Gourmet products local specialties and wines Portugal

This is pastéis de nata heaven. They are baked and prepared before your eyes, a bell announcing each new batch that comes out of the oven. You can admire them in their window waiting to be eaten. A real treat. Perfect in the morning before attacking your day of visit, for a little snack between two visits in Baixa, or between two bars in the evening. If you don't have time to go to the Belém factory, this is the place to try this Portuguese specialty! Don't be afraid of the queue, it goes very quickly.

Specialized in the sale of pão-de-ló (a kind of cake without butter), the house was later transformed into a bar and hosts concerts during the weekend. A friendly and warm place, where you can eat and drink well! The establishment continues to sell the famous cake, produced a few kilometers from Porto, and offers many other delights to its customers. People also come here to have a tea, to buy traditional and delicatessen products and to listen to music during cultural evenings.

Casa Piriquita, a historic house in Sintra, is a pastry shop (and tea room) located in the street that faces the castle. It is well known to gourmets and is always full. It is here that you can buy queijadas from Sintra, the local pastry shop (made with cottage cheese, sugar and cinnamon, not to mention many fresh eggs per kilo) that everyone enjoys. To avoid long queues at the counter, a more modern (and more common) branch is located at the top of the street, called Piriquita 2.

In 2006, the Bolhão market was classified as a historic monument. After 4 years of renovation, it finally reopened in 2022. Strolling through the stalls of fresh produce and colorful stands is one of the great pleasures of a stay in Porto. Don't hesitate to stop and taste a delicious pastel de nata or have a glass of vinho verde in one of the bars, while tucking into cod acras or cold meats. Near the Bolhão market is the Santa Catarina shopping street, with its many boutiques, restaurants and cafés.

The history of the market of Barcelos begins in the 15th century. It was then an annual event. Today, it takes place every Thursday at the Campo da República. Despite the influx of tourists, it is a market that has remained rural and authentic. Farmers from the neighboring villages come to sell their products (food and handicrafts): pottery, crockery, lace, baskets... and the famous roosters. Noisy and colorful, this market is one of the most important in Portugal. Not to be missed to discover the atmosphere of a typical market, full of color and life.

The Loulé market deserves a detour, if only for its building with its atypical curves and colours. In addition to its oriental style, it has kept its original look in the alleys and colourful fruit and vegetable stalls. In addition to the fresh produce of daily life, there is a profusion of regional specialities such as fig cakes and home-made jams. Like many Portuguese covered markets, shops, butchers and estaminets surround the central part. All that remains is to let yourself be carried away by the atmosphere.

A true haven of peace dedicated to tea. Several spaces are reserved for its making like the Indian room or the Ganesh room. The store offers a wide range of teas. In addition to the wide variety of teas on offer and the delicious little cakes that accompany them, light meals are served at lunchtime. Another particularity of this place filled with zenitude, from Monday to Friday, one can exchange a book for a cup of tea. Outside, there is a pleasant terrace with soft music and a large, relaxing garden.

Not far from the Carmo church, you will discover a simple place, but with a window full of typical conventual pastries, made with egg and sugar: papo de anjo, pastel de nata, doce de castanha com ovo... You will have understood: sugar and egg are the main ingredients. Moreover, the low prices invite to the sin of greed. Let's add that the service and the welcome are smiling and tempting, which does not help to resist. But why should we? Come and visit us.

Real Italian ice in Lisbon: this glacier was created and is managed by Italians. Building on its success, Nannarella moved from 68 to 64 on the street to get more space. The list of flavours is not very long, but the essentials are there like vanilla, chocolate or hazelnut (avela). There are also more surprising flavours such as basil. In the summer, you will often see a long line in front of the store. At the old address, a pizza corner has opened where you can buy by weight one of the best pizzas in Lisbon.

This delicatessen is well-stocked with regional and gourmet products. Wines, charcuterie, compotes, liqueurs, cookies, spices and aromatic herbs, as many souvenirs as gift ideas... The tasting area allows you to sample wines and port, as well as a whole range of products. Quality AND quantity! Regional baskets, at very reasonable prices, are the promise of wine, olive oil, breads, charcuterie and other delicacies. Occasional local events and activities.

Opened in 1856, the Confeitaria Peixinho was the very first merchant ofovos molhes in Aveiro and Portugal. Taken over by Alberto Gomes in 1973, the family business is going strong with its Aveiro specialties: the inevitable ovos molhes, castanhas d'ovos (egg yolk and cooked sugar), broinhas d'ovos (egg yolk and flour) and raivas cookies, very popular with the locals. The store, elegantly decorated and very chic, has a counter to place orders and a small tasting room on the floor. An institution!

Another surprising store in Porto. In this artisanal chocolate shop with a brown and white frontage, obviously reminding the world of chocolate, the products are guaranteed of excellent quality, original and greedy. The deliciously retro packaging dresses them up. Let yourself be tempted by the dark chocolate filled with cherry compote, by the whisky truffles or by the small cakes. Smiling welcome. You will not leave empty-handed. Nice store to bring back nice gourmet souvenirs to your loved ones... or to yourself!

Recognized as a specialist in fresh products, this supermarket does not fail to the rule. The fish section is well stocked and offers a good variety of fish. There are also the usual convenience products, cheeses, wines, sodas and other frozen foods. A cafeteria is open for a lunch break or a coffee. The store has an outdoor parking lot, a gas station, a newspaper and tobacco shop. Friendly staff.

This pastry shop, the oldest in Viana, is an institution, renowned for its savory(folhados de camarão, empada de pato) and sweet(cavacas, meias luas, manjericos, torta de Viana, pão de Ló, biscoitos variados de Viana) artisanal specialties. You'll be thrilled to taste the bola de Berlim, a delicious doughnut with cream and cinnamon that comes out of the oven, hot. This pastelaria will satisfy everyone's sweet tooth whether you are a salty or a sweet tooth. On the spot or to take away, the choice is yours. Friendly atmosphere and quality service.

Another option for ice cream if it gets too crowded at Artisani. After meals, the whole of Cascais gathers here, in line, to devour the best ice cream cones and pots in the area! The modern white-and-red décor, complete with family photos, presents the biography of Attilio Santini, the Italian-born creator and supplier to the crowned heads. Our favorite flavors are doce de leite and pistachio. There are also waffles and crêpes if you're not tempted by an ice cream.

Gourmands and gourmands whose word chocolate already makes you salivate, run to this store, it will know how to melt you. This tiny chocolate shop opened in 2013 in rua das Flores. It's a welcoming and very cute place. In the window you will melt in front of the chocolate creations. We are conquered by the small space on the spot with its white tables and chairs, perfect for a sweet break and a small coffee, accompanied, needless to say, by a chocolate with port wine. To you the most beautiful culinary photos!