Cafes in Sintra

Fresh reviews:

This is a charming café with homemade deserts produced by locals. They also serve a good quality coffee.It was recommended to me by a local as the best place to get the Pastel de Nata, a famous Portuguese custard tart. I haven’t tried the pastel de nata yet (took two of them away). I will report later on that…

Vadim O.

Lugar Dos Sabores

This place was perfect for us!Duck away from the crowds as you leave the palace and head toward the moorish castle. This restaurant has a great view but more than that it feels so personal and cozy. The inside tables are spread between 3 rooms so we had our own private dining room for 2 which was respite from…

Genevieve L.

Miradouro da Villa

We stopped here to wait for our airbnb to be ready so we could drop off our bags before hiking around the Moorish castle. There are many more options closer to the town center but I’m glad we came here instead. The beers were cheap, the bifanas were tasty and we killed a couple of hours with no problem. They…

Chris H.

Pastelaria Sintra Belo

This place must be very famous because it was packed with tourists. We ordered their signature sweet «queijada» which is like a Portuguese version of cupcake made of cheese, sugar, flour, eggs, and cinnamon and «travesseiro», which is a pillow-shaped puff pastry filled with a type of custard cream. For me…

Jewel Y.

Casa Piriquita

Cute little bakery with overrated pastries.I’m pretty sure this place is in every single tourist guide, so you’re bound to have company during tourist season (luckily I was in Sintra during an off-peak time).What it’s got going for it: cute space in the back with fireplace and window overlooking the hills of…

Yoann R.

Fábrica das Verdadeiras Queijadas da Sapa

DISGUSTING!!! AVOID! Came in here to have some lunch on our second day in Sintra. We liked this street because it seemed less touristy. It wasn’t until after we had ordered at the counter that we turned around to see swarms of flies everywhere just hovering. The tables were dirty also so we sat outside. Coffees…