Pastelaria Alcoa was Amy's favorite pastry shop in all of Portugal. We returned several times, and Amy and Ricci went back one last time on our very last night in Lisbon before flying home. While they uber'ed from our airport hotel to old town Lisbon (which took one hour in heavy traffic and costed Ricci his last 2G of data in Portugal), Phil and Thanh went to Bifaneria Portuguesa for dinner (see separate post for this.)
Alcoa offered a large selection of traditional Portuguese custard pastries, masterfully decorated. The young lady who helped us patiently explained the different pastries and made great recommendations. She even remembered us when we returned a couple days later.
Our favorites were the pumpkin tart and the Mimo de Freira (translated to Nun's Treat and tasted like a big sweetened egg yolk).
RECOMMENDATIONS: Highly recommended. Beautiful artful pastries. Portuguese pastries lean towards being very eggy, so it's great if you like eggs!
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