Not our name, but our passion
After a couple of days of sweaty exploring of Coimbra, Portugal we needed to wash some clothes. Luckily near out hotel in the Old Town of Coimbra we found a laundromat. While our clothes were washing we saw right next door to the laundromat a nice looking restaurant; Temudu’s II.
With a convenient outdoor seat we ordered a desert and waited for our laundry.
The desert was a coffee flavored soufflé. The flavor was similar to tiramisu but the texture was super fluffy and airy.
We were lucky to find a self service laundromat near our hotel in the old town Coimbra, the Lavandaria Coimbra.
Clean, modern machines at a reasonable price. A benefit was a restaurant right next door while you were waiting.
After a very long walk along both sides of the Mondego River not to far from the center of Coimbra we were looking for a nice place to get some gelato. Our favorite place the Gelaterie Bellini was closed.
Should we try this one?
What about Nut’ Gelato?
Best choice ever, Alex had a banana split; dark chocolate, black forest and passion fruit.
He gave it a double Mark Wiens head tilt!
Located in the Old Town of Coimbra, Portugal we decided to try this restaurant Solar Do Baccalhau that was just a block away from our hotel.
Growing up in Brazil one of the things my mother used to make often were bolinhos so I decided to order some as an appetizer along with a caprese salad.
The bolinhos were the best I ever had absolutely delicious and the caprese salad was exceptional with fresh tomatoes and fantastic mozzarella.
For soup we had tomato and rice. Alex loved it so much he went back for seconds and then thirds! He wanted to lick the bowl it was so good.
A delicious light lunch, I would highly recommend the restaurant.
After arriving in Coimbra and checking in to our hotel we wanted a quick snack. Just a block from the hotel was a charming central square surrounded by historic buildings and restaurants.
We decided on the Gelateria Bellini as it had outdoor seating looking directly into the square and the statue of Joaquim António de Aguiar.
We first tried the Custard Tart that Portugal is famous for. Alex gave it the Mark Wiens head tilt and thought it delicious, the crust was different than what I expected. I was expecting a fillo dough type crust and this was very crunchy but thicker.
We ordered a hotdog and hamburger and both were delicious, I thought it was the best hotdog I ever had.
