One thing I always recommend to people visiting Lisbon, or Portugal in general, is to start the day with breakfast at a traditional pastry café.
If you can, skip the hotel breakfast one morning and visit a local pastelaria instead.
Of course, not every Portuguese person eats the same thing for breakfast, but these are some of the classics you will find almost everywhere.
☕When it comes to drinks, you will usually see:
Café
A short espresso.
Meia de leite
Coffee with milk, served in a cup.
Galão
Coffee with milk, served in a tall glass. It usually has more milk than a meia de leite.
Sumo de laranja natural
Fresh orange juice, available in many pastry cafés.
🥐 To eat, some of the most common choices are:
A bread roll with ham and cheese.
A Portuguese croissant, softer and sweeter than the French version.
Pão de Deus, a sweet bun topped with coconut.
Torrada, thick toasted bread with butter.
And if there is still room for something sweet and you have already tried a pastel de nata, try one of these:
Jesuíta
A flaky pastry topped with a sugar glaze.
Queijada
A small traditional pastry usually made with cheese, eggs and sugar.
Mil-folhas
Layers of puff pastry filled with cream, one of the most popular pastries in Portuguese cafés.
A Portuguese pastry It is, in my opinion , one of the easiest ways to experience our culture !
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