Pastelaria da Se Casa das Bolas

Really nice place for quick breakfast in the main square right by the famous stairs. Nice gentleman inside working spoke good English. He understood exactly what we wanted. Very nice inside, clean, lots to choose from. Pastries, coffee etc. We sat outside, on a Saturday morning was nice and quiet.

Pastelaria da Se is a smart cafe and cake shop in the attractive square at the foot of the famous stairway up to Lamegas’s most celebrated church. In addition to good coffee and excellent cakes, this is a good place to sample various Bola de Lamego. Normally a bola in Portugal is a filled round donut, but these in Lamego are sort of savoury bread squares filled with bacalhau, meat etc. We had a bacalhau one and it was very nice indeed.

My visit was on Good Friday, so the large shop windows were crammed with breads and pastries that looked jaw-droppingly delicious!

Durante a Feira Medieval de Lamego fomos lá todos os dias comer e só temos a agradecer a forma como fomos tratados. Encontramos uma casa aberta cheia de carinho e simpatia em nos receber. Comida simples e caseira mas muito saborosa. Staff muito muito querido e simpático. Tem um pátio/esplanada muito agradável. Próximo ano estaremos aí novamente.

Cozinha como em casa, serviço eficiente, rápido, simpático e preços muito atrativos, para um prato de sobremesa com água 10€ por pessoa