Doçaria Mário - Amarante
Doçaria Mário
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Beautiful view, wonderful food and lovely people !!
A 5 minute walk out of the centre to thus lovely "lost in time ' cafe and cake shop. there is a large terrace out back with fabulous views of the river. The sweets are typical of Amarante (very sugary!
As I see, that other travelers have already praised the lovely terrace with a view over the tamega river and the friendly atmosphere, all of which is more than true, I'd like to add a culinary observation. The main ingredient of some typical Portuguese and Spanish sweets are egg yolks and sugar and I have often asked myself what happens to all the egg whites. Well this lovely pastry shop had found the answer: you use them to make merengues! So they had added another specialty to the offer of regional pastries: little merengues, perfectly baked, crunchy and with a soft interior. They are not only good to have on that great terrace, with a cup of their excellent coffee, but also to take home. They weigh nothing and keep good forever
Mazagrin. The real drink very well done. Make with coffee ice and lemon. Ask a papo de anjo to eat with.
I stopped here as a part of a tour I was on to the Douro Valley. We stopped here for coffee and some local pastries. It was raining that day but the view of the river was still a beautiful view. I would definitely return again on a clear day for the view alone as well as the great coffee pastries and other treats.
