Silva Bakery

Have you ever been to a Portuguese bakery?  I had not until this year, and it was a great experience.  I confess to liking sweets, and in researching some bakeries, I stumbled across Silva Bakery.  It is a tiny place, and you could easily drive past it without knowing you did.  When you do find your way into the store, your sense of smell will be overwhelmed (in a good way) with aromas of sweet bread, scones, tarts, cupcakes, cookies...you name it.  I had heard that the pasteis de nata, or custard tartlets, were huge sellers.  Furthermore, there have been countless times when the pasteis de nata sold out early in the day.  Naturally, I had to try one of the famous tartlets for myself, and luckily, I made it in time before they were all gone.  I was so impressed, I bought half a dozen that day.  Of course, I shared the goodies, but even the people I shared them with wanted more than just one serving!  After my purchase, the nice baker who helped me suggested that I come back one day and try the queijadas de feijão e amêndoa, or the bean and almond tartlet.  What a perfect excuse to return to Silva Bakery!

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