After a night of revelry in Vigo, I needed to look like I got more than 3 hours of sleep before…read moreheading back to the house of my family. [1]
Thank goodness Beny Lavandeira is within walking distance to many of the bars AND one of the central bus stops in Vigo because it made getting caffeinated a relatively easy task.
There are only four tables in this bakery (it is more of a place where people stop by to buy their bread and cakes, rather than drink coffee and stay a while), but there was no shortage of people hanging out, reading the paper, and sipping coffee.
I was fortunate enough to snag a table and ordered a café solo. As I skimmed the front page of Faro de Vigo, the employee asked me if all I wanted was a café solo. To my left, a couple was enjoying a croissant with their coffee. To my right, grandparents with their grandchild were dipping very typical Galician cookies in a café con leche. And in front of me, in the baked goods case, a very fresh-looking bizcocho [2] caught my eye.
"Alright," I said. "A small slice of the bizcocho, please."
"Small" must be a relative concept because two bites later, I was not only extremely full but it looked as though I had hardly eaten this spongy, moist cake. The employee noticed that I had surrendered and wrapped the rest of the cake for me to take home.
For two euros, I had a great cup of coffee and a larger slice of bizcocho than I anticipated. The next time there's a foam party in Vigo, you'll know where to find me between the hours of 10 and 11am...
[1] After-parties generally begin around 5 or 6am in Vigo and can go until 1pm or so.
[2] A simple sponge cake. It's amazing how a few basic ingredients, when combined, can taste so good!
