Local chef · Rua da Junqueira 200, Lisbon
A chef teaches eight guests at most to make everything from scratch, pastry included, in the quarter where the tarts were first sold. Pick it for close attention from the chef, a drink while the tray bakes and plenty of time for the Belém sights before or after.
Small means small here. The group stops at eight guests, and several reviewers write that only two or three of them turned up, which made it feel like a private lesson. The class has 4.9 stars from 222 reviews, and the review summary on the listing praises clear, step-by-step teaching. Guests name the chef as Miguel, and one says the class runs in a professional cookery school. You can cancel free up to 24 hours before.
What you make: everything, including the pastry, from scratch. While the tarts are in the oven you get a drink and a short history of the pastel de nata. The price includes the lesson, the instructor, your own pastéis de nata, coffee and tea, one alcoholic drink and bottled water. The operator is upfront that it does not own the original recipe, the secret one kept by the Pastéis de Belém bakery, and teaches its chef's own version. Guests say they leave with plenty of tarts and the recipe.
The meeting point is Rua da Junqueira 200, on the long street that runs towards Belém, where the Jerónimos Monastery, the Belém Tower and the Pastéis de Belém bakery wait. There are morning and afternoon start times, and two hours leaves the rest of the day free. Hotel pickup is not included. The listing marks it as likely to sell out, which is no surprise with eight seats.
Find number 200, on the way to Belém, and meet your chef and the small group.
The chef shows each step of the puff pastry, and you do it yourself.
Make the custard and fill the pastry cases.
The tarts go in, a drink comes out, and you hear the story of the pastel de nata.
Eat your tarts warm and take the rest with you.
★★★★★Miguel was great! He made making a puff pastry from scratch look like the easiest thing in the world! Our pasteis de Nata were delicious and we had plenty to take with us! The kitchen space is so cute and clean! I highly recommend taking a class with Miguel!
★★★★★We came as a group of friends without knowing what to expect, and it was great! There were only three of us, so it was like a private lesson. We were able to leave with some delicious Pastéis de Nata, as well as the recipe. [...]
★★★★★[...] From working the dough to mastering the custard, and made the whole process feel easy and hands‑on. It was relaxed, well‑paced, and surprisingly fun to learn how much technique goes into something so simple. The best part: you actually walk away with pastries that taste legit. Warm, flaky, proper. [...]
★★★★★The best pasteis we ate during our trip to Lisbon were Miguel's! (And we tasted a lot of them!)
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Yes. The listing says you make everything, including the pastry, from scratch.
Eight guests at most. Guests often write that only two or three people joined.
No. The operator says it does not own the original recipe and teaches its chef's own version.
Coffee, tea, bottled water and one alcoholic drink.
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Eight guests at most make everything from scratch by Belém, with a drink while the tarts bake.
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