Restaurant review

Snack Bar Ponto de Encontro

Loulé

Open now - closes 21:00

Snack Bar Ponto de Encontro on Rua 25 de Abril in Benafim is a village café stop - coffee and simple plates after Rocha da Pena or a morning of inland driving.

Our verdict

Pick Ponto de Encontro for an easy Benafim coffee stop with no fuss. Just not on a Sunday - it's shut.

Snack Bar Ponto de Encontro sits on Rua 25 de Abril 35 in Benafim – a proper village snack bar for coffee, a simple plate, and somewhere to sit down after a morning of inland walking.

It’s open long hours, Monday to Saturday 07:00-21:00, which makes it an easy stop whether you’re grabbing a coffee before Rocha da Pena or winding down after it. Sunday it’s closed, so save this one for the rest of the week.

Don’t expect a menu or fine dining – it’s a snack bar in the true village sense, and that’s exactly why it works after a hot, dusty hike. It sits on the same street as late-running Bruno’s Bar, so if your inland day stretches into the evening, you don’t have far to move.

Worth it? Yes, for a no-fuss Benafim pause. If you want a fuller sit-down meal in the same village, try Restaurante Hamburgo instead.