Opened August 2024 on the city's main avenue, Manteigaria's first Minho factory operates as a working pastry production line behind glass. The terrace lets you pair the natas with bica, Porto wine, ginja or capilé.
Order: Pastel de nata still warm from the salamander with a bica and cinnamon
Tip: Watch the glass wall for the tray exiting the salamander; order then and the nata is at its peak crackle in under a minute. Take it to the terrace, not into a box.
The factory-style branch on Avenida da Liberdade: one product, made through the day in view of the counter and the terrace. Two natas and a coffee comes in under €4.
Try: Pastel de nata baked through the morning, salamander finish, cinnamon and sugar to taste
Order: Two pasteis de nata with cinnamon plus a bica or small Porto wine for the cleanest budget snack on the Avenida.
Tip: The terrace adds nothing to the price; sit there with a Porto wine and the nata still warm rather than taking the box. Time orders to when a fresh tray exits the salamander.