Antiga Casa de Pastéis de Belém > Reviews

Advantages: The best custard tarts in the world
Disadvantages: I don't live next door

...be a trip to the Antiga Casa de Pasteis de Belem - or, to translate roughly, the Old Tart House of Belem. As we drove back and forth she would point out of the window at an unprepossessing little shop with a blue and white awning and a very long queue outside and murmur in hushed tones about the delights still to come. So Where is This Remarkable Shop? **************************** Belem is the river-side area at the heart of the tourist map of ... Read review

Advantages: The best custard tarts in the world!
Disadvantages: None!

The "pasteis de nata" or custard tarts are one of the most popular delicacies found in cafes around Portugal and particularly in Lisbon, but these ones are just in a league of their own! They follow an ancient secret recipe that is passed on from generation to generation and is only known by two people in the whole world. They have this amazing crispy puff pastry shell that is so fine that it melts in your mouth and the most delicious custard-like ... Read review