This is the birthplace of the Portuguese tarts. There's a lot of history here, though you won't find anything in the way of plaques or displays that speaks to this on site.

The line is long to get in, but it moves quickly as there are multiple seating areas and they are large. If you don't care for the seating, there is a walk up option to a take out window so you can order and be on your way. You're not missing much in terms of the atmosphere if you skip the seating as the place is very functional and designed to move people through as quickly as possible. Depending on the room you get seated in, it can be very hot and stifling, as we found out when we moved through the place to get to the bathrooms, which were clean and well maintained.

The Portuguese tarts were fantastic, as expected, but honestly, not noticeably better than many of the other places we tried throughout our trip. I wasn't surprised by that either, but they were still great and I went here for the experience, to see and sit in the place where the tarts were born.

You can watch bakers working through a large glass window as they work their magic. The one we watched was very friendly, smiling and holding up tarts for me to take photos.

You can get many other pastries, as well as sandwiches and snacks too, but why? Just get the tarts.

Also, as we explored the surrounding area and rested in the nearby park, we watched a staff member ride around on a bike with paniers full of tarts, selling them to whoever had a craving but didn't know it. Really cool idea, but I'd rather go get them hot out of the ovens.