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North Avenue Bakery

4.3 (77 reviews)
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Open • 4:30 am - 9:00 pm

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Strawberry cheesecake, guava jam pastry, something else with a maraschino cherry
Stan H.

My parking spot was near this bakery and I didn't feel like going to a typical fast food place. It was difficult to find parking as I left my spot before looking for a place for a drink. The bakery stuck out for me and of course I found some baked foods I wanted. The style of food and decor is Portuguese. The lady working there was so nice to translate things and she thought I was local. When I was thinking if I had enough small bills, she said if I didn't have enough, I could pay her next time . Well, I wouldn't purposely have taken freebies like that. It also shows you how proud she is of her bakery and that she is doing reasonably well being a bakery staple of the neighborhood and working hard for me to be able to go on a Fri night around 7 PM.

Tres leche so delicious it had to be eaten right away in the car.
Edward K.

Took my daughters to Elizabeth, NJ to get some pizza and Italian ice. When the Italian ice place was closed, I jumped on Yelp and scrambled to find a place for dessert. North Avenue Bakery made me feel like an NFL quarterback that called the correct audible. The woman working in the bakery was extremely helpful and proud of their products. She recommended the tres leches cake and my daughters selected sugar cookies and meringues. This is the best type of bakery because it has a wide range of single serving selections. Perfect to select a dessert. The tres leche was ravaged as soon as I got in my car. It was a hefty decadent portion, creamy and flavorful. Best I've had. Great bakery!

Do you want some Two?
Yael D.

Nata for nothing am I currently obsessed with Portuguese Egg Tarts. Yeah, it's true. I am hooked on Pasteis de Natas. Furthermore, I only recently discovered these rich, custardy, flaky-crusted treats, having been sorely underwhelmed by the I *think* Hong Kong-style Egg Tarts I'd tried at Chinese Bakeries. Thus am hell bent on making up for a lot of lost years. So much so that I recently planned a Jersey day trip with the primary intent of indulging my fixation: At any rate, though am clearly no authority, me likey! Hubby pointed out how heavy these things feel in your hand and he wasn't wrong. They are jam-packed with rich, creamy, not-too-sweet, or overtly eggy custard. Much more so than at Teixeira, my only Jersey-located point of comparison. If the custard is your favorite part of a Pastel de Nata, you will love these. But for me, Teixera edges this spot out just that little bit with their more proportional custard to crust ratio. This is still plenty delicious, though. When we were here, at around 12:30 or so on a Sunday, the bakeshop was bustling, but there was nowhere near the line, not to mention stupefyingly slow and inefficient service that we encountered at Texeira's a month or two earlier on the same day and at around the same time. I very much appreciated not having to suffer through an endless half-hour wait to get my Egg Tart fix this time around. In hindsight, I wish we'd grabbed some Empanadas and Chicken Croquettes to try too. Not to mention a Caramel Tart. Something to look forward to for next time.:)

Custard cream bun, pastel de nata
Jeffrey B.

Ready or nata... North Avenue Bakery, not to be confused by its next door partner North Avenue Luncheonette, is a busy Portuguese bakery located in the North End area of Elizabeth. The set-up is incredibly accurate to bakeries you'd find in Portugal. They offer indoor and outdoor seating, but most importantly delicious Portuguese and Brazilian baked goods. They serve likely the greatest pastel de natas in Elizabeth, the famous Portuguese egg custard tart. They even serve them in a variety of styles, including lemon meringue, dulce de leche covered, or traditional. You can find assorted Portuguese bread, pao de queijo, cinnamon sugar bread twists, cream custard buns, and much more. Give them a try if you're in the area - you won't regret it!

Pão de Quiejo aka pan de queso or pan de almidon
Maria A.

This is the best kept secret in Elizabeth but I'm happy to share so that everyone could give this cozy place a try. I love coming here for breakfast and enjoy bringing these breads filled with cheese to every family event. They're always amazing and my family never stops talking about them. I have gone to other bakery's that sell these breads but when you open them they're filled with air. These are completely filled with cheese and they're absolutely delicious. They have other pastries as well that are held up to the same standards. Definitely give them a try but make sure you find parking because the cops constantly give tickets to those who double park in front. The place is really small so you can't really dine in without bumping in to those who are ordering.

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I always get a dozen of vanilla custard but I stopped going because they need to take care of those flies that be flying on the pastries yuk

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nice lady's who work here. bagel was solid. custard cup was great. cheap prices. good spot to grab a quick breakfast

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Amazing! Old school bakery just like when I was a kid! Great food, great service, friendly staff, good prices. Love!

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Best custard cups in New Jersey outside of Newark, great staff and selection of sweets

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Breakfast sandwiches are terrible as well as their beef and cheese empanadas. The chicken one was okay.

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Fresh baked good and breakfast sandwiches. Coffee is good too , limited menu no indoor seats but good eats

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Very good food at affordable prices. Service was also great. Environment was clean and quiet. Highly recommended.

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