Castro Atelier de Pasteis de Nata ★ 4.3
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.
Worth the queue: Pastel de nata with cinnamon
Confeitaria do Bolhao is a bakery in Porto.
Confeitaria do Bolhao opposite the Bolhao market in Porto has baked since 1896, keeping original Art Nouveau tiles and the Abade de Priscos pudding.
Editorially verified May 20, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Address: Rua Formosa 339, 4000-049 Porto
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.
Worth the queue: Pastel de nata with cinnamon
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.
Worth the queue: Pastel de nata
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.
Worth the queue: Bola de Berlim with creme
Padaria do Bolhao inside the restored Mercado do Bolhao in Porto bakes papo seco rolls, sourdough boules and savoury bolinhos for the upstairs food court.
Worth the queue: Bolinhos do Bolhao
Nata Lisboa on Rua de Santa Catarina in Porto serves the chain's signature pastel de nata, plus brigadeiro tarts and a bica counter for a quick stand-up.
Worth the queue: Pastel de Nata
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.
Worth the queue: Tartelete de creme