Costa Verde

Welcome to our Costa Verde boutique, a Portuguese manufacturer of professional porcelain founded in 1992 in Vagos, in the Aveiro district. Costa Verde is one of the last porcelain production units built entirely from the ground up within the European Union, which makes it one of the most modern factories on the continent. Designed from the outset for the needs of high-end catering and hospitality, the house today supplies restaurants and hotels in more than 50 countries, with over 300 employees on its Portuguese site.

Costa Verde expertise

Costa Verde produces high-temperature vitrified porcelain, designed for intensive service while retaining the visual finesse chefs look for. Its industrial modernity gives it great flexibility in formats and decoration.

• Vitrified porcelain resistant to professional dishwashers and impact
• Contemporary shapes designed for plating and food photography
• Controlled stacking to optimise kitchen and pantry storage
• Industrial flexibility: custom decoration and bespoke formats for chefs
• Entirely Portuguese production from a single site in Vagos

Most popular collections on AZ Boutique

Among the Costa Verde collections available on AZ Boutique, several ranges stand out for their visual identity and their use in catering.

• Isola: the broadest and most versatile collection, contemporary shapes with refined design
• Eclipse: range with soft curves, particularly appreciated for fine-dining presentations
• Opéra: porcelain with refined design, ideal for reception settings
• Aria: slender silhouettes with an elegant, understated character

Choosing your Costa Verde porcelain

What sets Costa Verde porcelain apart on the market?

Costa Verde combines two rare assets: a European factory built from scratch in the 1990s — therefore equipped with the latest firing, quality control and automation technologies — and a flexible approach rooted in the Portuguese ceramic tradition. This combination allows it to handle both long production runs and bespoke orders from chefs and hoteliers, with short lead times.

What is special about the Isola collection?

Isola is the deepest collection in the Costa Verde catalogue, with more than 90 references sharing the same formal language: controlled curves, clean white, stable stacking. It is generally the collection chosen by chefs looking for complete visual coherence across flat and deep plates, serving dishes and accessories. Its modularity explains its success in catering.

How should I size a Costa Verde fleet for a restaurant?

A rule of thumb in catering is to plan for 2.5 to 3 times the number of covers per key format (dinner plate, soup plate, dessert plate) to absorb service, washing-up and breakage. Staying within one collection — typically Isola for its depth of range — makes long-term restocking easier and ensures consistent stacking in the pantry. For signature plating, you can layer in a more designed range (Eclipse, Aria) on a few specific formats.

Which Costa Verde collection should I choose for a fine-dining restaurant?

For a fine-dining restaurant focused on plating, Eclipse and Aria offer contemporary shapes that showcase signature dishes. For a broader menu requiring consistent service across many formats, Isola is the most complete solution. For reception tables or event service, Opéra brings the right character.

Costa Verde on AZ Boutique

Discover the Costa Verde products on AZ Boutique, mainly in Tableware: flat and deep plates, serving dishes, bowls, cups and accessories for both home and restaurant use.