Chocolate Bakery

Regardless of the big group, the services are great. The employees is pleasant as well as the cookies are tasty

This place has amazing, inexpensive Brazilian goodies galore. They have an extensive menu, printed in Portuguese, which (thank you, babelfish) tells you that the only products available are the ones that are on display that day. Cool. I am totally fine with that. Because everything I’ve tried from here has been amazing.
Sombremesas=Desserts. They have oooeey gooey coconut bars, some peanut buttery things, chocolate mousse, a pudding that tastes like flan with a carmelized top, bon bons galore, cake, caramels, and rice candy… I’m falling into a sugar coma just thinking about it. Over 20 selections are listed on the menu that I can’t read, and the most expensive item is the «Pudim Grande”-large pudding– which I’m pretty sure is what they call the flan-​like thing. Everything else ranges from $ 1.50 to $ 2.50. The treats are different than typical American bakery fare, some are ridiculously sweet and some are very understated. It’s a taste adventure I recommend embarking on.
Salgados=Salty (this is the heading on the menu).
Ha! That’s an accurate way to describe the treats listed here. Pretty much you will find an assortment of fried goodness… Croquete de Presunto e Queijo (Ham & Cheese Croquettes), Empadas filled with chicken, ham, beef, or cod, plus a bunch of other turnover-​like meat pockets of goodness. I’ve had a round one filled with very flavorful chicken & cream cheese, a ham & cheese one, a steak one… all delish. The prices range from $ 1.90 to $ 2.85, with one outlier at a whopping $ 3.50. All very filling & not too too greasy. There are hot sauce & mayonaisse packets available if you are so inclined.
A cheap lunch (or munchie fix) for sure. My friend & I like to grab a couple sweets & a couple salties (If they call em that, I’m calling em that. Dammit), drive to the beautiful cemetery right down the street, split everything in half, and stuff our faces. Last time we spent about $ 8.00 and couldn’t even finish all our goodies.
There is also a large selection of breads for sale (got 4 ham & cheese rolls for $ 1.00 one time) and apparently they make sandwiches… the language barrier prevented me from realizing this when I was there; I’m excited to try one once I translate the menu. Also there are «Polpas”-which translates to pulps… which according to the fine print can be mixed with water or milk. I’ll be trying one of those, too. Probably the abacaxi (pineapple). Yum.
To wrap this up:
This place is great. It can be a little hard to find because the store is not very clearly marked: look for slightly tinted plate glass windows. They have all that I mentioned above plus coffee, a buffet on the second Saturday of the month, Brazilian candies & other products you can’t find many places. There is also a very friendly and accommodating staff. If you ask them what’s good or what is inside something they will help you out. Live a little. Visit Chocolate Bakery.