Pastel de nata is a signature dish of Portugal; we have verified places to eat it in Lisbon. Lisbon's defining sweet: a flaky puff-pastry shell holding a thin custard of egg yolk, milk and sugar, blistered black on top under high heat. Start with where to eat Pastel de nata in Lisbon.
Pastel de nata · Lisbon
Lisbon's defining sweet: a flaky puff-pastry shell holding a thin custard of egg yolk, milk and sugar, blistered black on top under high heat.
Perfected at the Jeronimos monastery in Belem long before the 1834 dissolution of religious orders, the custard tart recipe was sold to a sugar refinery next door after that closure. Pasteis de Belem opened in 1837 and has guarded the original formula behind a locked door for the four generations since. Manteigaria reopened the conversation in 2014 with a modern, lighter version baked every twenty minutes.
Where to eat in Lisbon:
- Pasteis de Belem
- Manteigaria Chiado
- Manteigaria Mercado da Ribeira
- Manteigaria Belem
- Confeitaria Nacional
Where to eat Pastel de nata in Lisbon: the editor picks