This is possibly one of my best secrets for baked goods in Mississauga. Recessed in a (former) non descript old strip mall (the mall has changed since Paramount arrived... they are bringing in huge volumes and it looks great), this gem produces great espresso and tasty Italian goods each morning. I love walking in and smelling the fresh bread from the oven. You see HUGE bags of flour just piled in the bakery areas in the back. There are lots of baskets filled with tons of bread and all of it fresh. Everything is made on site and daily!
They have wonderful spicy black olive foccicia bread and the crusty Calabrese buns that are pillowy soft inside. The espresso are not bitter but they have great bold taste that just wafts in front of you. The sweets are fantastic and full of flavour. The tiramisu cheesecake has soft texture instead of the soggy mush that some bakeries do all the time. Their tiramisu is not traditional... the one I had was a chocolate cake base laced with espresso and then a layer of marscapone cheese espresso mixture with some cocoa powder on top. The cake layer base wasn't the best but the marscapone mixture on top was so delicious. The coffee flavour is pronounced and not watery. The croissant is above average and has a nice crisp crust and lovely buttery flavour. It probably can be better in the technique folding but for 50 cents, I am not complaining. The profiteroles are big and FILLED to the brim with a nice thick whipped custard. It has a wonderful sweet vanilla taste and not of that fake pudding garbage that some other places does. Each sweet I've tried so far has been great. They have such a huge selection that I barely gone through a quarter of it. Cannoli are ridiculously addicting. They're filled with REAL sweetened ricotta cheese and none of this pudding or whipping cream impostors. This is the real deal!
They also have an area for hot table (not that big) and a nice deli area. Overall, the store is super clean, bright, and modern. Though it has been there a while, it doesnt look or feel old. The service is fast and seems to be very friendly towards regulars. I hope to be one of those shortly!