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25 May, 2020
by Leonor Sá Machado

Where to Find the Best Portuguese Pastries in Macau

Portuguese pastries Macau pao lo ovar

Macau is a great mix of heritage, art, modern architecture and also wonderful food! No matter the cuisine or the budget, the city has got you covered.

Also read: Where to Find the Best Portuguese Egg Tarts in Macau

However, for in-between times like tea time, Portuguese pastries with tea or coffee will surely hit the spot. For your next tea time pleasure, we’ve gathered a list of the best Portuguese pastries and where you can get them in Macau!

Pão de Ló de Ovar 

(See featured image)

Pão de Ló de Ovar which literally means Creamy Egg Cake from Ovar is a sugary dessert consisting of dry cake (pão de ló) filled with a creamy egg paste. Find this cake sold frozen in supermarkets like Seng Cheong and some Portuguese restaurants. Tacos is a quaint Mexican restaurant owned by a lovely Portuguese lady who sells Portuguese food and also spirit drinks. Grab some Pão de Ló de Ovar with your friends over some tea and call it a day!

Tacos 38 Rua Das Virtudes, G/F H Centro Comercial Hei Loi Tang Plaza, Taipa, +853 2875 0151

Portuguese pastries Macau egg tart

Pastel de nata

Authentic Portuguese egg tarts are very elusive in Macau because the locals don’t fancy sugary stuff as much as the Portuguese do. However, there are some quite realistic versions in pastry shops and restaurants around the city. The flaky exterior contrasts with the soft, creamy insides and eating them warm is just perfect!

In Macau, the best known Portuguese egg tarts are Lord Stow’s with a shop in Coloane village. If you can’t make it to Coloane village, shops all over Macau sell the egg tarts too. There are other spots for Portuguese egg tarts which are not too sugary or milky. Check out Koi Kei Bakery as well as Margaret’s Café e Nata for Portuguese egg tarts that the locals enjoy.

Original shop: Lord Stow’s 1 Rua do Tassara, Coloane

Other branches: Lord Stow’s at Taipa Village 9 Rua do Cunha, Taipa, Macau

Lord Stow’s Garden Café G/F C Houston Court 21 Largo do Matadouro, Coloane Village, Macau

Koi Kei Bakery 70–72 Rua Felicidade, Macau and several other locations. www.koikei.com/en/branches_information.php

Margaret’s Café e Nata 17B Rua do Comandante Mata e Oliveira, Kam Loi Building, Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro, Macau

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Pastel de Chaves

Literally translated into “Chaves’ pastry”, pastel de Chaves is a Portuguese delicacy usually filled with meat. Made of a fine filo dough, the pastry is usually shaped into a half-moon then filled with minced meat. In Macau, find them in Estrada do Repouso, Macau, in a shop solely dedicated to selling these Portuguese pastries with a history of more than 150 years!

Pastéis de Chaves 5 Estr. do Repouso, Macau, Macau, www.facebook.com/PasteisDeChavesMacau

queijadas close up

Photo source: Ramalhão website

Queijadas de Sintra

Dating back to 1227, queijadas are probably one of the oldest Portuguese pastries. Queijada is a traditional Portuguese sweet filled with cottage cheese, egg paste and cinnamon. It’s baked in the oven until it forms a sweet and fluffy crust on top. It’s rare to find this delicacy outside of Portugal, which originated in Sintra, a Portuguese village close to Lisbon. Get it at Ramalhão and pair it with your favorite cup of tea during the weekend and while away the hours. One of Sintra’s most famous queijadas’ house has also opened in Macau in June, 2019. It offers these delicacies right from the origin.

Ramalhão Queijadas 36 Rua do Dr. Pedro José Lobo, Macau, www.facebook.com/ramalhaodocariatradicional

travesseiros sintra

Photo source: Ramalhão website

Travesseiros de Sintra

On offer at the city’s hottest and trendiest conventual sweets shop, travesseiros have a shape similar to a pillow and are filled with egg cream, covered in a thin and crunchy crust of perfectly toasted dough. Sounds good? Well, only tasting it will tell, so head to Ramalhão’s newly opened Macau shop to find out what these Portuguese pastries are all about. They also have queijadas and egg tarts too.

Also read: From Sintra With Love: Ramalhão Macau

Ramalhão Queijadas 36 Rua do Dr. Pedro José Lobo, Macau, www.facebook.com/ramalhaodocariatradicional

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