Archive for the Gastronomy Category

The young couple Juliana Rodrigues and Tiago Carvalho, both from Coimbra, had the “audacity” of openning, in 2019, a space with a totally different and innovative concept in Coimbra: “O Croissant – brunch restaurant”. Located on the beautiful “Praça 8 de Maio” and featuring a privileged view

Boutique – Tapas & Petiscos has enriched even more the mythical “Rua de Fernando Tomás”, next to “Quebra Costas”. A small and familiar space, with 15 seats inside and some outside, which invites us to share delicious snacks – and other delicious options – while we linger

Devaneio Bistro & Wine Bar presents itself as a space that invites customers to the discovery and sharing of the best wines and products of our gastronomy. Located on “Rua Adro de Baixo“, a few steps from the São Bartolomeu Church, in downtown Coimbra, Devaneio arises from

It hadn’t opened doors yet and there was already a waiting list. We are talking about MA Restaurant, the new Japanese restaurant in Coimbra that promises and has everything to be one of the best Japanese in the country. The space, the number 13 on “Rua do

Felice Jeva, originally from Italy but “in love” with the world, has had businesses in different countries. In 2017, because of his passion for surfing, he came on vacation to Portugal. But “life had other plans for him” and, enchanted by the country, he decided to “sell

After several trips and training in Italy with the Italian specialist Giacomo Schiavon, Fernando Castelo Branco swapped Engineering and University Teaching for the world of ice cream and Coimbra is definitely winning. In the beautiful “Praça do Comércio”, in downtown Coimbra, the Doppo ice cream shop recently opened. It

You really have to try the best ramen in Coimbra.  Izakaya Oni is a japanese tavern, located at number 9 pedro rocha street, to which Coimbra fell in love with. Japanese culture is well represented in figures such as the Oni, a “playful demon” armed with sake

In Coimbra there are many places to eat this fish. Existing since before there were dinosaurs, hundreds of millions of years ago, the lamprey is one of the oldest animal species still in existence. It is called by many a “living fossil” and lives between the river

With a privileged location and a view over “Praça 8 de Maio” square, “Doce Meu” is the latest pastry-shop, making Coimbra Downtown even sweeter. From the same owners of the “Flor de Aveiro” pastry, a reference in the neighboring city of Aveiro, “Doce Meu” now offers Conimbricenses