R$40 gets you a loaded spud at Baked Potato
Baked Potato sits airside in Terminal 1 at POA, a quick walk from the domestic gates used by Azul and GOL. It’s a basic counter-service setup: point at the toppings, they pile it onto a big baked potato or into a salad box. Expect airport pricing for Brazil: most stuffed potatoes land in the R$35–R$50 range, with combos pushing a little higher.
The menu sticks to what the name promises. You’ll see baked potatoes with fillings like frango com catupiry, carne moída, bacon, queijo, plus a few veggie options. Portions run large enough that one potato handles a full meal for most people before a 2–3 hour flight. If you’re trying to keep it lighter, they usually have saladas in the same R$30–R$40 band, but the baked side is what moves fastest.
Service is quick by airport standards: most orders are ready in under 10 minutes, even at evening bank times when POA fills with connections around 18:00–21:00. Everything is counter pickup, with shared seating in the Terminal 1 food court area; grab a table facing the central concourse if your gate is in the 101–120 range so you can still watch boarding screens. They typically trade until late evening, roughly matching the last domestic departures.
Best orders here are the potatoes with protein-heavy toppings like frango or carne moída plus queijo; they travel reasonably well if you need to walk 5–10 minutes to a far gate. Skip anything that looks like it’s been sitting in the bain-marie too long; at quieter mid-afternoon windows between the 14:00 and 16:00 waves, ask what was prepped most recently. Practical tip: order a plain potato with butter and one topping on the side if you’re sensitive to soggy food in the carton during longer waits at POA Terminal 1.