# Café Santa Cruz

Café en Coimbra · Coimbra

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/central-portugal/coimbra/where-to-eat/cafe-santa-cruz · Revisado: 2026-11-12

- Precio: €

A century-old café inside a space of the former Santa Cruz church, on Praça 8 de Maio, with its crúzio sweet and Coimbra fado every day.

A café in a church
Café Santa Cruz is on Praça 8 de Maio, in the Baixa, right beside the church and monastery of Santa Cruz. It occupies a space that was part of the church, with stone vaults and stained glass, and is celebrating its centenary. It is a natural stop before or after climbing to the university by Rua Visconde da Luz and the Quebra-Costas.
What to order
A coffee and the crúzio, the house's exclusive sweet, which pays homage to the café, the church and the monastery and is made to an old recipe. It is a place for breakfast and an afternoon snack more than for a meal.
The fado
Every day there is Coimbra fado at 18:00 and 22:00; on Sunday, only at 18:00. Entry is free. It is the simplest way to hear the students' fado without booking a show: arrive early to get a seat.

Qué pedir: a coffee with the crúzio, the house sweet, made to an old recipe of the monks.

## Practical details

- Address: Praça 8 de Maio, 3000-300 Coimbra
- Phone: +351 239 833 617
- Email: geral@cafesantacruz.com
- Fado every day at 18:00 and 22:00; on Sunday, only at 18:00. The website does not publish the café's hours
- Cuisine: café, pastry
- House specialities: Crúzio
- Details checked on 12 November 2026.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Web: https://cafesantacruz.com/
- Coordenadas: 40.2104, -8.429

## Cerca de aquí

- [Coimbra fado at Café Santa Cruz](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/central-portugal/coimbra/things-to-do/santa-cruz-fado), a 0 m
- [Serenata Hostel](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/central-portugal/coimbra/where-to-stay/serenata-hostel), a 209 m
- [From the Baixa to the Alta via Quebra-Costas and the Sé Velha](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/central-portugal/coimbra/things-to-do/coimbra-alta-walk), a 211 m
- [Fangas Mercearia Bar](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/central-portugal/coimbra/where-to-eat/fangas), a 308 m
- [Sapientia Boutique Hotel](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/central-portugal/coimbra/where-to-stay/sapientia-boutique-hotel), a 365 m
- [University of Coimbra and the Joanina Library](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/central-portugal/coimbra/things-to-do/university-and-joanina-library), a 439 m
- [Portugal dos Pequenitos, the country in miniature](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/central-portugal/coimbra/things-to-do/portugal-dos-pequenitos), a 861 m
- [Quinta das Lágrimas](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/central-portugal/coimbra/where-to-stay/quinta-das-lagrimas), a 1.3 km

## Consejos

### Go to the 18:00 session
It fits at the end of a day of sightseeing and also works on Sunday.

### Look up
The stone vaults are from the old church.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### Do you have to pay for the fado?
No, entry is free.

### Is it open on Sunday?
Yes; that day the fado is only at 18:00.

### Where is it?
On Praça 8 de Maio, beside the church of Santa Cruz.

Destino: [Coimbra](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/central-portugal/coimbra.md)