The Shop

The Casa Crocodilo prides itself on affording quality service and being able to boast great, personal customer service, these qualities being as famous as the 5 metre long preserved crocodile carcass which suspends from the roof. The view from the outside forms part of the typical image of the street it occupies in the city of Porto.

Shop History

The Casa Crocodilo opened its doors in the sixties and has attached itself to the story after which it is name, that is that of the sale of the animal which a woman bough from Brazil, but did not want in her house.
This establishment is dedicated to the commercialization of shoe soles and bodies and is an icon of the city, yet even to this day it keeps preserved and hanging from the wall the reptile which gave it its name.

Products and Services

Shoe soles, leatherworks and other items pertaining to shoemaking

Business Hours

Additional information:

Closed on Sunday.

Contacts

Parish: União das freguesias de Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória
Address: Rua Cimo de Vila 67 , 4000-170 Porto
Postal Code: 4000-170 Porto
222000318
gcoutinhocrocodilo@sapo.pt
https://www.facebook.com/favorita.bolhao

General Data

Main activity: Arts and crafts
Opening Year: 1948
Main Code of Economic Activity (CAE): 46240