Café e Bar Stalos
Torta de Limao – White Cake stuffed with Lime Cream and Chantilly
Cheesecake Romeu e Julieta – Creamy Cheese Mousse topped with Guava Jelly
Torta Churros – White Cake stuffed with Dulce de Leche and topped with Cinnamon Sugar
Torta Chocolate com Doce De Leite e Amendoas – Chocolate Cake stuffed with Dulce de Leche, Chocolate Cream and Almonds
Classic Brigadeiro
Located in Copacabana, and offering a wide variety of traditional Brazilian plates as well as Desserts, Café e Bar Stalos remains open 24/7 and can frequently be found quite busy with a good mix of locals as well as tourists.
An inhabitant of Avenida Nossa Senhora de Copacabana for several years, modern décor and televisions tuned to futebol creating a welcoming environment around red furniture and Formica, it is on large overhead displays that Stalos’ savories are featured prominently, a smaller paper menu left to describe items lining Pastry cases near the register.
Serving its role with friendly service and fair prices, a lack of Portuguese fluency overcome through visual inspection and descriptive explanations, it was with five items boxed to-go that the bill was paid in Cash, a refrigerator keeping things cool overnight and everything holding up well until Breakfast the next day at GIG while awaiting a plane to São Paulo.
Unable to reheat Savories, and thus focusing only on Café e Bar Stalos’ sweet side, it was in an attempt to proceed from light to heavy that Breakfast began with traditional Lime Cake, the soft Sponge surrounded by subtle Citrus further muted by Chantilly while Romeu e Julieta Cheesecake fared far better thanks to creamy Mousse and a thick layer of Guava Jelly.
Unable to resist Dulce de Leche, two additional Cakes finding Vanilla and Chocolate Sponges stuffed with caramelized Condensed Milk, it was largely the presence of Nuts that saw the second fare better, though would be hard to suggest Cocoa was not also involved considering the creamy consistency of Stalos’ housemade Brigadeiro.
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