Lisboa Bakery and Deli

Bakery: Lisboa Bakery and Deli
Address: 735 Twain Ave, Mississauga ON 
Website: https://www.lisboabakeryanddeli.com/
Style: Portuguese 
Price: $$ 

I always feel like any Portuguese bakery and deli that sells hot chicken ends up shoving all the baked goods to the back seat, but Lisboa, despite having a bit of everything (including imported products, hot food, and bread) does still have a decent bakery section with rows of cakes and pastries behind the counter along with a rack of larger coconut rings and coffee cakes by the door and some baked goods right at the cash. Perhaps you can't expect the same selection as a full-fledged bakery, but at the same time, Lisboa is a great option for the area...

 And they have malasadas! ($1.50) Oh yeah! The humble Portuguese version of the doughnut is actually not that easy to find in Mississauga. Believe me. There are quite a few Portuguese bakeries, but no one makes them - and definitely not on a regular basis. This was a nice and big doughnut, golden brown with slightly chewy dough and an almost hollowed out centre (not sure if it was intentional or not) that made the underside a little more crispy - yummy!

Out of the very few other baked goods they had, I also tried their custard pastry ($3.00). I would have liked the other styles of custard or coconut pastries Portuguese bakeries usually have, but they didn't have those. Layers of flaky dough with plenty of custard filling, it's personally not my favourite one, but it was good. Maybe not worth it in comparison to the malasada, but I do love my malasadas. ;)

Rating: ***