Pro pastry chefs · Rua de Santa Justa 87, Baixa
A professional pastry chef takes you into a working bakery kitchen in the Baixa, where you laminate the dough from zero, fill it with custard and bake it in a professional oven. Pick it if you want the full pastry technique, a pro kitchen and at least three tarts of your own.
This is the class for people who want the real technique. The operator says it has run inside a working bakery since 2018 and calls it Portugal's only pastel de nata class in a real bakery. The chef may be João Batalha, the award-winning co-founder of the pastel de nata concept store Nat'elier, or one of the in-house pastry chefs the listing names: Silvia Sousa, Adriano Cardoso or Sergio Garcia. It has 4.9 stars from 280 reviews. You can cancel free up to 24 hours before.
What you make: everything. You learn to make puff pastry from zero and to laminate it, spread it with the specific pastel de nata technique, then make the custard and bake it all in a professional oven. Each guest makes at least three tarts by hand. The price includes three pastéis de nata, a barista-made hot or cold drink of your choice, water, a certificate of participation, aprons, hair nets, the ingredients and the equipment. The drink is alcohol-free, so this is not the class for port. Guests say they had their own mixing bowl, got boxes for the tarts they did not finish, and received the recipe by email.
The bakery is at Rua de Santa Justa 87 in the Baixa, the flat grid of streets in the centre of Lisbon, so it fits into a day of sightseeing on foot. Groups are up to 12 people and work together as a team. The listing marks it as likely to sell out, and it is not suitable for people with mobility impairments. Extra food and drinks cost extra.
Meet in the Baixa and hear the history of the pastel de nata.
Put on the kit and walk into the professional kitchen.
Make the puff pastry from zero, laminate it and spread it into the tins with the pastel de nata technique.
Make the custard as a team and fill your tarts, at least three each.
The tarts go into the bakery's professional oven.
Taste your warm tarts with a drink made by the baristas, and collect your certificate.
★★★★★One of the highlights of my trip to Lisbon. Each participant had their own mixing bowl which I appreciated as other places require you to share with a stranger if solo. [...] They gave us boxes to take our remaining tarts home and staff emailed the recipe so we can make them at home. Highly recommended!
★★★★★Absolutely brilliant experience with a very tasty result! Adriamo was a very engaging, knowledgeable and helpful instructor. Very well organised, Never felt rushed, even though we benefited from an enormous amount of technique in the two hours. [...] Great activity if you are on your own during an evening in Lisbon.
★★★★★Fun! I am an experienced baker but am always interested in picking up a new technique and, of course, great recipes. This class provided both in a fun way!
★★★★★The masterclass was great and engaging, everyone got a chance to participate. Sergio was a great teacher!
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Yes. The listing says you make puff pastry from zero, laminate the dough and spread it with the pastel de nata technique before you fill and bake the tarts.
At least three each, by hand. Three pastéis de nata are listed as included, and guests say leftovers go home in a box.
No. You get a barista-made hot or cold drink of your choice and water, and the listing excludes alcohol.
A professional pastry chef: João Batalha of Nat'elier or an in-house chef such as Silvia Sousa, Adriano Cardoso or Sergio Garcia, per the listing.
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Laminate the pastry from zero in a working bakery kitchen with a pro pastry chef, and make at least three tarts.
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