Pastel de nata may be the most iconic pastry in Portugal, but a trip to some of Lisbon's best bakeries reveals a world beyond the famed egg custard tart.
Portugal's most famous pastry —
Pastel de nata may be the most iconic pastry in Portugal, but a trip to some of Lisbon's best bakeries reveals a world beyond the famed egg custard tart.
Nuno Correia
Located on a hilltop near the scenic Miradouro da Graca, Centro Ideal has been serving some of the best pastries in Lisbon for more than a century.
Centro Ideal —
Located on a hilltop near the scenic Miradouro da Graca, Centro Ideal has been serving some of the best pastries in Lisbon for more than a century.
Maria Leonardo
Some of the city's best cream puffs can be found in the Centro Ideal.
Best cream puffs —
Some of the city's best cream puffs can be found in the Centro Ideal.
Maria Leonardo
A Portuguese palmier recheado is made of two square-shaped flaky palmiers and a layer of egg custard in between.
Palmier recheado —
A Portuguese palmier recheado is made of two square-shaped flaky palmiers and a layer of egg custard in between.
Maria Leonardo
With chandeliers and marble floors, Versailles is the most opulent of all Lisbon's cafes.
Versailles —
With chandeliers and marble floors, Versailles is the most opulent of all Lisbon's cafes.
Amita Krich
From candied fruit cream puffs to cream custard tarts, Versailles' pastries have won an army of loyal regulars.
Loyal customers —
From candied fruit cream puffs to cream custard tarts, Versailles' pastries have won an army of loyal regulars.
Amita Krich