Gran Café del Portal (Centro Histórico)

An establishment that has kept its historic preservation. The food is delicious and it also offers the reputable “Cafe Lechero” (milkman’s coffee). Outside and inside sitting is available. Per-friendly in the outside sitting area. Mini historical museum inside the restaurant.

Very authentic place. The place has plenty of history, food is great, the service is amazing, you will feel you are in a movie.

One of the best coffee spots in Veracruz. I asked to a taxi driver where do locals usually go to drink coffee and he sent me to this beautiful place. They have the famous and traditional "Cafe Lechero" which is basically coffee extract with a lot of milk served in a particular way to create a certain frothy consistency, even though it's pretty good, I'm more into plain coffee (Americano) which I recommend if you want to taste the real coffee from Veracruz. They have some vegetarian options on the menu (the "Picadas" for example) which you can turn into vegan but would need to ask the waiter to remove the cheese and sour cream in advance. Also recommend the Bomba which is sweet bread cut in half, and they put cream and some mixed berries, it's a little sweet but with a coffee (americano) is the perfect combination. You can also ask for the coffee to go if you want to take it to the Zocalo which on weekends at night is a really nice spot to stop by. On Saturday nights it gets crowded (which is why I asked my coffee to go). The prices are accesible, the service is good (when there's a lot of people, expect it to be a little slow, but it's understandable). Also sometimes there are people playing music which adds a really good vibe to the environment while you drink your coffee and have a relaxing time.

Excellent place to eat some traditional food. Also the coffee and the chocolate is good. Is much better than la parroquia.

Amazing!. The "Lechero" (Mexican coffee with milk) is a must!
You will see in the picture Chicken enmoladas with Lechero and Migas.

It's a beautiful place. You can't not go there for coffee. THAT IS COFFEE! #veracruz #cafedelosportales #coffee #yumm

The service was good, the food too

The chocolate coffee and biscuit was so nice better than Italy delicacy. Nice place with some live music.

Awesome old traditional restaurant. Wow... love it. Only tried a coffee... but that one was awesome. The staff was super friendly and fast. We sat inside, but there are also places outsode to sit and eat pr drink. I can recomend this restaurant to eveyone who visits the old veracruz.

Great place, good food, and awesome service level. This is a must if you are visiting Veracruz downtown.

Best place to enjoy your cafe lechero, a true classic of the city. For breakfast I recommend the huevos tirados, and for dinner if you're really hungry the tamal azteca a tasty different type of tamal, for dessert the conchas con nata are delicious and so is their champolas, a traditional guanabana shake that is outstanding.

The best coffee in Veracruz and tasty food options. On the weekends they have a marimba playing live music and they will play your requests for about $50 pesos. Do not miss it!

Not the cheapest place to eat but this is a very nice restaurant. The cafe lechero is tasty with great presentation and the food is top notch.

Lovely place... Love the live music played!! 5 stars for the love of Lechero!!!

The most traditional Caffè in Town. Local Veracruz traditional food. Some plates you can not try any other place in the world. Prices on the affordable side. Portions are good and service is excellemt.

Very generous breakfast combos with fresh food. The service was also great! Recommended!

Excellent! If you are a tourist here in Veracruz and you want a place to eat breakfast, then this is an elegant place to do so!

excellent and emblematic place of Veracruz, besides having the fabulous tradition of milk coffee. Just remember to tinkle your glass

Wonderful food. Great service. They have nice bathrooms as well. Great place.

An excellent place to enjoy the Veracruz flavor and taste a good regional coffe, like no other place it's full of history and tradition