Few pastries have won over as many hearts (and tastebuds) as Portuguese custard tarts. Visitors line up outside popular bakeries for them. Locals have strong opinions about which places make the best. The treats in question are Portuguese custard tarts, or pastéis de nata. What came about as a result of some 18th-century monks doing […]
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5 Ways You Can Visit Lisbon on a Tight Schedule During a Layover
The Lisbon airport is a 30-minute metro ride from the city center. So is it worth going into Lisbon on a layover? The short answer is absolutely! But we’d be lying to you if we didn’t say you have to do a little planning. Making the most of a layover in Lisbon means you’ll have […]
Top 5 Places to Take a Cooking Class in Lisbon
Want to go behind the scenes of Portuguese cuisine? Sign up for a cooking class in Lisbon to learn all the local culinary secrets! If you love Portuguese food as much as we do, you know it only takes one meal to get obsessed. But what if you’re only in Lisbon for a few days? […]
Behind the Bite: Pastéis de Nata
This post is part of our Behind the Bite series, deep dives into the dishes that we can’t stop thinking about. If you really want to get under the skin of Lisbon, head to a pastelaria. In every neighborhood of the city, old ladies brush shoulders with hipsters, inspecting the mind-boggling array of pastries laid out […]