Pasteis de Belem ★ 4.8
Pasteis de Belem in Lisbon's Belem: the original pastel de nata, made by hand from a Jeronimos-monastery recipe held in secret since 1837.
Worth the queue: Pastel de Belem, dusted with cinnamon and icing sugar
Padaria da Esquina in Lisbon's Campo de Ourique: Vitor Sobral's bakery offshoot of Tasca da Esquina, sourdough loaves, brioche burgers, daily soups.
Address: Rua Tomas da Anunciacao 102C, 1350-330 Lisboa, Lisbon
Pasteis de Belem in Lisbon's Belem: the original pastel de nata, made by hand from a Jeronimos-monastery recipe held in secret since 1837.
Worth the queue: Pastel de Belem, dusted with cinnamon and icing sugar
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.
Worth the queue: Pastel de nata at 1.50 euros, eaten at the counter
Confeitaria Nacional on Lisbon's Praca da Figueira: the city's oldest patisserie, in continuous operation since 1829, six generations of one family.
Worth the queue: Bolo Rei, the Christmas crown loaf introduced here in 1875
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.
Worth the queue: Pao de mafra, the long-fermented Portuguese country loaf
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.
Worth the queue: Bolo de chocolate Landeau, dusted with cocoa
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.
Worth the queue: Pastel de nata, hot from the oven