Tropical Bakery Cafe

I noticed this place while I was waiting for breakfast, and boy am I glad I walked in. It's an authentic Brazilian bakery with desserts, sweet and savory pastries, and other things like sweet bread. There was a lot of foot traffic through here, so you can definitely tell it's well-loved by the locals. Even though it was busy, we were in and out quickly with our desserts. This is the type of place I love to support!

This place is a nice little simple cozy bakery. Great food, good and friendly service. Some tables to eat inside. Variety of things to choose from.The cheese balls and the empanadas were amazing. Passion fruit juice for the win. Next time I'm gonna try all the sweets!

Phenomenal Bakery with Brazilian desserts and delicious cakes of all kinds!! We tried the black forest cake--chocolate & cherries!! It was wonderful, rich and chocolate and cherry flavors. It reminded me of some chocolate cake I had in Germany actually, totally random. The Brazilian desserts are fascinating-the staff is super friendly and I don't speak any Portuguese so we managed to figure out what the desserts were. They have some savory sandwiches and pastries I want to try on my next trip. The Brazilian pastry was like a mini shortbread puff with cinnamon icing. My friend liked the coffee too. The owner came to meet us and was super friendly!!The parking lot is tiny off Monroe Rd so you might want to go off peak times.

This place is incredible. I ordered 20 Pastéis de Belém for Thanksgiving and they were a hit. I was so grateful that they were open on Thanksgiving morning that I could pick them up. Rui and Maria Lu are the kindest owners. Rui is from Portugal and Maria Lu is from Brazil. I love that they have items from both countries. The Pastéis de Belém that we had was just as good as the ones we had in Portugal. I am shocked by some of these reviews about their rudeness when the owners were two of of the kindest, friendliest people, I had ever met.

I have been to this place so many times and I only have good things to talk about it.I am Brazilian and unfortunately in Charlotte area there aren't many Brazilians restaurants but this bakery is the best place for you to try real Brazilian food.The owner Rui, is Portuguese and his wife Dilma is Brazilian.They make delicious desserts, breads, sandwiches, cakes and they have fresh squeezed orange juice which is a plus. Everything is fresh and most of the food made per order.You should try their coxinha, it is a fried dough with shredded chicken inside, so delicious !! Also they have the best French bread you will ever try!

Nice to have a little bit of Brazil in Charlotte! I was recently in Brazil and this is very authentic. Their pao do queijo (cheese bread) is on point and so was their Coxinha with chicken and cheese, so yummy! Can't wait to try their other breads and pastries!!!

I got two pretty slices of cake on my first visit which were the almond cake and the chocolate strawberry one. Tasty desserts but not mind blowing. The chocolate strawberry had an odd tasting jam inn between the layers. The almond one was sort of sticky probably due to no refrigeration for the whip. The prices were fair and service was helpful n' friendly.

We found this place in an area of Matthews that has lots of other Brazilian markets/stores. My husband is from Brazil, and it is so nice to have a little piece of home nearby! We mostly come here for fresh baked french bread, just like the kind we have had in Brazil! But we have also picked up pastels, coxinhas and cashew juice which have all been great. I do not speak Portuguese, and the little that I do is pretty bad haha, but there is one girl who works there that speaks English very well, and the others have been very patient with me as a stumble through my Portuguese and they try their best with their English. We both felt each others pain and helped one another out which was cool! :) Can't wait to go get our next batch of bread!

Everything was delicious! I Prices were great. I recommend the coxinha and the fresh orange juice. They also have fresh French bread and requeijão. The owner was very nice and friendly. Thanks, Rui.

Great customer service. There is a variety of items to choose from. I purchased flan and brigadeiros. Everything looked delicious. I'll be back to try other items.