Almada Bakery, London (2026)

05/05/2026

The first 25th April celebrations at the bakery and what a weekend it was. We had queues out the door for over 4 hours straight and people kept coming until closing time.

Took my time to reflect back on this as we've been busy running our first Pastel de Nata workshop at the shop (should be able to book through the website soon), a couple of big corporate events and an extra festival at Fulham Palace last weekend.

The whole team were absolute legends, Tobi and Roisin at the front dealing with the crowd always in a good mood, Fernando and Katie (missing in the team photo as their shift was over by the time we got to take a moment to get in front of the camera) in the kitchen with me and Petch baking fresh bread for the hundreds of bifanas and pregos we dished out, baking fresh natas, frying pataniscas and salgadinhos all day long. We were in the mud all day, didn't get a break and were exhausted by the end, but still happy to be part of the first celebration of freedom at the bakery with the lovely community that came through our doors. The vibes were immaculate and it was heartwarming to see everyone having fun, great food, drinks and chats over cold beers in the secret garden.

We learned a lot, were severely understaffed and heartbroken to have disappointed so many that came for the bifanas that sold out early despite preparing so much of it. But the good news is that there will definitely be more parties at Almada and we'll be ready. The team is also happy to work on it again, which means no one was seriously traumatised 😅

In fact I'm already thinking of the next one in June: Santos Populares 👀 Might convince Petch to barbeque sardines to serve on slices of Pão Alentejano in true Santos style. 🤞🏻 Trays of tomato and onion salad and bowls of pimentos assados (charred peppers), and of course the bifanas will be back, an integral part of any Santos night.

Thank you to everyone that made Saturday the 25th April a day to remember. 25 de Abril sempre 💛

21/04/2026

Next Saturday, on the 25th April our bakery will turn into a tasca to celebrate Dia da Liberdade (Freedom Day). This is a very important day in Portuguese history where 52 years ago the military overthrew the government ending a 48 year old dictatorship, in what was called the Carnation Revolution.

There will of course be carnations, but equally important there'll be loads of food and drinks, petiscos (not tapas, please), bifanas (pork sandwiches) and pregos (steak sandwiches) made with our homemade sourdough water rolls. We'll have a vegan version too so no one feels left out 💛 We'll have cold minis (small beer bottles), triple cooked chips and tremoços to go with it. Moscatel (a type of sweet wine) and ginja (sour cherry liqueur) to go with our desserts too, my mum's chocolate mousse recipe and arroz doce 💛

We'll have extra seats inside and outside and some Portuguese tunes on. Bring yourself and your friends, your loved ones and your pets, and come celebrate freedom with us on what we think and hope will be the first of many bifana parties!

See you on Saturday! Até já 😊

23/02/2026

I had an incredible week of training in Portugal learning from the master of Portuguese bread chef Mário Rolando. What a privilege to be his student even if just for a short time, not only does he know a lot about bread and its history, he's also the most kind, welcoming and encouraging teacher. Our mission is clear now, to bring proper Portuguese bread to London. We'll probably be the first Portuguese bakery in London to use sourdough too and this wouldn't be possible if chef Mário and bakery team Martim and Débora didn't welcome me with open arms and we're so happy to share all their knowledge. I'm also bringing a recipe for bifanas à moda do Porto that chef Américo kindly shared with me... We might just have that bifana party um summer after all!

What I've learnt:

- Bolinhas
- Carcaças
- Papo-seco
- Bola d'água
- Vianinhas
- Biju
- Pão de Centeio
- Pão Alentejano
- Pão de Mafra
- Broa de Milho
- Bôla de Lamego

Respect to all the artisan bakers that knead, shape and bake our bread, it's an incredibly tiring but rewarding job and we can't wait to go on that journey ourselves. 💛

06/01/2026

We're ready to bake and we missed you Kensal Rise! The shop will open tomorrow from 7.30 until 4pm, so come see us for breakfast, lunch and coffee. We're also back at the markets this weekend, Saturday , (Francis Road) and Sunday 💛

27/11/2025

Tarte de Ginja e Mousse de Chocolate for the chocolate lovers this Christmas. It's not often you see chocolate on our menu, but my love for it is no secret and I'm always looking for excuses to use this beautiful ingredient.

Cocoa pastry, filled with boozy sour cherry and ginja jam, chocolate mousse, fresh ginja soaked cherries and dark chocolate ganache. Using single origin chocolates.

This tart is inspired by Ginja, a sour cherry liqueur that's sold from a tiny shop in Rossio, Lisbon. But it's not from this shop that I got the idea for this Christmassy take on the popular drink. There's a walled city just outside Lisbon called Óbidos. In this beautiful medieval town a few festivals take place, the medieval fair, the chocolate festival, the Christmas village, just to name a few. Inside its walls you can walk the cobbled streets and have Ginja in small chocolate cups that you can eat after you finish your drink.

Places, its ingredients and traditions inspire a lot of what we do at the bakery, and that's why some things are Almada Bakery exclusives.

Order yours now to share at Christmas, the link for our website is in our bio. Collect it from the shop or from our market stalls. And keep an eye on our stories as they might make an appearance at the counter as mini versions. 🍒🤎

21/11/2025

Caldo Verde e Pão com Chouriço deserves its own place on the grid. Such a traditional Portuguese quick meal and becoming a staple at the bakery on Fridays. Caldo Verde is a potato and shredded kale soup, we top it with fried black pork chorizo and chorizo oil and serve it with chorizo bread made with our olive oil bread dough.

We used to get this meal after a long day at the beach, in Merendeira , a shop in Costa da Caparica where they just sell this, some pastéis de bacalhau (fishcakes) and arroz doce (rice pudding) and even though we're far from those warm summer memories and now the cold is seriously hitting London, we think there's no better way to warm up than coming inside grabbing a bowl of soup and homemade bread, coffee and a nata for dessert and you should be ready to face the freezing winter.

We'll be getting some loyalty cards, breakfast and lunch menu deals from next week, along with a few new exciting menu additions, so come by next week, get your digital loyalty rewards going (you'll get some points on us just for joining) and check out what we have on the black boards.

06/11/2025

Shaping Pastéis de Nata must be my absolute favourite job at the bakery. 💛

05/11/2025

You know Christmas is around the corner when our Bailey's & Cranberry Pastel de Nata comes out! 🎄
Keep an eye out for our Christmas menu coming soon, with lots of traditional bakes but also, in true Almada style, some twists on the Portuguese Christmas classics.

As a Portuguese I was always sceptical about adding flavours to what for me is already the perfect pastry. But when in London...and the truth is so many flavours go well with custard. At our street food markets we had pecan pie, bannoffee, blackberry, apple crumble, almond, mango sticky rice, orange, lemon meringue, and so many more. We found our market customers really looked forward to the new monthly flavour and so we're bringing them back this month!

This Bailey's and Cranberry Nata is boozy, sweet and the perfect way to start getting into the Christmas spirit. Available at the shop and at the markets starting this weekend. 💛

29/09/2025

Two weeks ago, on our bakery's 4th birthday we opened the doors to our first shop. What a couple of weeks it has been, and what overwhelming support we got from everyone that came through our blue doors! Me and Petch started this bakery from home with no equipment, no funds and even less clue. We're so proud of how far we've come, all while raising our cheeky 2.5 year old, Malcolm. It blows our minds that people keep coming back to get our food for the last 4 years at the markets and now queue at our shop to buy warm Pastéis de Nata.

We couldn't have opened this place without our family and friends that supported us unconditionally from the moment we shared our vision with them. Couldn't have done it without the help from all the lovely people we met along the way either, from the coffee team to the carpenter, from the tiller to the sign writer, and never forgetting our suppliers, everyone's talent made our shop as beautiful as it is. Also a very special thank you to Fernando (pictured with us!) who has been painting walls and working long hours from the moment we got the keys and whom I recently found has a hidden talent for shaping pastéis de nata and is an absolute natural pastry chef. 💛

We can't wait for what number 28 on Chamberlayne Road is going to bring us but I have no doubts that it'll be an amazing ride with the beautiful team we're slowly putting together. 💙

(We hear you and we'll be adding bread and lunch offers very soon, but unfortunately no extra seats inside for now as our little shop gets very busy at the weekend and there's not really that much space.)

17/08/2025

Exactly 1 MONTH until we open! 🫠 Save the date: 17/09/2025 ! A good milestone to share our crowdfunding. The goal? To get a Pastel de Nata workshop space ready we need a bit more equipment, a small extraction canopy, a counter fridge and a few mixers.

As much as we planned, some things costed more than we thought, some things less, but overall opening a bakery hasn't been cheap! We managed to fund most of it ourselves with savings, working hard through the process and help from family, but we're short of a "few" pounds and don't want to turn to banks at all. So we're turning to you instead, we won't give you interest, but we'll give you Natas!

By helping us get the finishing touches in our workshop space you'll be able to choose from lots of rewards: there'll be Pastéis de Nata (of course!), cakes, savouries, Pastel de Nata workshops, merchandising and Pastel de Nata towers. Rewards won't expire, so you can collect them for as long as we're around! Do get in touch if you have any questions.

Can't believe we only have 1 month to get everything ready! We're officially putting it out there, because we work better under pressure and also we refuse to open on any other day. 😅 Our first ever market was on the 17/09/2021, our offer for the shop got accepted on the 17/09/2024 (our 3rd birthday) and we got the keys on the 17/06/2025. Could our opening not be on the 17th? I don't think so.

We have lots of fun (aka free stuff) planned for our opening week, so do come say hi, even though rewards can only start being collected from the week after. The link for the crowdfunding is on our bio for 4 weeks. 🤞🏻

One month will fly, so let the countdown begin. 💛

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