ABOUT US
NataNataisisananhomagehomagetotoLisboa.Lisboa.TheThemesmerizingmesmerizingcoloredcoloredtiles,tiles,thethesoundsoundofofthethesea,sea,thethesmellsmellofoffreshfreshcoffeecoffeeininthethemorning,morning,andandofofcourse,course,thethefirstfirstbitebiteofofaaflakyflakynata.nata.AfterAfterlivinglivingininNewNewYorkYorkCityCityforfor44years,years,thesethesewerewereallallthingsthingsthatthatourourfounder,founder,LisboaLisboanative,native,feltfeltdeepdeep“saudade”“saudade”for.for.“Saudade”“Saudade”isisconsideredconsideredthethemostmostbeautifulbeautifulwordwordofofthethePortuguesePortugueselanguagelanguage--aafeelingfeelingofofdesire,desire,longing,longing,melancholy.melancholy.
NataNataisisbornbornfromfromthatthatexactexactfeeling.Whilefeeling.WhilehehemissedmissedthetheslowslowLisboaLisboamoments,moments,hehefeltfeltinspiredinspiredbybythethecity’scity’senergyenergyandandfeltfeltaaneedneedtotobringbringaapiecepieceofofhomehometotothethebigbigapple.apple.HeHespentspentthreethreemonthsmonthsininPortugalPortugaldevelopingdevelopingourourrecipe,recipe,learninglearningfromfromsomesomeofofthethecountry’scountry’smostmostrenownedrenownedbakers.bakers.AfterAfteraayearyearofofhardhardwork,work,filledfilledwithwithupsupsandanddowns,downs,Nata’sNata’sfirstfirstlocationlocationfinallyfinallyopensopensrightrightwherewhereourourfounder’sfounder’sNewNewYorkYorkjourneyjourneybegan—began—ininthethelivelylivelysurroundingssurroundingsofofWashingtonWashingtonSquareSquarePark,Park,atat1111WaverlyWaverlyPlace.Place.