Manteigaria Mercado da Ribeira ★ 4.5
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.
Worth the queue: Pastel de nata, eaten standing at the counter
Manteigaria Belem is a bakery in Belem, Lisbon.
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.
Editorially verified May 20, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Address: Rua de Belem 31, 1300-082 Lisboa, Lisbon
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.
Worth the queue: Pastel de nata, eaten standing at the counter
A Padaria Portuguesa's Chiado branch in Lisbon: the homegrown chain that revived the neighbourhood padaria model, croissants and breads to-go.
Worth the queue: Croissant misto, ham and cheese in a flaky shell
Alcoa's Chiado pastelaria in Lisbon: the canonical Alcobaca convent-sweets shop, cornucopias and pao de lo brought down from the cloister tradition.
Worth the queue: Cornucopia, Alcobaca's pine-nut and egg-cream pastry
Lully 1661 in Lisbon's Campo de Ourique: a French-Breton boulangerie baking organic Le Paillard sourdough, twirled baguettes and viennoiseries.
Worth the queue: Le Paillard country sourdough loaf
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.
Worth the queue: Pastel de nata, two-time Lisbon champion 2024-2025
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.
Worth the queue: Pastel de nata, glass-baked with cinnamon