Five stars for how fast the waitress has to work here. This place gets very busy (especially since…read moreit's in a highly touristic area of Sintra), and even more so in rainy hours when everyone is trying to hide indoors. They mostly offer pastries and beverages, but despite one person managing all the tables, our order was accurate and came out quickly. We were able to escape the rain for a bit and fuel up with sugar and coffee. Fun historical note: the bakery was established in 1862 (164 years ago!) by baker Amaro dos Santos and his wife Constância Gomes, and it is now managed by the fifth generation of the family, which makes the quick coffee stop feel even more special.

So grateful that my tour guide recommended this pastry shop. They are known for "travesseiros" or…read moreflaky pillow pastries with almond and egg cream, and Queijadas de Sintra, small, sweet cheese tarts. These are considered a local delicacy in this region. Not so secret because there's always a line to try this! Definitely use the to go option so you can have a snack while touring shops. Or sit down for a coffee.

Don't come here if you're in a rush, because a) the line was loooooooooong and b) you'll miss out…read moreon savoring the pastries. We got a smattering of things to try, and they were all great. The egg tart is a specialty, and I liked that it wasn't super sweet. The travesseiros are ok, but that's a me thing (not a pastry thing). They speak some English there, and it was easy enough to point and order if we got stuck. It's also quite affordable. All our pastries and coffees were about 20 Euro. It's a small interior with outdoor seating if the weather is cooperating, and service was decent enough with so many people in line. It's one of those Sintra bucket list places you have to visit just to say you went, but it's also a pretty good stop to have on your itinerary.

This is the second location of the popular Piriquita. It's a little less busy than the OG and close…read moreby. It offered both sit in and takeaway. I got takeaway pastries from here. The staff was friendly, helpful to my English speaking self and offered many great suggestions! There is a credit card minimum- which allowed me to sample several pastries, all of which were amazing. Highly recommend both Piriquita locations!

Queijadinha 葡式椰香小蛋糕…read more Will return. A charming little café right off a busy street. Seating is limited unless they have a backyard. Their queijadinhas are delicious. I saw a woman bring a dozen to our breakfast spot, Cafe Saudude. The egg tarts are well known in Macau, Hong Kong, and now in China. The queijadinha, 葡式椰香小蛋糕 or 巴西椰蓉球, is less popular. Per wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queijadinha - Queijadinha is a custard tart that originated in Brazil. The locals, aka the Portuguese, beg to differ. Another aspect of Brazilian influence on Portugal is that, even though Portugal was the colonizer and Brazil was the colony. It's funny to get different answers on who or where Queijadinha originated. Our guest house lady from Sintra said, "Wiki is wrong. It's from Portugal." One Uber driver from Brazil said straight, "Oh, it's from Brazil." Wherever it originated, it's delicious from Sapa. They have a minimum of €4.5 for a credit card purchase.

Adorable bakery & cafe with delicious little treats. I honestly have no idea what they were called…read morebut we had two of the little mini cakes that were in the glass dome and they were so scrumptious! Our tour guide recommended it at the start of our ride as a perfect compliment to some coffee and he was absolutely right! There is seating and bathrooms to the right of where you order that is very quaint and adorable, there's also seating of course on the patio near where you first enter. Highly recommend stopping in or taking your order to go!

This was such a delicious stop in Sintra! After a long day of travel from the southern coast this…read morewas the closest place to our bed-and-breakfast. When we arrived, they were just doing counter service and closing for the afternoon, but we were able to get a panini and we found local craft beer (which was pretty neat) and they let us eat on their patio. I had the Iberian sandwich which has Iberian prosciutto, flamengo cheese, lettuce, tomato, and pickled red onion. It was the perfect sandwich to cure my hangry. When we went for lunch the day before we did not know that this café was also the breakfast part of our bed and breakfast. We stayed at a bed-and-breakfast the next street over and both mornings a continental breakfast at this café was included. This is one of the best breakfasts I have ever had as part of the bed-and-breakfast. We were each served a portion of fresh fruit (which changed by the day), a boiled egg, a couple slices of ham and cheese, a pastel de nata, a basket of crossiants and rolls to share, and whatever you would like to drink. I had fresh squeezed orange juice, and a latte both days. Thankfully, like most places in Portugal they offer dairy alternatives. I honestly still dream about this breakfast. The wait staff on all of our trips were so friendly and helpful. It is really a beautiful set up and they have many things that you can purchase as well. I personally purchased a bowl shaped like a strawberry that I now have in my kitchen. This is definitely a stop. You need to make while in Sintra!

This was about 5 minutes from the train. We got breakfast here before heading to Place of pena…read more Service was good.We ordered the scone, croissant, cappuccino, Smoked Salmon Sandwich & Iberian Prosciutto Sandwich. Both sandwiches were XL & came with Mozzarella, Lettuce, Tomato, Pickled Red Onion & Olive Oil. Sandwiches were simply but very delicious. You can taste the quality of the ingredients. Overall, a decent place for food. Price was fairly reasonable

This was our first stop in Sintra. Since we just arrived we wanted some coffee and something light…read moreto eat. This place is definitely a local spot not very touristy and seems very low key. Me and my wife we both got a regular cafe Americano which was good, no ice coffee here just FYI. We also got their signature toast sandwiches. I got the full size chicken tomato and mayo toast. The full sandwich itself is big pretty much 4 slices of beard cut into 2 pieces each. There was barely any chicken in this sandwich all I tasted was mayo and literally just some pulled chicken pieces. I would not recommend this sandwich unless you like mayo with toasted bread. My wife got the prosciutto and cheese sandwich which was much better just a single slice of prosciutto and some cheese. The girl behind the counter was ok didn't seem like she wanted to be at work today but was ok overall I guess. For 2 people I paid about 12€ which included 2 full size toasts and 2 coffees, definitely not a bad deal if you ask me. Would I come back here again? Maybe just for coffee and something else to try but that's about it. They also have some seating outside and some tables inside.

I did not have a detailed plan for exploring Sintra today. I organized a free guided walking tour…read morein the morning and a paid guided food tour in the afternoon. When the walking tour cancelled, I was stuck. I landed at Legendary because they have wifi and coffee which gave me some time to plot out the city and work on my plan of attack for this morning. Clean, comfortable, great coffee and a huge ham toastie to satisfy me until the food tour. Nice spot with tables inside and out. They also have beer and wine. Great service. [Review 16660 overall - 171 in Portugal - 172 of 2022.]