Forkelo ranking · Updated November 2026
5 egg tarts across New York City, ranked on what people say about the dish itself — never the restaurant's overall rating.
Lisbonata · Crown Heights, Brooklyn
5 dish-specific mentions · 80% positive · 3 source types · menu verified November 2026
The original pastel de nata is the one to get: a crackly, buttery shell, smooth custard, and a singed top. The tarts come out bigger and gooier than many Lisbon versions.
Xin Fa Bakery · Sunset Park, Brooklyn
3 dish-specific mentions · 100% positive · 2 source types · menu verified November 2026
Portuguese-style tarts with a flaky crust, a silky, jiggly, barely-set custard, and a caramelized top, especially good still warm from the oven.
Luna Cafe & Bakery · Chinatown, Manhattan
3 dish-specific mentions · 100% positive · 1 source type · menu verified November 2026
A Portuguese-style tart with a flaky crust and a milky, tender custard with a brûléed top. The crust can be light on flavor.
Tao Hong Bakery · Chinatown, Manhattan
2 dish-specific mentions · 100% positive · 2 source types · menu verified November 2026
A balanced Hong Kong-style tart with a fully baked, lighter crust and a silky, not-too-sweet custard in a good filling-to-crust ratio.
Tai Pan Bakery · Chinatown, Manhattan
1 dish-specific mention · 100% positive · 1 source type · menu verified November 2026
A Hong Kong-style tart with an outstanding, darker, flavorful crust. The custard can run a little watery.
Every score is built from evidence about the specific dish: how often locals recommend it, how strongly, how recently, and whether independent sources agree. A restaurant's overall star rating is never converted into a dish score.
Quality and confidence are reported separately. A dish two people loved can score high, but it is marked limited data until more evidence backs it up. The whole calculation — every constant, and three dishes worked through line by line — is written out on the methodology page.
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