A Portuguese Love Affair Ltd
Portuguese restaurant · Bethnal Green ·
Award-winning custard tarts, Portuguese wine, live music
Award-winning custard tarts, Portuguese wine, live music
"Cosy and casual, A Portuguese Love Affair is the place to come for pastel de nata. They’re some of the best in the city—on the runny side but utterly delicious—and the rest of the Portuguese menu (bacalhau à brás, bifana, and the like) is also excellent. The bright, snug Hackney cafe is ideal for a long gossip session, or just a solo moment with a pastry." - rachel rumbol
"Cosy and casual, A Portuguese Love Affair is the kind of all-day spot found all over Hackney: breakfast, baked goods, coffee, light lunches, and natural wines. This makes it a magnet for the local creative, artsy crowd. Unlike most, it focuses solely on Portuguese food. So those baked goods include a mouthwatering meat bola, or a ham and chouriço-stuffed brioche-like bead, while the short lunch menu includes on-point bacalhau à brás, bifana, and vegan options (relatively rare in Portuguese spots). They’ve won awards for their pastel de nata, and it’s easy to see why. They are probably the best in the city: on the runny side but utterly delicious." - tome morrissy swan
"Cosy and casual, A Portuguese Love Affair is the kind of all-day spot found all over Hackney: breakfast, baked goods, coffee, light lunches, and natural wines. This makes it a magnet for the local creative, artsy crowd. Unlike most, it focuses solely on Portuguese food. So those baked goods include a mouthwatering meat bola, or a ham and chouriço-stuffed brioche-like bead, while the short lunch menu includes on-point bacalhau à brás, bifana, and vegan options (relatively rare in Portuguese spots). They’ve won awards for their pastel de nata, and it’s easy to see why. They are probably the best in the city: on the runny side but utterly delicious." - Tomé Morrissy-Swan
"Situated on Hackney Road, this bakery is cited among London's leading sources of well-executed pastéis de nata, offering reliably crisp, custardy tarts." - James Hansen
"A compact café and deli best visited earlier in the evening (it closes at 7pm) and ideal for a sweet interlude on a crawl — the pastel de nata here is notably shatteringly crispy with a custardy, cinnamon-scented filling that provides a brisk, restorative sugar hit between savoury stops." - Adam Coghlan
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