The Slow Bakery
Cold Brew
Chocolate Chip Cookie
Banana Cake
Cinnamon Roll
Located in Botafogo, and focused on Slow Food ideas, The Slow Bakery offers a unique menu of global Breads built by natural fermentation alongside house-roasted Coffee in cozy environs with great service.
Using the description “from field to table,” and open Tuesday through Friday from 11h00 to 19h30 plus Saturday 09h00 to 15h00, it was approximately two hours prior to closing that the store was found mostly full, staff fluent in English exceedingly pleasant and the combination of free WiFi plus copious power outlets a welcome sight after several hours of sightseeing.
Producing everything from Yogurt and Ice Cream to Cakes, Jams and Bread on-site, the latter built on an inherited Lactobacillus Sanfranciscensis starter, it was with strong Cold Brew in hand that three items were received after re-warming, the Banana Bread crumbly yet moist and quite similar to what might expect from Grandma’s kitchen.
Moving next to The Slow Bakery’s Cinnamon Roll, an item not otherwise seen in Rio or São Paulo, suffice it to say that the addition of Dulce de Leche certainly did not hurt a springy coil of Sourdough while the Cookie saved for last was fluffy with warm Vanilla notes, but fairly light in Chocolate Chips.
www.theslowbakery.com.br