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💡 The Short Version: The class with the most reviews is the Pastel de Nata Pastry-Making Workshop with cocktailsad: from €35, 1.5 hours, 2,489 reviews, in a studio facing the cathedral. For a home kitchen, the Pastel de Nata Cooking Class with Grandma’s Recipead is from €30 for 2 hours and 1,924 reviews. To make the dough, book the Cooking Class from Scratchad, from €43 for 2.5 hours. In the others the pastry is made for you. Prices are GetYourGuide’s lowest “from” prices and move with the date.
The classes, compared
| Class | Operator | Length | GetYourGuide from | What it is |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pastry-Making Workshop with cocktailsad | Little Bird | 1.5 hours | €35 | A studio by the cathedral; the dough is made for you; 2,489 reviews |
| Cooking Class with Grandma’s Recipead | Porto Cooking Class | 2 hours | €30 | A host’s home outside the centre, ten people at most; 1,924 reviews |
| Cooking Class with Port Winead | Domus Arte | 1.5 hours | €33 | A craft studio; the pastry is prepared in advance; 1,437 reviews |
| Cooking Class from Scratchad | C D Porto Tours | 2.5 hours | €43 | You make the dough, up to 12 people; 693 reviews |
The four classes
Pastry-Making Workshop with cocktails
From €35 · 2,489 reviews · 1.5 hours
Porto: Pastel de Nata Pastry-Making Workshop with cocktailsad is run by Little Bird, in English. It takes place at Boiler Studio, Rua Chã 77, in front of the cathedral, with São Bento station and the bridge nearby. You roll the pastry and make the egg custard under an instructor, with up to 20 people at three work stations and two teachers, and take two or more tarts home in a box. The dough is made by the team, because it takes 3 hours to be well done, and you are given the recipe. A glass of wine, port or a mimosa is included. Children over 10 are welcome. The studio also runs tile-painting workshops: see Porto’s azulejos.
A pastel de nata in a Porto café. Photo: Krzysztof Golik, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cooking Class with Grandma’s Recipe
From €30 · 1,924 reviews · 2 hours
Porto: Pastel de Nata Cooking Class with Grandma’s Recipead is run by Porto Cooking Class, in English, for ten people at most. It takes place in the host’s home, 10 minutes by car from the centre, where you learn the recipe that belonged to the host’s grandmother and finish at the table with coffee, tea or orange juice and the tarts. The operator suggests Bolt or Uber. From the Bolhão, buses 800 and 801 stop across the street, a direct ride of about 20 minutes, and the ticket is bought on board with coins. By Metro from Trindade, the direct ride to Fânzeres takes about 30 minutes and the house is a 700 m walk. It is not suitable for wheelchair users.
Cooking Class with Port Wine
From €33 · 1,437 reviews · 1.5 hours
Porto: Pastel de Nata Cooking Class with Port Winead is run by Domus Arte, in English, in a space given to handmade products, workshops and exhibitions. The class covers the custard filling and the baking, with a short history of the pastel de nata. The puff pastry is prepared in advance, because it takes several hours, and you receive the recipe for it. Each person prepares several tarts, takes them home in a box and drinks port, juice, water or coffee. Lactose-free, gluten-free and vegan options are available on request with advance notice. The meeting point varies with the option you choose, and the class is stroller and wheelchair accessible at the Lapa store.
Cooking Class from Scratch
From €43 · 693 reviews · 2.5 hours
Porto: Pastel de Nata Cooking Class from Scratchad is run by C D Porto Tours, in English, for up to 12 adults. It calls itself one of the only workshops where you make the dough too. You taste a regional wine while you bake, and the pastry history comes with the conversation. The class starts on time and nobody is let in once it has started, with no refund. It has two meeting points, depending on the option, and offers hotel pickup. Children under 15 are not admitted to the group workshop, and it is not suitable for people with gluten or lactose intolerance.
How to choose
- Dough or no dough. Only the C D Porto Tours class has you make the dough. In the Little Bird workshop the team makes it, and at Domus Arte it is prepared in advance. The home class follows the host’s grandmother’s recipe.
- Where it is. Little Bird’s studio is in the old town, near São Bento station. Domus Arte is in the centre, and the home class is outside it.
- Drinks. Little Bird includes wine, port or a mimosa, Domus Arte port or juice, C D Porto Tours a local wine, and the home class coffee, tea or orange juice.
- Children. Little Bird admits children over 10, and C D Porto Tours takes no children under 15 in its group classes.
- Diets. Domus Arte offers lactose-free, gluten-free and vegan versions on request. C D Porto Tours says its class is not suitable for gluten or lactose intolerance.
- Free cancellation. GetYourGuide lists free cancellation up to 24 hours before on each.
Or buy the tarts
Manteigaria, which makes only the pastel de nata, has a shop in the Bolhão, at Rua de Alexandre Braga 24, open every day from 08:00 to 21:00. Castro’s atelier at Rua de Mouzinho da Silveira 61 is open every day from 09:00 to 21:00, and you can see the tarts baked. More are in where to eat in Porto. The tours that stop at bakeries are in Porto food tours.
The Atelier de Pastéis de Nata on Rua de Mouzinho da Silveira. Photo: dlovins99, Wikimedia Commons, CC0.
Plan the rest
Where to stay in Porto compares the areas, and Porto in 2 days fits a class into a plan. The cathedral and the azulejos of São Bento are in Porto’s azulejos. For other cities, see Lisbon food tours, pastel de nata classes and fado evenings.
Common questions
How much is a pastel de nata class in Porto?
From €30 for the 2-hour class in a local home, €33 for the 1.5-hour class with port wine, €35 for the 1.5-hour workshop with cocktails and €43 for the 2.5-hour class where you make the dough. These are GetYourGuide's lowest prices.
Which pastel de nata class has the most reviews?
The Pastry-Making Workshop with cocktails, run by Little Bird, with 2,489 reviews on GetYourGuide from €35. The class with grandma's recipe has 1,924, the class with port wine 1,437 and the class where you make the dough 693.
Do you make the dough in a pastel de nata class?
In one of the four, the class run by C D Porto Tours, which says it is one of the only workshops where you make the dough too. In the Little Bird workshop the dough is made by the team, because it takes 3 hours, and at Domus Arte the puff pastry is prepared in advance and you get the recipe.
Are there pastel de nata classes for children?
The Little Bird workshop admits children over 10, and the Domus Arte class excludes children under 3. The C D Porto Tours class does not admit children under 15 to its group workshops and offers a private workshop for families.
Do the classes serve alcohol?
The Little Bird workshop includes a glass of wine, port or a mimosa, the Domus Arte class port wine, juice, water and coffee, and the C D Porto Tours class a glass of local wine. The class in a local home serves coffee, tea and orange juice.
Where can I buy a pastel de nata in Porto without a class?
Manteigaria, which makes only the pastel de nata, has a shop in the Bolhão that is open every day from 08:00 to 21:00, and the Castro atelier on Rua de Mouzinho da Silveira is open every day from 09:00 to 21:00.
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