Pasteis de Nata

[alan_weinberg]

Need restaurants in Madrid, Lisbon, other Spanish cities

see last post in thread: Lisbon–great city–makes SF look flat, it’s a city of 7 hills and the stone sidewalks are slippery. Don’t drive in the city–crazy rules, lanes, and drivers. Taxis are cheap. Take a Tuk-Tuk ride and tour. People are very friendly, prices great, food better than Spain. We stayed in a great location, a small hotel called Valverde, knowledgeable staff and great air conditioning. In Chiado (area of Lisbon), there is a glove store called Lucaria Ulisses worth visiting, there since 1925 and amazing leather gloves and service. Coffee shops and bookstores are there, a fun area. Super restaurants near Valverde–one called Sommelier, has very good food and a super Portuguese wine list, most available by the glass. Speakeasy called Red Frog was fun, had an excellent drink there several nights. Solar dos Presuntos is a must–should have gone there twice–classic Portuguese restaurant, cheese, olives, ham, had delicious kid. JNçquoi, pronounced je ne sais quoi, was excellent–lots of natives eating there, definitely worth lunch or dinner. Largo had good Portuguese food and is known for martinis–roast pork excellent. Michelin 2 star Belcanto had very good food, disappointing wine list and wine service, decor very simple. Visit “Time out Market” and eat their Pasteis de Nata, better than any others and worth eating several. Try and buy some Ginja sem rival, a cherry liqueur. Spend a day in Sintra, amazing and 25 miles from Lisbon. Great city!

[Ramon_C]

@Jay Miller

@Ramon C

Thanks, Jay.

If we ever manage to attend the same dinner again in this lifetime I can try and pick some up for you. They’re open 24 hours a day.

Noted, with gratitude. Thanks.

[Michael_Klein]

Wow, thanks Alan!!

[Eric_Ifune]

The original is the Pasteis De Belem in the Belem neighborhood near the Jeronimos Monastery. There are two lines, one for take out and one for sit down. The sit down line is generally shorter.

[Dav_d_Parta_n]

@Eric Ifune

The original is the Pasteis De Belem in the Belem neighborhood near the Jeronimos Monastery. There are two lines, one for take out and one for sit down. The sit down line is generally shorter.

My wife’s cousin had his first job there as a teenager. Last visit we had a tour of the kitchen. Tried to duplicate the pastry once a couple of years ago, no luck. Something we look forward to each summer when we visit.

[Andrew_Kotowski]

@Eric Ifune

The original is the Pasteis De Belem in the Belem neighborhood near the Jeronimos Monastery. There are two lines, one for take out and one for sit down. The sit down line is generally shorter.

Two takeout lines - check the one on the right. Pic from two days ago

[alan_weinberg]

@Andrew Kotowski

@Eric Ifune

The original is the Pasteis De Belem in the Belem neighborhood near the Jeronimos Monastery. There are two lines, one for take out and one for sit down. The sit down line is generally shorter.

Two takeout lines - check the one on the right. Pic from two days ago

not nearly as good as the ones at Timeout Market. Try both places!