No.01Cascais
12 . viii"We came for coffee and stayed for lunch. By the second espresso the waiter knew the names of our children. Solene is the small kindness our Sundays needed."
Helena Marques
Photographer
I.Mediterranean brunch · Cascais coast
Slow brunches& sunlitconversations.
A Mediterranean-inspired cafe shaped by sunlight and olive trees — crafted for slow mornings, artisan flavours and meaningful conversations over warm bread.
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pistachio croissant
Pistachio croissantsCitrus espressoOlive toastHoney ricotta pancakesVanilla cream tartsMediterranean plateGarden terrace open
Pistachio croissantsCitrus espressoOlive toastHoney ricotta pancakesVanilla cream tartsMediterranean plateGarden terrace open
— a brunch in four parts
The signature
experience.
Four small rituals we practice every morning, written into the texture of the cafe — from the first pour to the last fig-tree shadow on the terrace.
served on warm clay
II.
single origin
Artisan
coffee.
Single-origin beans from the Sintra cooperatives, rested fourteen days, ground to order. Each cup is poured slowly — the way coffee tastes at home, only quieter.
— coffee
morning bake
III.
from the wood-fired oven
Fresh
bakery.
Sourdough proved overnight in linen, brioche folded with cultured butter, almond cream stirred by spoon. The first tray leaves the oven at six.
— bakery
tomato confit, ricotta
IV.
field to plate
Mediterranean
plates.
Olive oil from one grove, tomatoes from one farm. Bowls that taste of Tuesday lunch by the sea — small, generous, honest.
— plates
sunday, eleven a.m.
V.
open april to october
Outdoor
terrace.
Six tables under a fig tree, two more on the stone steps. The seating moves with the sun, and so do the people.
— terrace
— from the menu
Six small dishes,
chosen for you.
The menu is small on purpose. Each plate has room to be itself — and the kitchen has time to listen.
Open full menu
house favourite€5.20Pistachio croissant
Twenty-eight folds, Bronte pistachio cream, candied rose petals.
€4.80Citrus espresso
Double shot over a wedge of orange peel, sea salt rim, served cool.
€9.40Olive toast
Country sourdough, kalamata tapenade, lemon zest, garden herbs.
weekend only€11.80Honey ricotta pancakes
Fresh ricotta, wildflower honey, blistered figs, brown butter.
€6.40Vanilla cream tart
Madagascar vanilla custard, butter shell, raw sugar finish.
chef's pick€14.40Mediterranean plate
Olive oil eggs, tomato confit, soft cheese, focaccia, herbs.
— a sunlit album
Six small frames
of the same week.
Photographs taken between bakes, between conversations, between the late shadow and the early light.
— postcards from the terrace
Letters from people
who came back.
No.02Lagos · Lisbon
03 . v"The ricotta pancakes ruined every other brunch for me. I have written about them in two magazines and to one ex-boyfriend. They were worth all three."
Olu Adekoya
Travel writer
No.03Porto
21 . v"We were married here on a Sunday in May. The whole cafe served lunch slowly so the speeches would have time. I still find their olive oil on my mother's table."
Tomás & Inês
Married on the terrace
No.04Lisbon
29 . iii"I write here on Tuesday mornings. The light through the front window changes the texture of every sentence. Two of my novels have ended at table six."
Mira Costa
Novelist
— an invitation by the sea
Reserve your sunlit
table.
Choose a window for the morning light. A terrace seat for the slow afternoon. A candle table for the wine hour after seven.