Want the best king cake in Portugal? All you have to do is go to this patisserie in Tentúgal
Looking for the best king cake in Portugal? It’s this pastry shop in Tentúgal
If you prefer the queen cake, we also know where is the best spot in the country to buy it. A tip: it is very close to Lisbon.
The time of Christmas brings with it the various traditional sweets. Dreams, noodles and French toast are some examples, but none is as famous as the bolo-rei, which is not always present on all Portuguese tables during the Christmas Eve dinner. We often don’t know the best place to buy it, but we finally have an answer: in Tentúgal.
On November 28, the VII Contest of “The Best King Cake in Portugal “organized by ACIP – Association of Commerce and Industry of Bakery, Pastry and Similar, which highlights the best king cakes (and similar) in the country – 240 rec.
The big winner was the pastry shop Moinho Novo, in Tentúgal (in the municipality of Montemor-o-Velho).
If you’re more of a fan of a queen cake, just go to Casa do Padeiro, in Pontinha (in the municipality of Odivelas), it was ranked first in this category.
As for the broken king’s cake, it was Padaria Dionísio, in Figueira da Foz, that won.
The best braid in Natal is from Confeitaria Rainha, in Arouca.
All these regulations came out of competition with new bakery and pastry products and equipment.