sweet belem cake boutique

serious portuguese tarts and not to mention the other sweet items on display. a must check out place!

sweet belem. as the french would say, c'est magnifique.

wonderful. possibly the best portuguese custard tarts i've ever had!

the portuguese tart (called the "sweet belem tart" there) has a pastry which is both flaky and crunchy, the custard full of flavour, but not too rich, topped with cinnamon.

last sunday, cheesecake boy and i went to the annual bairro portugues held in petersham. now, i avoid festivals as i hate queues so cheesecake boy bribed me to go with the promise of portuguese tarts at sweet belem. it was incredibly hot on sunday, so it was not as crowded as last year but there were still queues at some stalls. arriving at the festival due to the heat we made a beeline for some cold drinks straight away. the sangria was very popular but cheesecake boy went for the beer and i chose the orange flavoured sumol. it tasted like sunkist but not as sweet and i quite enjoyed it, i seldom drink soft drinks. it was refreshingly cold and now we were ready to check out the food. my soft drink cheesecake boy spotted the mojo picon stall and wanted a chorizo and prawn roll, and there was a huge queue. however, i was super hungry and missed breakfast and they smelt good, so we joined the queue. while we were waiting i saw another stall barbecuing some sardines. bbq sardines and othe

the tray aside the ‘sweet belem tarts’ sign was empty other than a few flaky crumbs, but there was only a second of two of distress before it was replaced with a full tray, piled high.

while i’m not convinced the custard tart is the best in australia, as belem claims, it is very good and is nice with the dusting of ground cinnamon.

fantastic pastries and great coffee what more do you need