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| - Took my mother-in-law (no jokes please she truly is a lovely lady!), to Nova Era yesterday mid-afternoon. I needed a late lunch and she needed a nice pastry.
This location smells wonderful. Just that indicates how great the bread will taste and it indeed does. They also have a nice assortment of pastries. If you couple that with excellent coffee, you have a winning combination.
I had their Nova Era club sandwich, on a fresh ciabatta like bun. A well-travelled friend, with whom I lunched in Lisbon, got me turned on to Portuguese style baking. He asserted that the bread in that country was the best in Europe. I harrumphed, being a Francophile, but was proven wrong. They do say that "the proof of the pudding is.....".
This bakery just does that fantastic bread and nice interpretation of a club sandwich loaded with a breast of chicken. It was very delicious. My lunch companion had a 'mutant' chocolate croissant, with chocolate filling and drizzle. She took one half home as it was too much to finish.
She had an expresso which she said would "wake up the dead", and I had an Americano which was perfect. I have been there 3 times and its always consistent, simple and yummy!
They have a bunch of locations around town, and they have Epi and Cobs beaten cold. In the general realm only Nino D'Aversa comes close. They have far better servive than the competition.
Try it!
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