Costa Coffee

First flights out of T1 usually mean Costa Coffee

This Costa Coffee sits airside in Terminal 1 at Porto (OPO), just past security before the main international gates. It’s one of the earliest openings in the building, generally serving from around 5:00 to 22:00, so it catches the first wave of Ryanair and TAP departures. Expect a standard Costa menu, not a full kitchen setup.

Drinks run about €2–3 for an espresso or Americano and around €3–4.50 for lattes and cappuccinos, in the usual Costa sizes. You’ll find the predictable iced drinks, flavoured syrups, and seasonal specials, which matter if you’re stuck after 20:00 when a lot of other food options in OPO are winding down. Filter coffee is hit or miss; the espresso-based drinks are the safer bet.

Food is grab-and-go style: packaged sandwiches, simple pastries, and cakes. A croissant or pastel de nata sits in the €1.50–2.50 range, while sandwiches and paninis hover around €4–7. This isn’t a spot for a full Portuguese meal; think “pre-flight snack before a 2.5‑hour hop to London” more than “sit-down dinner.” If you want anything heated, allow at least 10 minutes before boarding.

Seating is limited and close to the flow between central security and multiple Schengen gates, so at 6:00–8:30 and again around 18:00 it can feel cramped. Outlets are sporadic along the counter seats, so if you need to charge a laptop before a 3‑hour TAP flight, grab a spot fast. Service is counter-order with your name on the cup, and you’ll usually wait 3–7 minutes for drinks when there’s a queue.

Tip: if your gate prints on the boarding pass as in the 10–20 range, order to stay, but if it’s a bus gate in the 30s, take your drink to go and head down early; bus boarding at OPO can start 30 minutes before departure.