Must haves: Pizza strips- sometimes they're a little heavy handed with the sauce, but overall great and just 99 cents each! I always ask for tomato pie (which is what we called it growing up in Philly), but they look at me with complete confusion. Spinach and cheese pizza- again, a bit heavy with the sauce but super yummy and cheap! $1.99 for a giant square Portugese rolls- the best sandwich rolls! 6 for $2.50 Their regular brownies are good, popovers are great, donuts are yummy, but I've been pretty underwhelmed by the rest of their baked goods. A little too sweet and processed for my liking. . . Nice employees, open late. Love this place! read more

I want to give Silver Star five stars for their Portuguese sweet bread alone. This is the most amazing thing that humans have ever created. Its sweet, its airy, and just delicious. Alone, with a little butter, or as the base for french toast (seriously give it a try, you won't be disappointed) you really can't go wrong! I've never been terribly impressed with the other pastries that they serve, but I will keep coming back for the sweet bread for as long as this place is still standing. read more

Everyone else gave this place more than 3 stars and so I thought I'd try it again and try some of the other pastries so as to provide better insight on how this place measures up to the rest. Tried the egg custard tarts and found the custard to be too thick to be enjoyable. It's like a custard that sticks to the roof of your mouth; the top of the custard that is supposed to be a little crisp is a little more stale if anything. I always walk by this place at night and see these in the fridge case and wonder how long they've been there and how fresh they are as a result. Questionable. The crust was still pretty crisp but not all that flavorful. Costed $1 and I could've gotten one of better quality at a Chinatown in Boston for $0.75. Also got the mini cheesecakes. $1.50 per one which is reasonable for a little cheesecake. No graham crust. They use a cake layer instead. They top it off with a little dot of jam, which is quaint but not that impressive. I think what this place has going for it, over all the cakes and pastries, is their breads. We got their soft rolls: 6 for $2.00. Cheap and relatively soft. I think some of the rolls had a bit of a crunchy crust which I don't think is expected in a soft roll. One might expect that for ciabatta and they sold ciabatta as well. I imagine these were not the freshest either. But maybe I'm just a critic. Still. Local, cheap, and better than paying $1 per roll at East Side Marketplace. read more

A nice selection of fresh baked breads, pastries, sweets, and cakes! I enjoyed my canoli, and the baklavah my boyfriend had was luscious. We went back later and bought a nice baguette to have with our dinner. read more

On a walk through Wayland Square this weekend I figured I would pop my head into Silver Star Bakery. It's an unassuming little storefront so I hadn't gone in before, but I'm glad I finally did. Why? The loaf of multigrain bread I got here beats anything I'd find at the supermarket! Never have I been happier to forget to buy bread earlier this week. The multigrain bread is a nice, hearty, loaf that holds up well for sandwiches or toast. I kept it simple while I was there and only got the bread, but they also had beautiful looking Portuguese treats--everything from bubbly and crisp pasteis de nata to a mini orange cake (maybe some variant of bolo de laranja?) I'll be back soon for more bread, and to try some of their sweets! read more

Silver Star Bakery is one of those friendly little neighborhood bakeries that I happened to stumble upon as I was traversing Ives to get to Tallulah's. I always see people walking out with a big box of something and so I was curious to find out what was going on over there. I walked in to find an oldish little store with a big display of all things sweet and delicious. You have your cookies, pastries, buns, breads and cakes galore. They have eclairs in all sizes, tiramisu, german chocolate cake.... the list keeps going. Not terribly expensive. I'd have to say that the tiramisu was my favorite. Eclairs were meh. Plenty of street parking. They only take Mastercard and Visa! read more

I'm not from Providence but I was stopping in town briefly. Decided to stop here and get some pastries. This totally made my trip. They have really amazing pastries I got some eclairs and some of the things. Will come by here next time I'm in town. read more

Definitely a favorite tucked in among the side streets of the east side. If you have a sweet tooth, you are definitely in trouble here. Everything is worth trying, but it would take you awhile as there is a lot to choose from. I've had a number of parties and I prefer to get my desserts here. read more

Eclectic bakery that's been around for a long time. Ambiance is a bit gray and quiet, probably due to the school off season. But the products make up for it - fresh, tasty, affordable. The Portuguese sweet bread is giant - the size of a chubby head. Makes a good housewarming gift, I say. Who doesn't like bread? read more

Evan's Thoughts If you give me an eclair we will be friends. No seriously, really good friends. I think any argument can be solved with one of those delicious custard filled treats. Personally, they are my favorite type of baked good and this bakery makes a mean one. A light fluffy crust, a chocolate fudge top, and lots of custard, it can't get much better than that. But if you aren't into eclairs that is fine too, because they have a huge assortment of other baked goods- from fresh bread to baklava, they have pretty much everything you can think of. 4 stars from this baked good guru. read more

5 stars solely for the milk custard tarts. They're perfect. Delicate taste and springy texture, not overly dense and not spongy either. It just doesn't get better. Not the egg custard tarts but the milk custard - no pastry crust. The apple bun too was good, crusty with sugar on top and tart with real apples inside. Confused by some of the reviews that complain the pastries are overly sweet - hi, this is a Portuguese bakery... read more

I really wanted to love this place. Based on the reviews I decided to try this bakery yesterday. Everything looked delicious and the service was ok. However, every dessert was sub-par at best. Nothing was actually sweet. The mini apple tarts were completely dry with little to no filling and not sweet, the apricot cookies were dried out and the apricot filling could break your teeth, the rice pudding was gelatinous and also not sweet, and the napoleons only had filling in the middle layer, was dry, and also not sweet. I really just don't understand it. How was this place getting good reviews? It must've been an April fools joke or something because this was just terrible. read more

Everyone talks about the the obvious stuff in the display, but there are some HIDDEN GEMS at Silver Star that are so WORTH the drive and experience. #1 - seem obvious, but their Portuguese Rolls. They don't have them on display - they are in the back, but ask the lady for a 1/2 a dozen rolls, she disappears in the back and comes back with some of the best portuguese rolls. Bring them home and use them for cold cut sandwiches that would have never tasted so good without these rolls! #2 - Saturdays they have Fresh Goat Cheese delivered in the fridge to the left of the counter. Ask for help if needed. Get one AND the Portuguese Rolls - Bring them home, Slice open a roll, slice 1/4 inch slices of the fresh cheese and layer it in your roll.... The buttery cheesey fresh goat cheese in that roll is amazing! #3 - Saturday Fresh Donuts - the powdered Jelly Donuts and Chocolate ones are my favorite! I guess it's not a hidden gem, but they seem to be super fresh on Saturday! read more

I really like this place. The people are friendly and efficient, a combination that is very important to me. How can you tell? Usually, no one is in the store-half of the shop. But within seconds of your walking in, someone emerges from the bakery and is ready to help you, or, if you need the time, to wait for you to make your selection. I wouldn't go here for the pastries, with one exception: the egg custard tart and raspberry twist I got were dry and uninspiring. HOWEVER, if you've ever had a lotus seed mooncake, you'll find that their bean cups taste just the same, and are delightful. Their bread is uniformly good: the multigrain bread is solid and nutty, the sweet bread satisfies my novice palate, and the ciabatta is fragrant and crusty. read more

I went there for some Portuguese cookies to take to a friend's house. They have a great selection of little cookies and you can buy them by the dozen...mix and match...lots of them with chocolate emphasis, but very delicious, delicate and tasty.. read more

Tried to go to PVD Donuts and they were sold out. Ended up here to see what kind of birthday treats I could find that'd be as fun as birthday donuts. They had the cutest little birthday cake bites- I got a dozen for $6, a large sweet bread for $6 and a few little cookies for $4. They have a wide variety and they even had a sign for Portuguese soup but sadly didn't have any that day. I enjoyed it here and would definitely come back. It's right across from Tallulahs, so super easy to find! read more

Go for their sweet bread! We love using it to make french toast. Barely need any syrup because the sweet bread is sweet enough. They've also got this super hearty multi grain bread. So satisfying. Their pastries can be hit or miss. read more

We moved away from our Portuguese family, and we are certainly missing all of our favorite treats. Finding this bakery was a delight. Family owned and operated. Fresh bread welcomes you in the second you step inside. It's well priced, convenient location for parking. Somehow we always leave with way more than we intended, but half of it doesn't even make it home! We can't wait until our next visit :) read more

As soon as I walked in for the first time, I got so excited, because there was so much to choose from! My favorites were the egg tarts they sell. And everything is so inexpensive. I got about 5 pastries for like $7. I will definitely be coming back! I had came at the perfect time because it was empty. As I was leaving, all these people starting coming in! Better to go in the morning. read more

We just moved to Providence and have only been here a few times, but the item that has stuck out in our minds that makes it very much worth the trip is the pastel de nata (custard tarts). They are just unbelievably delicious, pure in flavor, and perfect in texture. If you buy an enormous box of them, you might as well end up eating every single one on the car ride home! read more

Silver Star Bakery - the bakery window at night with an example of a cake - Bakeries Near Me - Providence, Rhode Island

Very inexpensive pastries, but the quality won't blow you away. I'd definitely come back to try some of the other goods, but would give the donuts a hard pass. The egg tarts are pretty good though! read more

Yum. Egg tarts. Yum. Did I say egg tarts? Nice, delicious custard. I bought a couple but could have eaten a dozen. Again, I say "Yum." That is all.... read more

This has become almost a weekly spot for me. Everything they have is delicious, and I love that they're open a little later than most bakeries around here. The spinach pies are the BEST. They're so light and buttery. I love that they sell pizza strips, too. The egg tarts are delicious, too! read more

Silver Star Bakery - wonderful raspberry(?) danish - Bakeries Near Me - Providence, Rhode Island

I found this bakery coincidentally while staying around the area, they have a great selection of desserts, I got some lemon and coconut muffin, eclairs, baklava and custard pie. The lemon and coconut muffin was too sweet for my liking but the rest are great we loved them. The 3 stars was because the person serving us was not the friendliest person, we didn't even get a smile . Perhaps because my son and I look too touristy . They also unfortunately only have the usual drip coffee, but luckily there's a really nice coffee shop around the corner! read more

Me and my boo were excited to get some dessert while in the area. We were happy to find a bakery open at this time (around 6:30pm) and were pleased when we walked in because pastries looked good. However, we were seriously dissatisfied when we bit into the tiramisu and macaroon. Both were terribly dry and far from fresh. I am in the area often but won't be going back. read more

Silver Star Bakery - Tiramisu and Macaroon - Bakeries Near Me - Providence, Rhode Island

I really wanted to like this place. I live down the block from it, so I was SO excited to go when I moved into my new apartment. I also love family-owned eateries and love/respect it when hole in the wall places have awesome food. I gave you 4 tries, and all 4 times you disappointed me. When I went in, I asked the lady working their for some suggestions. She replied saying that everyone asks her that, but it "depends on what you like." Well, DUH! I just want one piece of bread/pastry that you specialize in!! I couldn't get a single recommendation out of her. That's when I just picked the yummiest looking things. I tried the egg tart, a huge glazed hollow pastry I don't know the name of (displayed on their countertop most days), cannoli, and pecan cookies. All of them were no-go's. I guess I should get what they're famous for: Portuguese Sweet Bread. Next time.. maybe if I'm desperately famished. As of now, I'm pretty turned off by this place. read more

When I moved to Providence from the Bay Area, I was utterly unprepared to find myself among hoards of "my people." I am almost entirely Portuguese, and my mother's mother came here from the Islands--or "The Zilas," as she would say--when she was about my age. I remember my Avozinha as a woman who was always baking, her arms perpetually submerged to the elbows in a basin full of sweet bread dough. She passed away when I was just a kid, and this bakery has all the treats she use to make for me. I've even rediscovered things that I faintly remember from my girlhood--custard-filled pasteis de nata, little tarts filled with bean paste, and rice pudding so thick it's near sliceable. Yum! read more

There's nothing like a original home-made Portuguese sweet bread after a good (and expensive taco next door). There's certainly a lot of sweet goodies available, but I'd recommend coming early, as a visit around noon meant that half of their specialty breads have already been sold out. The sweet bread was delicious, not like the generic stuff over the counter at Shaws, Sams, or Stop n Shop, but moist, soft, with a subtle sweetness that you know has been tampered with lots of butter, eggs and oil. The surprise was actually the tiramisu, which was light, cool, and actually very complex in texture and taste; one of the best I've had, even in fancy restaurants. I wasn't a big fan of the fried, glazed, bread-flower thingie, but my brother loved it. read more

I have a strong allegiance to this place because its my neighborhood bakery and I go about two times a week. That said, there are certain things here that really are the best around, and I think that sometimes when people are disappointed, its because they aren't necessarily getting the specialties. Here is my list of the top 10 items at Silver Star 1. Papo secos....just plain Portuguese rolls. get them while they're fresh and there is really nothing better. 2. Massa sovada.....they make the best sweet bread around. I think that the little ones that sell out fastest are the best of them all. 3. Biscoitos....the ring shaped Azorean cookies. Slight lemon taste, great crunch, perfect with coffee or tea. 4. Linguica calzone....seriously worth your time. Crispy crust with tons of sausage inside. 5. Cavacas....the world's largest popover. Great first thing in the morning. 6. Malassadas...the greatest Saturday morning breakfast is a warm Malassada. Get them by 9 or 10 am for them to be best. 7. Doughnuts!...I think only on Sundays. The doughnuts here are amazing. Especially the torcidos, which are kind of like crullers. 8. Queijada de Feijao.....An Azorean specialty, this a little tart made from beans and dusted with powdered sugar. So much better than you could imagine. Creamy and sticky and perfect with black coffee. 9. Pizza strips.....Really! These Portuguese pizza strips manage to warm my Italian heart. 10. Yogurt Cake....They sell these wrapped in plastic on the shelf with the groceries. A really simple, poundcake like cake. Great to turn into strawberry shortcake in the summer. So there you have it, you don't go to Silver Star looking for what you would get at Seven Stars and vice versa. If you get what Silver Star does best, you can't get better in Providence. read more

I've been going to Silver Star bakery since I was a kid. The service and the product is exactly the same if not better then when I was a kid. read more

I only come here for the custard cups, and they're very tasty. Just a word of advice - they go down quite easy so be careful with how many you buy. I bought two of them my last time there and within 5mins they were in my stomach. Yum! read more

If I could give Silver Star 10 stars for their super yummy Portuguese Sweet Bread I would! Numero um on my "Carbtastic" list!

Egg tarts are pretty good. They could be more moist and maybe a little less week, but they are good compared to other ones I have tried. Carrot cake was too dense, but still takes a good compared to other cakes I have had. Prices are decent and reasonable for the area. read more

A bakery that accepts EBT is FREAKIN INGENIOUS. The cookies, the pastries are soooooooo good. The lady behind the counter is helpful and friendly. Sometimes they have leftover baked goods at a reduced bags so make sure u check out the tables in front of the bakery display. read more

I can't rave about every item at this small, clean, no-nonsense neighborhood bakery, but I can say that for taste and price, its Portuguese treats cannot be outdone. Others rightly rave about the sweet bread, but for me, Silver Star is all about the egg tarts. With their light, flaky crust and creamy filling, these tarts are as good as or better than any I have eaten overseas, and they only cost a dollar a piece. Sweet. read more

After checking out some rave reviews on this little bakery before my trip I decided to see if it was all that they said it was. I wasn't disappointed. The coconut cupcakes stole my heart and I found myself going back the next day for more. read more

I've had a number of not great experiences here. I appreciate having a neighborhood bakery, but the staff is never very friendly, the pastries are so-so and the bread we bought just 2 days ago is all moldy this morning. I don't think I'll be going back again. read more

I'm not sure this is the same bakery but I remember going to a Portuguese Bakery on Ives Street when my Grandmother used to live on East Transit Street. Back in the 1970s and early 80s, Fox Point was like being in Portugal. All the stores were Portuguese and everyone spoke Portuguese. It was something special considering my family were like the only Portuguese people in my neighborhood in Brooklyn. It's nice to see some Portuguese stores have survived. read more

I love this place!! The ladies that work there are so nice and everything I've eaten from here has been amazing! My favorites are the egg tarts and the sweet bread. A must try if you're in the area!! read more

Who doesn't love Fox Point? For Providence neophytes, Fox Point is the historically Portuguese neighborhood that you approach as you travel south on Hope St. I call Fox Point land of colonial houses, petty theft and cheap macaroons. The latter is thanks to Silver Star (a Portuguese bakery) where you can buy a bag of macaroons for about two dollars. Hooray for the melting pot. read more