Cantinho Do Brazil, a new cafe in Danville, specializes in authentic Brazilian drinks, snacks, savory pastries and even rolled ice cream.
Located in the former Hartz Cafe at 370 Hartz Ave., the new fast-casual restaurant serves açai bowls, crepes, smoothies and grab-and-go items, like coxinha, a Brazilian bakery staple filled with cheese and shredded chicken, along with six types of Brazilian hamburgers topped with everything from pineapple to shoestring potatoes.
Each loaded burger starts with a beef patty, cheese and egg, and will run you $10-$16. Salty, deep-fried salgado ($5-$8) include rissole stuffed with ham and cheese or meat and corn; esfirra, a baked flatbread shaped into a pastry and stuffed with meat or chicken; and empadas ($5.50), which are round and less flaky than their half-mooned counterpart, empanadas.
Don’t miss the gluten-free Brazilian cheese bread sliders, pão de queijo, which are made with cassava flour and filled with everything from linguica to pulled pork. We heard they have housemade cakes by the slice, too.
Cantinho Do Brazil is open 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. weekends. Find more information at https://cantinhodobrazil.com.
Source: www.mercurynews.com