Who does not love famous Pastéis de Nata (although originally coming from Lisbon). Portuguese pastries however include much more varieties of sweets than “just” pastéis. Below, I have collected the best pastry shops (or in Portuguese “confeitarias”) in Porto, some of them traditional, the others more modern. Feel free to comment with your suggestions.
- Manteigaria – Manteigaria is a must visit in Porto if you are a sweets lover 🙂 They sell the best pastéis de nata produced right in the shop. While eating, you can watch the whole proces of pastéis de nata preparation.
- Fábrica da Nata – Similarly as Manteigaria, it is one of the few places in Porto dedicated to making pastel de nata.
- Casa Pardal – If you want to try different pastries than famous pastéis de nata, visit Casa Pardal in Boavista. They have great pastries with egg yolk filling.
- Confeitaria do Bolhão – This pastry shop located right in front of famous Bolhão market was first opened in 1896!
- Confeitaria Petúlia – Years of experience and high-quality ingredients make Petúlia one of the city’s best pastry shops.
- Doce Alto (Casa Mãe) – Doce Alto offers tasty confectionery, pastry and bakery products, guaranteeing a reference quality, through its own daily production.
- Miss Pavlova – As the name suggests, in Miss Pavlova you can buy the famous Pavlova cake, however, prepared a bit differently than the original version from Australia. They also sell great macarons and other delicacies.
To discover the traditional Portuguese desserts, check our article. Still not enough? Do not forget you can buy some tasty sweets also in majority of bakeries we have included to another article.