TasteAtlas has crowned Pastel de Belém as the best pastry in the world for 2025, based on 25,737 votes across 496 dishes.
According to the website: “Pastel de Belém is a traditional Portuguese egg custard tart and the predecessor to the famous pastel de nata. Made with a flaky pastry shell and a creamy filling of milk, eggs, sugar, lemon, and cinnamon, it dates back to 1837 when it was created by the monks of the Jerónimos Monastery.
According to the website: “Pastel de Belém is a traditional Portuguese egg custard tart and the predecessor to the famous pastel de nata. Made with a flaky pastry shell and a creamy filling of milk, eggs, sugar, lemon, and cinnamon, it dates back to 1837 when it was created by the monks of the Jerónimos Monastery.
