Silva's Bakery

Came back from a trip to Lisbon where we also visited the famous Pastéis de Belém, where pastéis de nata were invented. Amazing pastry! But perhaps I caught Silvia's on an off day, because my pastéis de nata purchased here were on the opposite end of the spectrum. They were wayyyy overbaked to the point where the crust was very burned. And the crust itself was overworked and very tough and chewy. Two of five stars, at best. Gave 3 stars because the papo secos rolls were very good.

Very nice owners, locally owned Portuguese and Brazilian bakery store. There are lot of delicious pastries available to choose along with some groceries of Portuguese. I ended up purchasing the sweet bread with crème and coconut on top but it didn’t taste good. I should have purchased other pastries. The sweetbread I purchased was only good on top where the coconut and cream was there. Rest of this bread was bland and doughy and couldn’t eat. Staff were friendly. On my second visit, I have tried other pastries and still disappointed with the taste and quality. The breads are doughy, the apple turnover doesn’t have any butter and felt doughy. Even the creamy doughnut, the cream was sticky and not tasty. Had high expectations but very disappointed.

ham and cheese and chocolate croissant were great and pan de queijo must try !

UPDATE! This bakery is alright. They have a lot of premade items displayed in the cases. When I say premade, I'm talking about desserts for sale that were never made by them. It wouldn't be my way of running a business as I feel it's fake and sneaky, but it's not my business so... When I didn't know any better I purchased probably $10-$15 worth of items in that case. 🤢 Only buy the rolls👍✔️ The woodwork and casings are nice. I took some new pictures. .* I happened to look at my receipt and noticed I was charged $3 for a lemon square. I did not purchase a lemon square, I was charged $3 for that impermeable chocolate mousse tart with the petrified cherry on top? -least favorite unedible item out of everything I tried, it was gross. Next time I will be more vigilant. Probably no next time, u

The bread is always fresh, and my favorite is the homemade bread. The girls at the counter are very friendly, and the atmosphere is warm, familiar, and positive.