A Brazilian pastry shop in a historic mill town — warm pão de queijo, golden coxinhas, brigadeiro lattes, and the breakfast sandwich the Inquirer put in its top 50.
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Everything made here each morning, in small batches.
Salgados
Fried and baked all morning — coxinha, empada, risoles, pastel, quibe, and pão de queijo straight out of the oven.
Doces
For the sweet half of the day — brigadeiro, pudim, cocada, pastéis de nata and bolos by the slice.
Bebidas
Brazilian espresso, signature lattes like Ovomaltine and Guava Breeze, plus fresh cashew and passion fruit juice.
The flavors she grew up on, and hands you first.
“Fresh warm cheesebread is one of coffee's best friends. Everyone has a different recipe and I haven't met one I don't like.”
“It reminds me of birthday parties in Brazil. They must have docinhos, and brigadeiro is the most popular.”
“What is more delicious than dough, stuffed with chicken, meat or veggies, breaded and fried to perfection? We eat these anytime of the day… yes, even breakfast.”
“A breakfast sandwich on a waffle made of pão de queijo. How can you not love it?”
Merenda is the little meal between meals — the snack, the pause, the reason to stop. Daniela De Souza built Merenda Box around it: a take-out counter on Hector Street where the pastries, the coffee and the words behind them all come from Brazil.
Everything is made in-house each morning, in small batches, the way it's made at home.
Read her storyHalf the menu is in Portuguese. None of it is hard.
meh-REN-dah
bohn JEE-ah
sow-GAH-doos
DOH-sis
so-FREE-doo
zho-EH-lyoo
SOHN-yoos
chow
The Philly food press keeps coming back to Hector Street.
We're always looking for people who like early mornings, good coffee and a busy counter. No Portuguese required — you'll pick it up.
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