Built in 1885, the Mercado Ferreira Borges is an important work of cast iron architecture in Porto. Erected by the City to replace the old Ribeira Market, the Ferreira Borges Market was in fact used as a market, but it also served as a setting for other economic functions. The building was restored and adapted to serve as a space for cultural activities and has hosted since 2010 the Hard Club, which is one of the performance venues of the city, as well as the café and restaurant “O Mercado”,