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Whenever someone talks about Portugal, the delicious pastel de nata comes to mind. More than a national passion, the pasties are a symbol of the country’s culture and obligatory delicacy for tourists. They may look simple, but it requires a lot of technique to be balanced, creamy and with crisp batter. Amongst many good options in Lisbon, we’ve listed 4 unforgettable places to eat the pastry.
1. Manteigaria
Open since 2014, Manteigaria quickly gained the heart (and stomach) of Portuguese and tourists thanks to the incontestable quality of the product. Currently with 3 branches, one of them in Porto, the pastry shop maintains the factory concept where customers can sit at the balcony and watch the pastry production. Whenever a batch is ready, a warning bell rings: it’s time to get in line.
2. Fábrica dos Pastéis de Belém
More than just delicious, the Fábrica dos Pastéis de Belém is part of Portugal’s own history – it was there that, in 1837, the monks began to make the delicacy. Holding the trademark, only the pastry made here can be called Pastéis de Belém, with its original recipe being a secret kept under lock and key. They produce more than 20 thousands pastries every day and its fame lives up to the huge queues.
3. Aloma
With more than 70 years of history, the Aloma pastry shop has received many compliments and prizes, winning 3 times the competition for the best pastel de nata in Portugal in 2012, 2013 and 2015. The reputation of this store is so great that they were mentioned in The New York Times and CNN. With a thin crunchy layer of puff pastry that melts in the mouth, Aloma’s pastries are an excellent option in the Campo de Ourique.
4. Nata Lisboa
With the emblematic sentence ‘The World Needs Nata’, the pastry shop makes clear its purpose: to make the whole world delight their pastries. In fact, the franchise has already built an empire being present in 21 Portuguese cities and 9 more around the world, as in Bilbao, Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam, and Berlin.