“You see the wall over there?” Tomás Duarte points outside, through the main door, to the opposite side of the street. “Imagine this all full,” he gestures to the interior of the bakery, “and the ...

Lisbon isn’t short of things it does well, but the custard tarts you’ll spot in every window from Belém to Alfama might be the city’s proudest export. The hunt for the best pastel de nata in Lisbon is ...

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 ...