Confeitaria Matos

About

Confeitaria Matos is a pastry shop north of Porto in Lamoso, a small town near Paços de Ferreira. The single rating is a perfect five, but one review doesn't tell you much — this is the kind of place locals know and visitors stumble onto by accident. The name says confeitaria, so expect traditional Portuguese sweets: pastéis, bolos, maybe custard tarts if they bake them fresh. These spots in smaller northern towns often double as cafés where people stop for morning coffee and something sweet on the way to work. The setting won't be polished — linoleum, fluorescent lights, a display case by the counter — but if the pastries are made in-house, that's what matters. Worth a stop if you're driving through the area and want something real instead of a highway rest stop. Just don't expect English menus or table service.