Silver Star Bakery — Restaurant in Providence

On a walk through Wayland Square this weekend I figured I would pop my head into Silver Star Bakery. It’s an unassuming little storefront so I hadn’t gone in before, but I’m glad I finally did. Why? The loaf of multigrain bread I got here beats anything I’d find at the supermarket! Never have I been happier to forget to buy bread earlier this week. The multigrain bread is a nice, hearty, loaf that holds up well for sandwiches or toast. I kept it simple while I was there and only got the bread, but they also had beautiful looking Portuguese treats—everything from bubbly and crisp pasteis de nata to a mini orange cake (maybe some variant of bolo de laranja?) I’ll be back soon for more bread, and to try some of...

We stopped by the bakery right before closing—didn’t realize the time, but we were hoping to grab a quick treat. The girl working was outside putting chairs away and completely ignored us standing inside. After waiting a bit, my aunt went out to ask if we could still order, and the response we got was, “It depends what time it is,” with a tone that made it pretty clear we weren’t welcome. She eventually came back in, barely said a word, and made it obvious that we were a major inconvenience. I totally get that staff want to go home, but we were still customers, we were polite, and we even left a tip. A little bit of basic courtesy would’ve...

Gotta love the fresh bread and pastry. Opens at 5 so I am usually fighting off going to bed after a long night out to get some fresh food to Wake up too

So five years later I have probably one of the worst experiences in a bakery in a very long time. The doughboys were ice cold, and the bread that they said it was fresh was also cold. The woman recommended an almond dessert. That was the consistency of a hard brick. I went at 6 AM so they haven't been open long. Now I have to go to the Luisa Tania bakery because every time you go there they are fresh and often sold out so sad. What a difference five...