30 editor picks across Portugal.
30 bakeries worth the trip across Portugal, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Portugal guides.
The most historically important food address in Braga, trading continuously since 1796. The specialty is the frigideira: a fried pastry pocket of custard egg.
TipTry all three house classics in one visit: frigideira, tíbia and sameirinho.
Pasteis de Belem in Lisbon's Belem riverside: the original pastel de nata, made by hand from a Jeronimos-monastery recipe held in secret since 1837.
Manteigaria's Chiado flagship in Lisbon: an Art Nouveau corner on Rua do Loreto where pastel de nata trays land hot every twenty minutes, 1.50 euros.
Gleba in Lisbon's Alcantara: Diogo Amorim mills Portuguese heritage grains on site and bakes the city's most-cited sourdough loaves, by the slice.
Founded in 1829, Doçaria São Vicente is one of the oldest surviving pastry establishments in Portugal's north, perpetuating recipes with roots in the convent.
TipAsk for a tasting selection of the oldest recipes: fidalguinhos and massapães are the most historically significant.
Landeau Chocolate on Lisbon's Rua das Flores: one cake, dark chocolate mousse over moist sponge, dusted with cocoa, sliced to order behind a marble counter.
Manteigaria Belem in Lisbon: the modern pastel-de-nata contender's Rua de Belem outpost a short walk from Pasteis de Belem, for the side-by-side tasting.
Pastelaria Aloma in Lisbon's Campo de Ourique: a 1943 family pastelaria whose pastel de nata won Best in Lisbon in 2024 and 2025, baking the same recipe.
Manteigaria on Rua de Alexandre Braga in Porto is the Lisbon house's Porto branch, with a glass-fronted kitchen baking warm pasteis de nata until midnight.
Next to the Arco da Porta Nova gateway into the historic centre, Tíbias de Braga is the specialist shop for the city's most signature conventual sweet.
TipBuy a mixed box of six to compare the original vanilla recipe against the newer flavours. The classic egg-yolk filling is still the benchmark.
Fábrica Santo António has made Madeiran sweets since 1893, selling bolo de mel de cana, broas and biscuits over the counter on Travessa do Forno in Funchal.
TipSaturday closes at 13:00 and Sunday not at all. The shop sits in the same building as the factory, so batches come out warm.
Confeitaria Nacional on Lisbon's Praca da Figueira: the city's oldest patisserie, in continuous operation since 1829, six generations of one family.
Manteigaria's Mercado da Ribeira stall in Lisbon: the Time Out Market pastel-de-nata window, baked every twenty minutes, 1.50 euros at the counter.
Padaria Ribeiro on Praca Guilherme Gomes Fernandes in Porto has baked since 1878, famed for the slow-leaven croissant amanteigado finished with warm sugar.
Alcoa's Chiado pastelaria in Lisbon: the canonical Alcobaca convent-sweets shop, cornucopias and pao de lo brought down from the cloister tradition.
Lully 1661 in Lisbon's Campo de Ourique: a French-Breton boulangerie baking organic Le Paillard sourdough, twirled baguettes and viennoiseries.
Confeitaria do Bolhao opposite the Bolhao market in Porto has baked since 1896, keeping original Art Nouveau tiles and the Abade de Priscos pudding.
The first Manteigaria factory in Minho, opened August 2024 on Avenida da Liberdade. Open daily 08:00-21:00. At Avenida da Liberdade 712. Booking recommended.
TipStand at the glass wall and time your order to when the tray comes out of the oven. Take a nata still warm to the terrace rather than the box for takeaway.
Castro Atelier on Rua de Ceuta in Porto is a glass-walled pastel de nata laboratory: dough is laminated and custard piped in view of the counter.
A second specialist in the Braga frigideira tradition, operating in the cathedral quarter on Rua Dom Afonso Henriques. The counter carries the same core.
TipCome here on a Saturday morning when the queue at Frigideiras do Cantinho is longest for the same quality with less wait.
Founded in 1955 by the owners of the century-old Lusitana Bakery (1896), this is both a pastry shop and a refined tea room with views over the Jardim de.
TipThe Santa Bárbara Garden view from the window is Braga's most evocative setting for afternoon tea. Pair a tíbia with green tea.
Fabrica da Nata on Lisbon's Rua Augusta: an open-kitchen pastel-de-nata shop where you watch trays come out every fifteen minutes, dusted with cinnamon.
Pao de Canela in Lisbon's Principe Real: a long-running bakery on Praca das Flores baking cardamom rolls, sourdough loaves and a daily quiche, sunny terrace.
Fabrica da Nata on Rua de Santa Catarina in Porto bakes pasteis de nata in 30-minute waves from an open kitchen, with a glass-front display and a queue.
Leitaria da Quinta do Paco on Praca Guilherme Gomes Fernandes in Porto pipes long chantilly-cream eclairs to a recipe in continuous use since 1920.
A neighbourhood tortaria (roll-cake shop) in the university district with a daily changing counter of homemade tortas and layered cream cakes.
TipMid-afternoon (15:00-16:30) is when the fresh batch of tortas is on the counter. Come then for optimal texture.
More deli-grocery than bakery, but the counter carries Margaride sponge cake, Bolinhol biscuits and seasonal Serra da Estrela cheese alongside pastry.
TipThe Margaride sponge cake is sold whole or by the slice. It has a tight, buttery crumb distinct from any Lisboa or Porto equivalent.
Padaria Formosa in Porto's Foz district has baked bread since 1898, with the original counter still in place, 47 varieties of loaf and a wood-burning oven.
Tavi in Foz do Douro, Porto, is the sea-view pastelaria with marble counters, a Sunday morning queue for tarteletes and a terrace facing the Atlantic.
One of the longest-opening bakeries in the city, Montalegrense runs through the day from breakfast pastries to late-evening cakes, with the kitchen producing.
TipThe dark broa (rye bread) is sold by the half-loaf. Buy a half and eat with the local sheep's cheese from Queijaria Central for an excellent picnic.
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Learn how to make Portuguese custard tarts from scratch during this hands-on experience in Lisbon. Experience the only place in Portugal where you can do a pastel de n...
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Learn to make authentic pastéis de nata from scratch in a hands-on workshop in Lisbon.
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Eat like a Lisbon local for a morning as you taste the foods and drinks you can't leave Portugal without trying.