Another tosta mista from Café Bélem ($7.50 CAD)
Coconut bun
I bought 6 pastels de nata from Bom Dia yesterday. They are sweeter and have a firmer filling than those at Café de Bélem.
For this sweeter, firmer style that predominates Toronto Portuguese bakeries. Bom Dia is my preferred bakery over Nova Era and Golden Wheat. A pastel de nata costs $2.90 at Bom Dia.
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Bom Dia Café & Bakery on Queen. There is also a Danforth location now.
(416) 551-6342
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$3 / custard tart at Café Bélem.
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Another visit to Café Bélem today.
I bought a Bola de Berlim cream -stuffed fried doughnut since it’s Rosenmontag / Fat Monday, as well as an almond croissant for my dining companion.
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No!!!
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Luckily the Rogers Rd location will stay in business.
I wish there was a smaller location available for less rent closer to little Italy for Golden Wheat. I see regulars outside Golden Wheat every time I walk by.
National is the other affordable, down to earth option on College St. It’s tiny.
I wish there was another option with plenty of seating.
Brockton Bakery on Dundas W near Brock is the other option with a lot of space and seating inside. They never have had the space for some outdoor tables, like Golden Wheat has had.
Yes, it was also so reasonably priced.
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Lots of traditional dishes at Vagueira on Runnymede.
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And right opposite Flor do Ave is a pretty stocked Portuguese/Brazilian independent grocer.
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Take-out from Chiado tonight
White grouper/ cherne/ wreckfish ($65)
Octopus ($65)
Chocolate mousse ($19)
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Everything was delicious! Complimentary bread and olives, too. Really nice staff .
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Re: Octopus ($19)
Oops. The Octopus at Chiado was $65, not the $19 posted above. Sorry!
(@ipsedixit, would you mind changing the price to $65 in my earlier post?)
Nice that they’re still doing takeout.
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I made the request as a walk-in, and they were gracious. I think they also appreciate the business on a Monday night.
They understand hospitality in the way I understand hospitality. I’m going to back soon.
It’s a relationship.
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