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Lisboa vs Porto for working from cafes
Lisboa comes out ahead: its cafes average 3.35 against 3.12 in Porto, across 308 places read in Lisboa and 189 in Porto. Porto is not behind on everything: 79% of the cafes we judged in Porto are laptop friendly, against 64% in Lisboa. Read the percentages with their denominators: Porto has 33 cafes with a Wi-Fi verdict and 48 with a laptop verdict, against 140 and 213 in Lisboa, so the Porto shares move on a handful of places.
| Measure | Lisboa | Porto |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes read | 308 | 189 |
| Average score | 3.35 | 3.12 |
| Fast Wi-Fi | 103 of 140 with a Wi-Fi verdict (74%) | 27 of 33 with a Wi-Fi verdict (82%) |
| Laptop friendly | 136 of 213 judged (64%) | 38 of 48 judged (79%) |
| Open at 9pm | 105 of 308 read (34%) | 93 of 189 read (49%) |
| Open 24 hours | 4 | 1 |
Wi-Fi and laptop shares are counted against the cafes that carry that verdict, not against every cafe in the city. The denominators are in the cells for that reason.
What each city is good for
Lisboa
Lisboa is the bigger catalogue of the two, 308 cafes read against 189. Where it pulls ahead: its cafes average 3.35 against 3.12.
Porto
Porto is the smaller catalogue of the two, 189 cafes read against 308, so expect a shorter list rather than a worse one. Where it pulls ahead: 79% of the cafes we judged in Porto are laptop friendly, against 64% in Lisboa, and 49% of Porto cafes are still open at 9pm, against 34% in Lisboa.
Lisboa and Porto, answered
- Is Lisboa or Porto better for working from cafes?
- Lisboa comes out ahead: its cafes average 3.35 against 3.12 in Porto, across 308 places read in Lisboa and 189 in Porto. Porto is not behind on everything: 79% of the cafes we judged in Porto are laptop friendly, against 64% in Lisboa. Read the percentages with their denominators: Porto has 33 cafes with a Wi-Fi verdict and 48 with a laptop verdict, against 140 and 213 in Lisboa, so the Porto shares move on a handful of places.
- Which has more cafes open late, Lisboa or Porto?
- Lisboa has 105 cafes still open at 9pm out of 308 read (34%), and Porto has 93 out of 189 (49%). Round the clock is rarer: 4 in Lisboa, 1 in Porto. Closing times come from each venue's own hours rather than from an estimate.
- How reliable are these Wi-Fi and laptop numbers?
- They are shares of a subset, never of the whole catalogue. A Wi-Fi verdict exists for 140 of the 308 cafes in Lisboa and 33 of the 189 in Porto; a laptop verdict for 213 and 48. A percentage taken from a few dozen places moves a lot on one new review, so compare the counts before the percentages.
Other comparisons are listed at the bottom of every city we have read.