sydney portuguese

Gloria’s Portuguese Restaurant

PETERSHAM

Gloria’s is the reason they call Petersham Little Portugal. Come for taberna-style charm and huge huge and hearty serves of provincial Portuguese food. Think red-bean, pork, beef and chorizo stew with rice, or fried pork with clams, capsicum and coriander on a bed of cubed potatoes. Don’t leave without trying the Portuguese tart.

Tuga Pastries

CLOVELLY

If you’re looking for the city’s supreme Portuguese tart, it comes from this tiny, counter-only bakery. It’s also where you’ll find beautiful cakes, croissants and cream-filled doughnuts. Ditto at Tuga’s Alexandria HQ.

Royal Bakery

ROSE BAY

The pastry for this Rose Bay bakery’s custard tart is meticulously hand-rolled into buttery sheets, before it’s filled with sweet, eggy custard (it’s one of the finest pastel de nata you’ll find Sydney). Visit on a weekend for a whole range of Portuguese baked treats.

Lunas

PETERSHAM

A brunch and lunch joint keeping Petersham’s Portuguese culture strong. Expect Portuguese tart-inspired hotcakes, plus savoury dishes like chouriço-laced scrambled eggs on toast smeared with sobrassada butter, and sardines piled on a family-recipe Portuguese cornbread.

Tuga X Village

CLOVELLY

From the owner of the bakery known for making some of Sydney’s best pasteis de nata. Expect heavy Portuguese influence in the breads and pastries, and dishes such as açorda (a bread-based stew) and peri peri chicken.