traveller Caffé is a jack of all trades when it comes to satisfying your cravings. Needless to say, such variety also shows when the time comes for you to order your smoothie. If you’re an old-fashioned kind of smoothie enthusiast, rest assured the all-time classics are still available, but in case you’re fancying something new, you might be tempted to try their ice-blended smoothies or – get ready – their Green Smoothies! The Traveller Caffé is open every day between 8:15am and 7:30pm on Rua Passos Manuel and between 7:30am and 10pm on Praça de Almeida Garrett.
Rua Passos Manuel, 165 and Praça de Almeida Garrett, 22 (next to São Bento station)
APARTAMENTO
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Regarded as one of the places with the best pancakes in Porto, having an wholesome early morning meal is just impossible when visiting Apartamento. Yeah, their smoothies are indeed healthy and nutritious, but as soon as you set foot inside this caffé, you’ll instantly realize there is no way in hell you won’t order some fluffy pancakes along with your drink. You’ll just want to keep them coming while you’re there, so it’s better to drink up your smoothie and get out of there faster than the Grammy’s Academy when they hear the name “Milli Vanilli”. Apartamento is open every day between 9am and 7pm (9pm on weekends).
ABACATE
And finally, we bring you a place where you may not only drink your smoothie, but actually eat it from a bowl! That’s right – replace your straw with a spoon for this one and try their rather exotic options, such as the Keramas Bowl (with avocado, red berries, blue berries, almonds and chia seeds) or the Balangan Bowl (with mango, banana, pineapple and granola) . Either way, you simply can’t go wrong! Abacate is open every day between noon and midnight.
Rua do Ateneu Comercial do Porto
Now it’s time for you to give these places a try and share your experience with us! Have you ever visited any of these? Let us know on the comments section!
