Best custard tarts in the World

And this is where you find them! On the fringes of Lisbon, in Belém, are two shrines. The more imposing is the Mosteiro dos Jerónimos, the Manueline-style monastery that contains the tombs of kings and queens and Vasco da Gama. Nearby is a pastry shop called the Antiga Confeitaria de Belém, home to what is arguably the Holy Grail of Portuguese sweets: pastéis de Belém. The confection’s shell is made from massa folhada, Portugal’s equivalent to France’s puff pastry, it spirals up, creating a nest of hundreds of crisp layers. Inside is a luscious, warm custard.

I am not a great fan of custard tarts, however, I ordered two, ate them, then ordered another two and ate those, then another two...