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The World’s 100 Best Pastry Shops

Manuel Natário

Viana do Castelo, Portugal

  1. THE WORLD’S BEST PASTRY SHOPS WORTH A JOURNEY · 2026 ✦ ✦ N° 5 2026

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Manuel Natário

A pastry shop and café in Viana do Castelo, in a preserved 1960s room with tables. Its warm bolas de Berlim, filled with pastry cream and dusted with cinnamon sugar, come out in timed batches that draw long queues.

Highlights

  • Bolas de Berlim with cinnamon
  • Cream puffs
  • Preserved 1960s room

Good to know

  • Cash only, no cards or MB Way
  • Doughnut batches late morning and mid-afternoon
  • Takeaway uses a separate outdoor queue

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