Fresh croissants with a fresh view make for a memorable brunch
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Rua do Olival, 42
Lapa
+351 213 951 208, website
Mon, closed; Tue – Sun, 8h – 20h
This place near Santos has both the views and the vapors of fresh, baked on-site croissants. With both indoor and outdoor seating, there’s always a place for you to relax. In terms of food, you should go plain if you’re a purist, but definitely try their croissant misto with a fried egg yolk soaking gently into the buttery layers of flakes under a blanket of ham and cheese. Follow it up (or kick it off) with an imperial and you’ve just hacked brunch. Sit above the Chafariz das Janelas Verdes and look just beyond the praça to the Museu Nacionale de Arte Antiga, the former Palace of the Marques de Pombal in Santos.
