Padaria Formosa ★ 4.1
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
Location
Address: Rua de Santa Catarina 331, 4000-450 Porto
More bakeries in Porto
Padaria do Bolhao ★ 4.0
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 ★ 3.8
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 Pastelaria ★ 4.1
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
Leitaria da Quinta do Paco ★ 4.2
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.
Worth the queue: Eclair de chantilly
Padaria Ribeiro ★ 4.5
Padaria Ribeiro on Praca Guilherme Gomes Fernandes in Porto has baked since 1878, famed for the slow-leaven croissant amanteigado finished with warm sugar.
Worth the queue: Croissant amanteigado