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Three words sum it up: Portuguese delights galore! Definitely skip the breakfast line and go straight for the pastries. The bolas de berlim--a donut-like custard-filled confection--is "holy balls" good!! If I weren't such a good girlfriend, I would've been reluctant to share....
We also tried the famous malasada and it was like the best sugar-dusted fried dough we've ever had. It's just a minor quibble that they were flattish like elephant ears instead of round balls (more traditional style, I think)...Also, beware the grease. It will soak through the paper bag in like 5 seconds, but it's best to eat them warm and fresh from the fryer.
Outstanding doughy goodness, and at a decent price at that. Malasadas are incredibly good, and weren't too weighty considering that we were wandering aimlessly all day.
One caveat, they're also a little on the sugary side, which leads to sugar clinging to one's fingers. I kind of wish there was at least some sort of sink/bathroom to wash my hands, but other than that, it was a great treat :)
I went for the Malassadas because of all that Yelping I've read. I came out with one of those and a sweet potato pastry (truta) because the lady told me they were both fresh and hot. Oh yeah, they sure were! Careful! Oh, and the brown paper bag got oily spots real quick.
$2 plus change apiece.
Malassada - hot, crispy on the edges, soft on the inside.
Truta - crispy flaky triangularly shaped potato pie, with a not too sweet filling.
Counter on the left is for the bakery. Sandwiches are available on the counter to the right.
More stuff to try... it'll have to be another time!
All I remember from this place is the Malassadas. I was too buzzed to remember really what happened. The Malassadas is basically like a funnel cake or in canada... beaver tail. Fried dough with sugar spread on top. Total heart attack! Its not that big, about the size of a large donut, could be worse! My friend was too grossed out to try it. I ate it at the sandy beach, drunk, so I don't remember if its good.
BTW, the people who work there have the total crappy european attitude. So don't expect them to give you a smile. Just because they don't care doesn't mean they are unfriendly.
P-town Resident Dad told me I needed to try a malasada, but instead I ended up getting something else because I wasn't feeling anything uber-fried at the moment. I got a piece of soft, delicious cinnamon raisin bread. The place was super-crowded and thus a bit claustrophobic, but that seems fairly typical of popular Provincetown eateries like this, so I'll let it go.
The next day we went in to get a malasada, because I figured I was almost obligated to try one here despite my general lack of affection for all that is deep fried, but they were all out for ten minutes. OMG TEN MINUTES. So we left and ended up getting ice cream instead. But I will be trying one next time I go stay with my dad.
I could easily spend all day in this bakery tasting all the have to offer. I grew up in P-Town during the summer months (Race Point Beach), and have fond memories of their baked goods. After a 15 year hiatus, I was floored to remember the texture and flavor of my childhood. The "elephant ears" (not sure of the real name) are a cinnamon pastry, that layers flaky dough and cinnamon, resulting in a chewy, succulent eat. I soon moved on to the french toast, which may be the best item there. It looks like just like french toast, but has a crispy exterior, and creamier inside. Then came the savory linguisa croissants, and bacalahua (salt cod) fritters, which were both incredibly delicious and addicting. We spent $30 over two trips, ensuring we had enough to satisfy our cravings and still have some left over for the next morning.
1 word....Malasadas! Yummy! These were very good and I didn't even have them hot which is how they should be I hear. Unfortunately when I got there they didn't have any hot ones but this and my iced coffee made a great start to a day outing in Provincetown. I walked back by later in the day and they did have hot ones but I was too full from lunch to attempt a second one of the day. I will just have to go back again for them hot.
Malasadasa for a breakfast is always delightful. These Portuguese doughnuts are greasy and crispy on the outside, gooey on the inside with the sugar sprinkled around it could be addictive. I can vouch that these Portuguese treats may taste better than funnel cakes!
Malasadas? No thank you. Don't care for 'em. In fact the uneaten one we bought had completely oil-soaked through the paper bag before we threw it out.
So why five stars? Because everything else is scrumptious. We've tried a little bit of everything. Both the sweet and the savory items are excellent. The bakery may be even worth the arduous trip to P town. Thanks Yelpers for the great recommendation, minus the malasadas. Since I don't like them there's more for you.
::drools like Homer Simpson::
Mmmmmmmm...... Malassadasssssss..........
Dude, I love the Portuguese and now I love them even more so.
Whoever decided to put sugar on fried dough is a genius and deserves a big wet one!
****MMMMMMWWWWWAAAAAHHHHHH ******
Oh. My. EFFING. God.
Malassadas.
New England style fried dough can official go screw. I might have to move to Portugal. Or P-Town. Wait, probably P-Town.
Get them hot and eat them immediately. Your tongue will thank me.
Malassadas, malassadas, malassadas!
This sugar coated fried dough is incredible! If they are out of them, ask them when they are making more and go get them fresh! Run! Don't walk!
I have never had anything but great quality pastries from this place. In my opinion, it is a must stop place while in P-town. I also suggest being a little adventurous and try something you have never had before, you generally won't be disappointed.
Land ho!
We weren't P-Town for more than 5 minutes before Marc was making a beeline to the Portuguese bakery so excited he was stuttering some incomprehensible m-word in another language.
Malassadas.
I did not even go into the establishment. I stood on the front porch as Marc doled out the goods. Crispy, warm, sugar-dusted fried dough from heaven.
If I could have spoken, I would have stuttered too. But my mouth was so full of sweetness, so full my cheeks were puffed out and I STILL was taking more bites (attractive I am sure, to those walking by), I couldn't even formulate sentences.
I don't know what else they serve here. I don't need to. I only have eyes for these malassadas.
Anchors aweigh, shipmates, we're docked in P-Town and we need something to eat!
Your first stop while enjoying the sights of P-Town: Provincetown Portuguese Bakery.
You see, my friends, Provincetown was originally a Portuguese fishing village, before the gays came in and made it the most fabulous town on the Cape. And in this little fishing village, you will find the most delectable piece of fried dough, dipped in sugah and covered in loooove: the malassada.
Regular fried dough has NOTHIN' on this doughy, crunchy, sweet pastry. It alone is enough to make every single Yelper on that crazy, fun-filled day in P-Town want to move there for the malassada. And if the bakery is all out because you wanted to stroll around some more? Then you wait until they say and be the first in line.
The quest begins for a malassada as good as P-Town's near Boston ...
WOW - authentic Malasadas!!! I thought I'd had *real* malasadas before, but this was a revelation to me... so gooey and greasy and sugary....
Your Provincetown instructions:
1) Exit ferry and proceed down dock.
2) Turn left onto Commercial St.
3) Enter Provincetown Portuguese Bakery.
4) Order Malassadas.
5) Consume.
6) Proceed straight to heaven, do not pass GO, do not collect $200.
If I lived in Provincetown I would get something here at least weekly.
I go to the Portuguese Bakery for one thing, Linquica Croisants. Zap 'em for a little warmth and man are they great...been getting them for 20 years here. I can't seem to bring myself to buy a sweet instead...
Primo...
Yes. Malla...massadas....malasadadads......massaldaldas .....the fried things. They're good. And rich, compared to other fried doughs. I personally think they taste a little bit like fried, chewy Captain Crunch. Serious.
I haven't had much else here but it all seems ok, sometimes the pastries are too sweet for my taste. Just get what everyone else is getting, those fried things that soak through the brown paper bag they come in.
Yes, Mallassadas, of course. But what I always go there for is Portuguese Muffins. Way better than an English muffin and fantastic with a burger in em and horseradish sauce.
I miss Esther's.
Oh my goodness!! Most people who know me know that I have a serious soft spot for fried dough. Good fried dough. Excellent fried dough. HEAVENLY fried dough - that's what they have here! It's so good, a warm pile of freshly baked dough, fried but not greasy and not crunchy, sprinkled with just the right amount of sugar and that softly smooshes between your fingers as it makes a beeline for your mouth.. where it melts, melts you into a pool of delight. That's how I felt when I ate it anyway. I would have happily smooshed about 10 of them into my mouth, but my willpower stopped me. This is the fried dough of dreams.
And the rest of their stuff! So good! Portuguese croissants with linguica and other deliciously tasty stuffings... Portuguese thick lightly sweet soft french toast... Tarts, made with all sorts of yummy things from berries to whiskey-laced stuffings. And savoury treats too - meat pies, shrimp pies, cod cakes. I dare anyone who is foolish enough to try and avoid 'the carb' to enter this place and leave un-carbified. Personally, I've never had the ability nor desire to swear myself off carbs (I just can't/won't) or any baked good, but this place is heaven. I had a vision of myself ransacking this place like the guy at the end of the movie 'Chocolate', then passing out in a doughy haze - and I've never even had the thought of abstaining from baked goods. This place just is that tempting!
So I guess it's a good thing this is in P-Town where I can't go too often, rather than in Boston where I currently live, cos I think I'd be pretty huge if I lived too close to this place. An excellent, utterly delectable bakery. I will note though, that the morning staff was generally more friendly than the afternoon staff - at least at the registers. Everyone was really nice, but the girls serving me (and my million 'I want this and this and this!' lists), although nice, seemed like it was harder to crack a smile than almost anyone else I'd met that entire day in P-Town. Still, I guess maybe she was having a bad day/was tired. Since everyone else was so nice also, and she was polite albeit a bit cold, it really didn't matter anyway. Wonderful bakery!! Next time I'm ever in P-Town I WILL be back.
HOLY CRAP! They had a Portuguese croissant type sandwich cooked with linguica like my mom used to make, and it was DELICIOUS! I wanted to stay there all day so I could eat everything there. I immediately called my mother (who is 100% Portuguese) and told her I was eating the best Portuguese pastries EVER. She was extremely jealous, and now she wants to visit P-Town. And I'm coming with her. And I'm going to gain 5 lbs from all the pastries I am going to DEVOUR.
I apologize for my continual use of capital letters, but if you go here, you'll know they are essential to describing how wonderfully awesome this place is!
Amazing fresh made malasadas (sweet fried dough) topped with sugar. Can you believe that one lady asked if she could have powdered sugar? The counter guy of course pointed out that they don't have any. Why? Because it's not made with that! Great blueberry scones and so so cream filled donuts.
Such a great place to go to get your sugar fix while you are in Ptown.
Portuguese Fried Dough
special portuguese perfectly textured, FRIED DOUGH, crispy on the outside soft and fluffy inside, HOt DELICATE FLOUR encased in, HOT, CRISPY flour oozing with BUTTERY oil, sprinkled with POWDERED SUGAR. Must be HOT. It tastes so easy and perfect and then you die.
The other Fried Dough joint says "Trans Fat Free"
No such sign at the Portuguese Bakery. These sailors know how its done I will wait until next year to have another.
I ate one of these HOT buttery HEROINE cakes and passed out in a comfortable diabetic shock on the ACed P-town ferry with Iraqi war news infomercials, the ocean, and flamboyant cocktail drinkers, my soundtrack.
It is well-established that I love donuts. So when I visited Provincetown, my friends quickly ushered me into this establishment, claiming that I was about to eat one of the best custard-filled donuts I would ever find. I've heard pretty much everything when it comes to donuts and have learned to be a bit skeptical. Imagine my delight, then, when I sank my teeth into a fresh, soft, perfectly-textured donut covered in cinnamon and sugar and found equally perfect, sticky, and slightly eggy custard inside. It was, in fact, one of the best custard-filled donuts I had ever found and ever expect to find. To quote Homer Simpson, "I wish I was eating it right now."
I definitely ate about 8 Pasteis De Natas (vanilla custard pastries) last week when I was in P-Town. I also brought a loaf of bread back to Boston which was very quickly devoured. So good!
Best bread ANYWHERE! and believe me, I know my buns.
YUM! The Portuguese breakfast sandwich (with spicy linguisa, of course) is fan-f*ing-tastic and well under $5.00. The freshly made powdered fried dough, croissants... everything... YUM! My waistline hates it, but my brain craves the dopamine injection from these mouth-watering pastries... the brain wins again.
For all of you fried dough lovers - it's called "MALASADAS" (pronounced" Mah-lah-sah-das") - get it right!!
I don't blame most of you because you are not Portuguese, but coming from a Portuguese boy, I am obligated to correct you :)
The last time I had a Malasada was in Hawaii years ago so when I saw the sign and the confections in the window, I hauled ass in here and fell in line. I was not disappointed! Good lord how I wish I didn't have to save my appetite for Moby Dick's in Wellfleet! Everything looked so yummy and where the hell are the portuguese bakeries in NYC?! Dammit me want more Malasadas!!! Guess I'll head back to P-town. . .
So I had never had linguica before but after having a Portuguese croissant I'm in love. Light on my wallet and really deliciously good. But the real winners are the Malasadas in the window. They're huge (like elephant ears) fried pieces of dough heavily sugared with real sugar. After you eat one you feel a little sick, but then you just keep going back for more cause who can resist fried doughy goodness.
This place has amazing sweet bread. And the fried dough is proof of God.
I only tried one pastry here, but it was unique and excellent. It contained a sweet potato and rum filling within a melt-in-your-mouth buttery shell coated with cinnamon. Nothing over the top, not decadently rich, but a simple delight. I'd love to go back.
There is simply no other place in Provincetown you should EVER go for baked foodstuffs. The Portuguese Bakery has EVERYTHING, and it is all fantastic.
It's a great place to get your sugar fix. I like fried dough and this place does it right. From the dough they use to how it is fried, its just good. I've also had fried dough at other locations, but something about how they do it here makes it so much better. It's almost like the Krispy Kreme of fried dough (I'm a fan of Krispy Kreme). It is best to get it within 10 minutes of being out of the fryer as its nice and warm and prevents you from devouring the entire thing instantly. Its a great place that I try to stop by each day. Nice people that work there and other baked goods, like the sweet bread, are also darn good.
Provincetown, MA
Category: Bakeries
Provincetown, MA
Category: Bakeries
Provincetown, MA
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Provincetown, MA
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Provincetown, MA
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