Portugal makes tonnes of ceramics, from small-scale artisanal pieces thrown on a wheel through to industrial pottery output at a large scale. At factory scale that includes making ceramics for big companies abroad, so there are local ceramic stores and pottery factory outlets where you can scoop up seconds, overproductions, and certified bargains.
The newest trend seems to be ceramic stores in Portugal that sell pottery by weight – known as cerâmica ao quilo or loiça ao peso – for as little as €2.50 per kilogram. These shopfronts and stores are either the public outlet of a ceramics factory, or a third-party business that collects surplus ceramics from large-scale factories and sells them on at low costs.
If you’re furnishing a house or looking for a thoughtful, locally made gift, read on as I’ll list more than a dozen places where you can buy ceramics by the kilo. I’ve included a map down the bottom too.
First, a note about the ceramic outlets
The majority of these stores stock – especially any ceramics by weight store – sell seconds. On the shelves you’ll likely find plates and bowls with small defects – maybe the glaze didn’t set perfectly – while others may have bigger issues (like structural damage) so take care when choosing and try not to be in a rush!
Cakus – Lisbon, Porto, Algarve
Cakus blew up online with videos about low-cost Portuguese-made ceramics sold by weight doing the rounds on TikTok and Instagram. The owner, who has worked in the family’s ceramic business for his whole life, used his contacts to come up with a new model for the local market. Cakus has a focus on stoneware priced at €3.50 per kilo, with stores close to Lisbon, Porto and the Algarve.
Address: Lisbon – Av. Infante Dom Pedro 34, 2615-149 Alverca do Ribatejo
Porto (Esposende) – R. da Carfer 42, 4740-010 Marinhas
Algarve – R. João Pires Pinto s/n, 8135-026 Faro
Cerâmicas na Linha – Lisbon, Cascais, Oeiras
Cerâmicas na Linha is a must-stop ceramic shop in the heart of Lisbon. While you won’t find the low-cost bargain €3-a-kilo plates here, the store only stocks Portuguese-made ceramics – with many sold by weight (more like €6-9 per kilo). Cerâmicas na Linha first opened in 2011, and has slowly evolved with three shops in Greater Lisbon. The pieces sold here are not seconds or defective, so it’s a good place to source dinner sets (and you can shop online too) but if you’re looking for a bargain there is usually an “opportunities” shelf.
The store in Chiado, Lisbon, is a bit of a one-stop ceramic shop too. At the back is a separate shop called Luza, which stocks ceramic pieces from renowned Portuguese brands including Bordallo Pinheiro (pictured) and Costa Nova.
Address: Lisbon – R. Capelo 16, 1200-224 Lisboa
Cascais – Passeio Carlos Andrade Teixeira 4, 2750-474 Cascais
Oeiras – R. Dr. José da Cunha 20 B, 2780-187 Oeiras
Outlet do Bairro – Lisbon
There’s one other shop in the heart of Lisbon that sells surplus Portuguese-made ceramics – Outlet do Bairro. It’s conveniently located in Campo de Ourique, so you can explore cool local suburb at the same time. Each piece has a fixed price starting from about €3 for a dish.
Address: R. Almeida e Sousa 21 A,Loja, 1350-011 Lisboa
Clayo – Braga
On the outskirts of Braga, Portugal’s third-largest city (and close to Porto) is Clayo, the outlet from a Portuguese ceramic manufacturer. I found the quality and range of what was available here was really high, which might be because they have the direct factory link. The price for ceramics by the kilo was €3, though that mostly applies to plates and bowls (as at most spots). Some cups and breakfast bowls had a set price of €1, plus they had some unusual ceramic things like lampshades and huge pots.
Address: Rua Parque Industrial de Marvila 19, Sequeira, Portugal
Ria Ceramics Outlet – Aveiro
In November 2024, local industrial engineer Vanessa Andreso opened a huge ceramics-by-weight store in Aveiro. Across the 300m2 of floor space of Ria Ceramics you can shop crockery for €3.99 per kilo, and pieces priced as low as 50c, with everything from trays and plates to vases, platters, mugs and coffee cups. At Ria she promises to stock both interesting and functional ceramics, sourced from the north and centre of Portugal. Before going on the shelf, her team checks every piece to make sure there are no cracks or defects.
Address: Av. Europa, 394, 3800-533 Cacia, Aveiro
Pratos & Companhia – Guimarães
This ceramics by weight outlet, Pratos & Companhia, scours pottery factories across Portugal and sells a selection at its store in Guimarães. Everything is priced at €3 per kilo, with the exception of mugs and cups and a range of “first-choice” ceramics.
Address: Rua do Paço 417, 4805-297 Ponte
Costa Nova Factory Outlet / Grestel – Aveiro
Grestel is a massive factory near Aveiro that produces the high-quality stoneware brandCosta Nova, among others. This is the factory’s huge outlet store – it’s in an industrial zone and inside feels a bit like the end chamber of IKEA. Huge study shelves hold crates of ceramics direct from the brand – some pieces from Costa Nova, others from Vagos, Casafina and more. The best place to keep up to date with new ranges is the Facebook page for the outlet.
Address: Zona Industrial de Vagos, lote 78, 3840-385 Vagos
Granel da Loiça – Vila do Conde
In Vila do Conde, less than 30 minutes north of Porto, this small ceramics shop sells ceramics by weight and by piece. Everything on the shelf at Granel da Loiça is made in Portugal, and the cerâmica ao kilo is €3 at last check.
Address: Av. Dr. António Bento Martins Júnior 215, 4480-664 Vila do Conde
Loja das Oportunidades – Póvoa de Lanhoso
This Portuguese ceramic outlet store in Póvoa de Lanhoso, about a 20-minute drive east of Braga or an hour from Porto, sells locally made crockery at very low prices. The owner has opted for fixed pricing instead of per-kilo, which he claims is cheaper for the consumer. You can find items for as low as 50c, and nothing for more than €4. Most is €1.
Address: R. Teixeira Ribeiro 198, 4830-576 Póvoa de Lanhoso
Cerâmica Paraíso – Sagres, Algarve
When is a ceramics warehouse more than just a store? When they turn the outside into a place worth photographing. The outside of Cerâmica Paraíso is covered with the gorgeous handmade plates and bowls they sell inside – it’s super pretty. Inside you’ll find a mega ceramics warehouse selling ceramics and things made in Portugal. If you’re in the market for new plates, bowls, cups or mugs then take a look here – while they don’t sell ceramics by the kilo, the set prices are quite good with everything for just a few euros.
Address: N125, 8650-282 Raposeira
Ceramirupe Factory Store – Nazaré/Alcobaça
Ceramirupe is a Portuguese ceramics manufacturer with a factory store just inland from Nazaré. Within you’ll find a selection of first-choice tableware made of pure stoneware that is strong and resistant to wear. The brand reuses surplus stoneware paste to craft vases and planters too.
Address: R. do Porto Linhares 12, 2460-397 Coz
MESA Outlet – Aveiro
MESA is another Portuguese stoneware manufacturer, based in Estarreja near Aveiro. At the end of 2024 the factory opened an outlet where you can shop an exclusive selection of production leftovers and end-of-line collections. MESA won two 2025 German Design Awards for its collections.
Address: Eco-Parque Empresarial de Estarreja, R. de Veiros, 3860-529 Estarreja
Bordallo Pinheiro Outlet – Caldas da Rainha
No list about ceramics outlets in Portugal can skip past Caldas da Rainha, a town famous for its pottery output (it even has a Ceramics Museum). The most famous brand is Bordallo Pinheiro, and any casa Portuguesa (Portuguese house) worth its salt will have something from the heritage brand on the table.
At the factory store outlet on the fringes of Caldas da Rainha, a small city about a 75-minute drive north of Lisbon, you’ll find a huge showroom with all the beautiful and imaginative works from the brand. Venture to the back and go upstairs to where the outlet is to find a selection of factory seconds at 30-50% off the usual price. Quality control of this world-famous brand is high, so I find the seconds here are really great. If you visit and see they have a lot from the cabbage range… send me an Instagram DM.
Address: R. Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro 53, 2500-246 Caldas da Rainha
Molde Ceramics Outlet – Caldas da Rainha
Molde is one of the factories in Caldas da Rainha with an outlet store. I’m yet to visit to see exactly what it’s like, but you can drop in Monday to Friday to shop a range of pieces produced at Molde.
Address: Rua Inácio Perdigão, 10, 2500-755 Caldas da Rainha
Mercado da Loiça & Casa das Louças – Caldas da Rainha
Caldas da Rainha is a great location for sourcing cheap ceramics made in Portugal. There are a number of factories nearby, and in the town itself there are loads of ceramic stores. That includes these two that sell Portuguese pottery by the kilo, and if not ceramics by weight each plate will be just €1-3 a piece.
Address: R. do Cap. Filipe de Sousa 82 & R. Dr. Leonel Sotto Mayor 2, 2500-227 Caldas da Rainha
Vista Alegre Outlet – Aveiro, Alcobaça + more
Vista Alegre is Portugal’s top-tier porcelain and crystal brand, around since 1824. There are a handful of Vista Alegre outlets across the country – but only two factory store outlets, the rest are at shopping malls.
Addresses: Ílhavo (Aveiro) – Lugar da Vista Alegre, 3830-292 Ilhavo
Alcobaça – Zona Industrial do Casal da Areia, 2460-392 – Cós, Alcobaça
Stores within outlet malls: Loulé’s Designer Outlet Algarve; Vila do Conde Porto Fashion Outlet; Viseu’s Quinta da Alagoa (Perto do Palácio do Gelo); or Strada Outlet in Odivelos, Lisbon.
Feiras or markets – across the country
The original place to pick up bargain Portuguese-made crockery might be the local feira. Huge fairs pop up (usually but not always on weekends) in towns and villages across Portugal. Some come once a month, others once a week. Here you’ll be able to shop for produce, clothing, textiles, shoes, baskets, honey and so much more. And usually there is a Portuguese ceramics vendor. The website Mariana & Clementina have a great article wrapping up feiras or fairs across Portugal.
A Loiça do Manel – Redondo, Alentejo (+ markets)
One of the small ceramic vendors you might see popping up at big markets across the Alentejo region is A Loiça do Manel. This store almost always has the most fun and playful range of crockery, plus utilitarian tableware (including plates, platters, salad bowls, oven trays, mugs and more), which you can shop at markets or by appointment at the warehouse in Redondo, an Alentejo town. Follow the brand on Instagram to see where it will be next.
Map of Portuguese ceramic outlets
Leave a comment if you find any Portuguese ceramics by weight or outlets using my list – or tell me about anywhere new that has opened!
Keep reading…
- Where to shop for Portuguese ceramics
- Best vintage and second-hand shops in Lisbon
- Local’s Guide to Feira da Ladra, Lisbon’s Famous Flea Market
- Where to shop for tiles (azulejos) in Portugal
- The best tile painting workshops in Lisbon, Porto and the Algarve
- Portugal Road Trip: Where to stop between Lisbon and Lagos, Algarve
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