O Careca Lisbon

A church of sin, a hell of sugar

Nuno from Lisbon

About me My name’s Nuno and I was born and raised in Lisbon. I studied Tourism and worked for the Estoril Coast Tourism Board for 5 long years. Soon I started travelling a lot, learning different languages - from Russian to Mandarin - and getting to know different countries and cultures. You can tell I fought on both sides of the war. Now I write for several blogs and I'm a tour...
""O Careca" Lisbon is a place where I'd highly recommend to drop by if you like yourself a delicious freshly baked croissant! A cozy spot to start the day"

I was there once again with some friends, just to enjoy a perfect Sunday late afternoon snack, after spending the day at Belém. The place was almost closed when we entered, we were served anyway!

There are several places in Lisbon with good croissants, but these ones are something else... "Croissant do Careca", meaning "Baldman's Croissant" - famous among locals - opened in 1954 and since those days is known for having the best croissants in Lisbon. Always packed inside and after lunch the odds of getting a table are even worse - cues are beyond your imagination. Blame it on the delicious and strangely addictive croissants with sugar on top. The magic potion, hangover-cure and sugar bomb is a must try snack in this side of town.

Pastelaria do Restelo aka "Café do Careca" serves the unbelievable ultra-caloric croissant all day long from dusk till dawn. Outside, during summer days, the place becomes crowded with locals reading the newspaper or just enjoying the best croissants they've ever tasted.

Inside the cozy but always noisy place, the smell of fresh cakes and coffee will shake your world. It's sugar time baby! Try them with a glass of cold milk ;)

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About me My name’s Nuno and I was born and raised in Lisbon. I studied Tourism and worked for the Estoril Coast Tourism Board for 5 long years. Soon I started travelling a lot, learning different languages - from Russian to Mandarin - and getting to know different countries and cultures. You can tell I fought on both sides of the war. Now I write for several blogs and I'm a tour guide at Get Lost Go Local and We Hate Tourism Tours. I like driving my noisy old Renault 4l with her tired engine with thousand kilometers in the narrow streets of Lisbon. I'm also a mu...

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Oct 18, 2025

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