6.1.11 Patisserie Versailles
6.1.11 Patisserie Versailles
Avenida da República 15A
Location HERE.
What were coffee shops like in days gone by? Maybe like Versailles, where you can stand at the counter, and many punters stopping by for a swift Bica and maybe a cake do just that, or take a table and enjoy the cachet of being waited upon by one of the polite (though often busy) staff.
Many tourists put this on their bucket list, and it’s not difficult to see why, but most of the lunchtime clientele are locals, and mainly office workers. Not so many companies have offices in the Old Downtown nowadays - the area from around Marquês de Pombal up to Saldanha and on towards Entrecampos is more likely to feature, as is the corridor west from Entrecampos to Sete Rios.
As with any good Pastelaria, Versailles does a comprehensive breakfast and lunch menu, but don’t expect the breakfast offerings to align with what you would expect in more northern European settings.
The Duchesse pastry is a speciality, as in the winter season is Bolo Rei. The coffee is good, and not so expensive. There is also waiter service at the outside terrace, although this also features traffic noise.
Convenient for transport links; you can almost fall into Saldanha Metro station from Versailles’ exit door.
Metro Saldanha; Buses 722, 727, 732, 736, 738, 744 and 783 at Largo Duque de Saldanha; 713, 716, 726 and 742 on Avenida Duque de Ávila (heading east), or Avenida Miguel Bombarda (heading west).
Avenida da República 15A
Location HERE.
Many tourists put this on their bucket list, and it’s not difficult to see why, but most of the lunchtime clientele are locals, and mainly office workers. Not so many companies have offices in the Old Downtown nowadays - the area from around Marquês de Pombal up to Saldanha and on towards Entrecampos is more likely to feature, as is the corridor west from Entrecampos to Sete Rios.
As with any good Pastelaria, Versailles does a comprehensive breakfast and lunch menu, but don’t expect the breakfast offerings to align with what you would expect in more northern European settings.
The Duchesse pastry is a speciality, as in the winter season is Bolo Rei. The coffee is good, and not so expensive. There is also waiter service at the outside terrace, although this also features traffic noise.
Convenient for transport links; you can almost fall into Saldanha Metro station from Versailles’ exit door.
Metro Saldanha; Buses 722, 727, 732, 736, 738, 744 and 783 at Largo Duque de Saldanha; 713, 716, 726 and 742 on Avenida Duque de Ávila (heading east), or Avenida Miguel Bombarda (heading west).
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