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    Nova Era Bakery

    3.6 (63 reviews)
    InexpensiveBakeries, Coffee & Tea
    Open 5:00 am - 11:00 pm

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    Pastéis de Bacalhau (codfish roll)
    Imelda M.

    Nova Era Bakery & Pastry is Toronto's finest Portuguse bakery chain. It's head office is on Geary Avenue. Come here for the heavenly Pastel de Nata (egg custard tarts). They make great Rissóis de Camarão (fried shrimp patties) and Pastéis de Bacalhau (codfish rolls). Whenever guests are in town, we bring them here to sample the delightful treats.

    Nicole M.

    The pasteis de nata are so good. I popped back in this bakery before I left my Airbnb to buy some to bring home. There is a good amount of flakiness to the pastries, that accompany the filling perfectly, and they last long enough before they get soggy. I also bought a baguette that was very delicious and soft, and a couple coffees here during my stay. The espresso was perfect for a morning or afternoon pick me up.

    Portuguese custard tarts... $1.25 each
    Soleil S.

    Seeing how I recently reviewed Venezia (my 5*) and Caldense (3*) for custard tarts, I figure rounding out the other popular spot would be a way to end my Little Portugal search. I wish I could say great things but it's quite similar to Caldense. Haphazard service, not a bad bakery... lots of seating but it's a bit on the darker side, but the tarts were really really sugary sweet without any good flavour. I would say definitely a step down from Venezia but a touch above Caldense possibly. When I first entered, I saw 3 young ladies behind the counter moving items around. They all looked in my direction and as I stood idly by, not one said hi or verbally acknowledge me. This was awkward. A good minute goes by before this elderly gentleman stands by me. Finally a few moments later, one of the young ladies come to the front cashier section. As I was going to say 'hi', she abruptly goes into a loud Portuguese conversation with the gentleman. I guess he's a regular. He gets his items and he goes off his way.I finally get my turn and I get my 2 tarts placed in a bag. For $2.65, I get 2 hefty tarts. When I get home... I notice they have the nice caramelized topping and it seems the crust is flakier than Caldense and more similar to Venezia. I take a sniff and I do smell vanilla... somewhat artificial but still a good smell. When we bit into the tart, it definitely had a nice flakey crisp crust. So far so good... as we started to enjoy beyond the crust, the sugar overload hit us pretty hard. This tart was far more sugary one note compared to Venezia and Caldense. It was hard to enjoy as it was too sweet and no flavour other than sugar. I didn't really taste any good egg or vanilla. Overall, I would still keep Venezia as my number one Portuguese custard tart. This place has a great crust but the filling and service can definitely use some tweaking.

    Evelyn A.

    One of the greatest pleasures of living in downtown Toronto west is the Portuguese bakeries. Incredibly reasonably priced sandwiches, pastries, custards and meaty extras make my world go around, and Nova Era delivers all of this goodness. My go to lunch here (and a lot of bakeries in my hood) is the tosta mista. If you aren't familiar, it's a big soft roll with ham and cheese that they press down to a grilled panini-like thing, and it's crunchy, gooey and always satisfying. Pair it with one of their daily homemade soups? Done. They also make entire cakes daily, and sell slices on the cheap, if you have a sweet tooth.

    Cafe and bakery.
    Vince D.

    Great deserts. Great bakery with fresh breads and buns every day. Best little cafe near Dufferin and DuPont.

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    Yawen Z.

    Located in the centre of Portugal town provided fresh bread, sandwich, coffee and desserts to neighbourhood customers. Honestly, their desserts were too sweet and Portuguese tart was not delicious at all. But their bread were really fresh and aromatic. I can't help to eating it while the aroma of baked flour flying into my nose. I found there was a stone oven inside but no pizzas on menus. Ohh, please. Don't let the oven lie idle, use it to made freshly baked pizza for us!!

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    The Portuguese tarts are to die for! We can't get enough! I always get plenty to take home with me!

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