The Pastel de Belém from Lisbon's Belém neighbourhood has been elected the Best Sweet Pastry in the World for 2026 by ...

The 200-Year-Old Portuguese Pastry People Can't Get Enough Of originally appeared on Parade. If you’ve been to Portugal—or been on Instagram—chances are you’ve seen the flaky, golden pastries called a ...

LISBON — Call me a pastry huntress. Sounds rough, doesn’t it? While I wholeheartedly welcome the task, I do have to be mindful of fakes, inedible mouthfuls, and, of course, copious calories. To manage ...

Rafael Tonon is an award-winning journalist, writer, curator, and researcher, covering food trends and the restaurant industry in Brazil and Portugal for Slate, The Washington Post, Epicurious, Atlas ...

What happens when you combine plenty of egg yolks, flour and butter with copious amounts of sugar? In the case of Portugal, you get the underpinnings of a national way of life. A huge array of ...

As a result, Portugal's modern-day pastry offerings present a delightful array of choices. Having lived in Lisbon for a year and a half and indulged in countless pastry adventures along the way, I'm ...

Pastéis de Belém in Lisbon is the most reviewed eatery in the world, garnering 10,000 reviews on TripAdvisor in 2017 alone. It's famous for its Pastéis de Belém cream cakes. The "secret recipe" has ...

Queuing up at Lisbon’s Pastéis de Belém is just as integral to the experience as actually sinking your teeth into one of those legendary pastries, but now, there’s a new spot in Lisbon to snap up your ...

If you’ve been to Portugal—or been on Instagram—chances are you’ve seen the flaky, golden pastries called a pastel de nata (with pastéis being the plural form). These adorable little custard tarts are ...