Gorgeous Brazilian coffee shop! If you love specialty coffee, super chill and cozy cafes, or hanging out with some of the friendliest staff known to man, you're sure to enjoy Baoba Cafe! I popped in around 4:30 PM on a Thursday, and was immediately greeted by three super warm, welcoming faces; one of them included Carina, the head barista, who not only helped me get settled in the cutest little window nook, but also walked me through Baoba's history. The cafe exclusively orders from Brazilian coffee roasters, and it has a close relationship with each of the farmers and roasters, so they can tell you literally everything you want to know about where the coffee came from and how it was prepared.
Of course, all that knowledge isn't just for show. They're able to leverage all of the information they have about their coffee to produce some of the most phenomenal cups of joe you can find in Lisbon. I got their latte with oat milk, and it was absolutely perfect; the beans were nutty and rich, and they were strong enough that you could still taste them incredibly well through all the milk. The latte art was very cute, and the coffee went wonderfully with my little treat of the afternoon, a traditional Brazilian cheese bread. The pao de queijo was super soft and pillowy, with a slight chewiness from the cassava flour. The cheese inside had a lovely stretch, and it was generally a great little savory afternoon bite.
I ended up staying at Baoba until they closed at 5:30, and it was super cozy to just curl up in the window nook (a lovely round table nestled into the corner of the two halves of their couch, accompanied by a bunch of pillows) and read. read more