# Pastéis de Belém

Bakery en Lisbon · Lisbon

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/lisbon-region/lisbon/where-to-eat/pasteis-de-belem · Revisado: 2026-11-12

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The 1837 pastry shop beside the Jerónimos where Belém custard tarts are made to the monastery's recipe. Open every day.

The home of the pastéis
It was here in 1837 that pastéis de Belém began to be made, with a recipe that the house attributes to the neighbouring Jerónimos Monastery. It is still the same family business, on Rua de Belém, five minutes' walk from the monastery and the river. It is a custard tart, but only those from this house may be called that: thin puff pastry and egg custard, eaten warm, with the cinnamon and icing sugar that you find on the table.
Counter or table
There are two queues: the counter one, for takeaway, and that of the inner rooms, where you sit and order from a waiter. The one outside looks long but moves quickly; if you want to sit, go in and find a place in the tiled rooms at the back, which are many more than they seem from the street. As well as the pastéis they sell sweet and savoury items, Belém quince jelly and, at Christmas, bolo-rei and bolo-rainha.
When to go
Open every day from 8:00 to 21:00, and in summer, from 1 July to 30 September, until 22:00. On 24, 25 and 31 December and 1 January it closes at 19:00. The quietest time is first thing or late in the afternoon. Combine it with a visit to Belém: tram 15 and the Cascais trains stop nearby.

Qué pedir: the pastéis fresh from the oven, with cinnamon and icing sugar on top, and a coffee.

## Practical details

- Address: Rua de Belém, 84-92, 1300-085 Lisboa
- Phone: +351 21 363 74 23
- Email: pasteisdebelem@pasteisdebelem.pt
- Opening hours: Mon–Sun 08:00–21:00
- From 1 July to 30 September it closes at 22:00; on 24, 25 and 31 December and 1 January, at 19:00
- Cuisine: Portuguese pastry
- House specialities: Pastéis de Belém, Bolo-rei at Christmas, Belém quince jelly
- Details checked on 12 November 2026.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Web: https://pasteisdebelem.pt/
- Coordenadas: 38.6975, -9.2032

## Cerca de aquí

- [Jerónimos Monastery and the Belém waterfront](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/lisbon-region/lisbon/things-to-do/jeronimos-monastery-and-belem), a 316 m
- [Pestana Palace Lisboa](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/lisbon-region/lisbon/where-to-stay/pestana-palace), a 1.7 km
- [Lisboa Camping & Bungalows](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/lisbon-region/lisbon/where-to-stay/lisboa-camping), a 3.1 km
- [The Cais do Sodré to Cacilhas ferry](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/lisbon-region/lisbon/things-to-do/cacilhas-ferry), a 5.0 km
- [Livraria Bertrand in Chiado, the world's oldest operating bookshop](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/lisbon-region/lisbon/things-to-do/livraria-bertrand-chiado), a 5.5 km
- [Belcanto](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/lisbon-region/lisbon/where-to-eat/belcanto), a 5.5 km
- [Free Walking Tour of the Baixa and Bairro Alto, with SANDEMANs](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/lisbon-region/lisbon/things-to-do/free-walking-tour-lisbon-baixa-bairro-alto), a 5.9 km
- [Home Lisbon Hostel](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/lisbon-region/lisbon/where-to-stay/home-lisbon-hostel), a 5.9 km

## Consejos

### Go all the way in
The inner rooms are large: the queue in the street is mostly for takeaway.

### Buy them for the road
A box of six lasts the afternoon well; warm, they are better.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### Do you have to queue?
There is usually one at the counter, but it moves fast. To sit down, go inside.

### What time does it open?
Every day at 8:00. It closes at 21:00, and at 22:00 from July to September.

### Is it close to the Jerónimos?
Yes, on the same street, about five minutes' walk.

Destino: [Lisbon](https://www.geocalia.com/en/portugal/lisbon-region/lisbon.md)