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    Nova Alianca

    4.4 (25 reviews)
    InexpensiveCafes, Bakeries, Portuguese
    Open 5:00 am - 7:00 pm

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    Croissants and multi grain croissants
    Melodie M.

    This little Portuguese cafe and bakery is busy! I enjoy seeing most of the signage in Portuguese, indicative of the Ironbound neighborhood Nova Alianca is anchored in. The lunch buffet was busy when I came midday, and a line built up quickly during a morning visit with locals picking up coffee and breakfast sandwiches. They have wonderful multi-grain croissants with seeds all over it; so delicious! They carry bread loaves and rolls, and I tried their 75-cent multi-grain roll. Their Portuguese egg custard tarts though are to die for. I could eat one of these every day! Light but rich, flaky and crispy on the outside, creamy but firm on the inside.

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    Ziair R.

    Very good service.Food is ok not very flavorful but no worries they have seasonings. Filled with very nice people and and good workers. It's kind of loud and the chairs are very noisy when moved. Good place deserves a 4 but from the ups and downs I believe 3 matches just right I would recommend eating here.

    Bernadette B.

    Ever since I got back from Lisbon, Portugal, I've been craving some Pastel de Nata. Being in Newark, there is a Portuguese neighborhood with many bakeries to be had. So I am on a Pastel de Nata tour! This one is my third stop. As Pastel de Nata go, this was exactly in the middle for me. The crust is good but the custard part was just fine. It's still good, but maybe a double if we're going to stay with the baseball analogies. Again, I've only eaten one thing at each bakery, so that's what we're rating.

    Irving R.

    Cool spot full of locals, which is always a good thing. I normally come here for dessert because I really love the pasteis de nata which are amazing here. Had ones with blueberry for the first time and it kinda changed my life crunchy flaky crust, blueberry bottom with custard, yes wipe the drool off your chin. The cage con leche had a little more milk than I would have liked but the espresso is delicious.

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    Julio G.

    I love this place! The coffee, the baked foods, the delicious fish for lunch. This place draws you in from the moment you walk by on the street. The smell of the baked goods and sweet smell of coffee attract you like a moth to a flame! One of the best things to do is get a galao with a roll or panini and then sit down by the window and enjoy the experience. You'll see a diverse crowd of Europeans and new hipsters ordering their breakfasts. It's great. End your meal with a egg custard baked good (NATAS). So delicious you won't regret it! Enjoy your visit! *please vote below if you enjoyed the review*

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    Lin Y.

    Soaking up the local flavors is a good thing here! The buffet lunch has some tasty options and though not cheap because it is weighed by the pound, will really make you strategize what is on your plate. This is a good thing for the waist-line. You can take the food to go or eat-in. You would grab the plastic containers instead of the plate for takeout. I grabbed a chicken drum, small pork cutlet some white rice and beans. The chicken had good flavor and so did the pork chop. The pork chop was grilled, seasoned well and delicious. I tasted something vinegary in the chicken and it gave it a nice dose of acid. The beans I took from a stew and they look like navy beans but were buttery in texture and quite good. I forgot to grab a sausage but there is always a next time. I enjoyed my lunch plate and controlled my portion too. The lady didn't understand me that well at the counter but she was pleasant and hard working. At the end I topped it off with a pasteis de Nata. My meal cost $7 and the nata was $1.50. You go to the end of the counter where the scale is calibrated to take on the weight of the plate. The nata wasn't flaky and I found the custard tasting too much like sweetened condensed Lots of locals enjoying coffee and having soup and lunch. There are plenty of small tables so this is a good place for a rest or lunch stop. There are other pastry options as well, but after that nata, I found myself going to another well-known bakery nearby. My feet go willingly to where the Portuguese tarts are!

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    I bought a couple Pasties de Nata. They were ok. If you're in the area, they're worth a try.

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    Their buffet is out of this world. Tastes like my Brazilian mother's cooking, and is very affordable.

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    Very good pastries. A nice place for after diner coffee express I and pastries. Very friendly staff.

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