Hard-to-Beat Cafe

For a bit of Portuguese ambience, this cafe is hard to beat!

Built into part of the Igreja de Santa Cruz cathedral in Coimbra, it offers standard Portuguese fare (great coffee, pastries, cheese and ham rolls, etc.) in surroundings that are anything but standard. Vaulted stone ceiling, ancient leather-upholstered furniture, and fine people watching in the square. It is a delightful place to while away an hour.