Crunchy on the outside, melt-in-your-mouth on the inside, pastel de nata has been a staple of Lisbon’s culinary heritage for ...

As the winner of the Best Pastel de Nata 2024 competition is announced, we eat our way through the tarts that made the grand final. The Portuguese custard tart is a Lisbon classic, ...

A trophy goes to the bakery with the top pastel de nata, and anyone who makes it to all bakeries and gets stamped can mail in their card for the chance to win a prize package that includes a New ...

Pastel de nata in Lisbon and Porto – how the classics compare. By F Delventhal, CC BY 2.0 Wikimedia commons. In Lisbon, the best pastéis de nata are ultra-light, with a many-layered pastry and ...

In addition to sampling “nata” around the city, I took a pastel de nata baking class. (There are many classes offered on the subject, but the one I took was at Homecooking Lisbon through Viator.) ...

The first-place winner and nata champ is New Bedford's Goulart Square Bakery. The 413 Rivet St. spot garnered a majority of the 898 overall votes, claiming a trophy and bragging rights.

A pastel de nata has a layered pastry crust made from puff pastry and a richer, more eggy filling that’s creamier and less firm that a British or French custard tart.

Try a traditional pastel de nata is ranked #3 out of 19 things to do in Lisbon. See pictures and our review of Try a traditional pastel de nata.