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Image by Claudio Carneiro
We, Portuguese people, even those not originally Portuguese like me, love eating out. But what a foreigner may not know is that we even love eating out for breakfast, every weekday. So, if you are a tourist and you have to eat your breakfast out, don’t be surprised if you see a lot of Lisboners sharing the table with you.
This long introduction is only to justify why I am a breakfast hunter spot. I just love to find nice and good places to have my breakfast. And “Botica do Café” is my “top of the pops” place for breakfast right now.
From the outside, it looks like your grandmother’s house. That’s what caught my attention the first time I saw it. Then I entered and I saw a hundred delicious pastries. This bakery is very cozy. The interior is wood decorated, and with lots of plastic flowers and porcelain stuff around. Reading my last sentence makes the place looks creepy, but actually, it’s lovely.
I always have a hard time choosing something to eat, considering all the delicious possibilities. I always order their “mini-quiches” and “merendeira”, a kind of bread with salami, and their mini poultry pie is also tempting. You have to order and then take your tray (mine is always full) with you to your table. They also serve lunch, even on weekends. There is a nice small esplanade outside, but for no special reason I always prefer inside. Go there and then enjoy your breakfast happily ever after!
Botica do Café | Coffee & tea, Snacks | Breakfast € 5.00
Rua Sampaio Bruno, 26 | +351213853868
07:00 – 20:30 daily
Looking for a nice breakfast place near park Eduardo Vll, appreciate any tips and help.
You are right, Keith. The best way of tasting everything is going back there everyday. Thanks for you comment!
Great food here and a larger selection of goodies than most cafes that cater to the breakfast and lunch crowd.
Like almost all places like this in Portugal, no names
or descriptions on the pastries so unless you ask you
don’t know what you are ordering. Nice helpful staff
but they were busy when I was there and I really hated
bothering them to ask what some of the items were. At
places like this I think the best way to do it is go back
everyday and try something different until you figure out
what everything is.
I haven’t been there Claudio, but I’ve done the breakfast on the go thing, and you’re right. A big part of the meal is discovering quaint places with opulent food that you can share with your friends.