With locations in Itaim, Jardins and Guarulhos Airport Terminal 2 Mr. Baker comes highly…read morerecommended by locals and tourists, the fact that almost every independent Bakery in Brazil can lay claim to being all-natural taken another step as everything on-site is Organic, including Coffee sourced by Silvia Magalhães.
A recipient of numerous awards ever since opening, the space at Rua Pedroso Alvarenga 655 coming first and still bustling every day beginning at 07h00, it is immediately upon entering the corner door that guests are greeted by sights and smells, the dining room in back at first hidden by Bar and racks full of Pastries.
Offering table service as well as grab n' go options, the latter favored by many on Monday, it was seated at the communal high-top that choices were made, a young man with good English skills warning that five items were "too much" but eventually accepting reassurance that anything not finished would be taken to go.
Aware of Mr. Baker's Beans, a local award winner with the linger of buttered Toast perfect for breakfast, it was alongside a Double Espresso that dining began with an Almond Croissant, the use of infused Cream rather than ground Nuts not ideal but better than Frangipane while a follow-up of Corn Cake was simple and delicious with high moisture that saw it eat almost like Pudding.
Said to use one of the oldest know starters in Brazil for their Sourdough, an items sold by the Loaf or sliced with an array of Spreads, one could not help but smile at the decadence of thickly slathered Caramel, while both Banana Cake and a Chocolate Cookie with Nuts also fared well at an all-in price of just 42 Real (around $10USD.)
