Nova Pastry & Bakery

Awesome bakery for pastries and deli. I love the fact that they also sell other products (dairy, frozen food, snacks… etc) making them a bakery/​grocery-​type of store; and their prices are very affordable as well. My only (minor) beef is when the place gets pretty crowded (at peak hours) they seem understaffed but customer service is excellent nonetheless.

My mom used to buy me small pastries from here as a child and the flavours and quality haven’t changed! Still one of my favourite bakeries. Old school recipes, always fresh and lots of variety. Love it!

We received some cookies as a gift from a friend. They are awesome. I expected dried hard stale butter cookies with little flavour. What I experienced are soft, fresh, buttery, melt in your mouth old fashion Xmas cookies.
Love them! Totally exceeded my expectations. Cookies looked simple but tasted AMAZING. Yum!

Pros: Consistently excellent cappuccinos, lattes, and coffees. Very good brew. The seasoned ladies are knowledgeable and efficient.
–Deli prices and cake prices are very reasonable and competitive.
–central location for fresh coffee and goods.
Cons: –the custard tarts are not that good anymore. I’m sorry, but the regulars know this is true. The tart is hardly flaky, it is soggy on the bottom, and the custard itself is overly sweet, and heavy.
I saw a posting for a new baker on their door, I hope he/​she starts soon!

Years ago they were the best, lately I find the buns look smaller and are harder. I used to pass by Italian bakeries and come here for the soft buns, years ago. The servers are always ready to serve and there is no long wait at the counter. As for sitting in, there is always room here and the variety of choices are still plentiful. As with any bakery, get here as soon as it opens, by suppertime, forgetaboutit, you have to get what’s leftover if it’s freshly baked or choose from the container cookies. The cash gals used to be smiley but now rush you out and and 99.9 percent make a mistake rushing you, for example I was charged for items I did not purchase, they got punched in as something entirely different, I have no time to check the receipt ’till I’m out the door which is right next to the cash register. Then it takes forever to get it corrected because the new gal has to wait for the «supervisor» to make the correction and I am squeezed between the door and counter while I’m told to stand back while others are being cashed out. The gals who serve behind the counter are polite and patient and for this I will add one star. Nova won’t go back to the excellent quality they had years ago because money talks and they always have customers but not this one. I might drop-​in once a year to see how things are going, tho.

This is the BEST bakery to buy shrimp puffs in the city hands down! I only go here to buy their delicious shrimp puffs as well as their fresh bread. Their cappuccino is also awesome! Currently craving those darn shrimp puffs as I type, their absolutely addicting!!! :)

Best Bakery in Mississauga without a doubt! I always go there for cakes and pies and other tasty treats.

So I went to this place for an afternoon snack and it’s in a bit of a discrete plaza. This plaza is very unique as there are 3 deli/​meat shops out of the 6 or 7 stores that are there and they all seemed very busy.
I had no idea what I was getting, but I heard the fried food was good, so I just got one of each — my fave line (thank god I’m not super loaded or I would go into a car dealership and say I’m not sure what’s good, just give me one of each) and a Portuguese tart. I’ve tried 3 of them so far, one meat, one tuna and one shrimp. The tuna is okay, but it tastes funny (but doesn’t all tuna? lol). The meat is average. The shrimp ones are really good. All and all, good value for the fried foods as they were all under $ 1.00 each.
As for the Portuguese tart? Wowzers! I’ve had these tarts before from an Asian grocery store and they sucked, but here, they are so good. It’s like a cold crème brule with a flaky outside. So friggin good.
Overall verdict: may be my new weekend breakfast hangout since it’s only a 5 minute drive away. Maybe I will try the coffee tomorrow.
Looking forward to it.

My daily fix for coffee, and I usually get a either a toast or some type of desert to go with it. Inexpensive lattes versus other places. The sandwitches, etc are usually good. I also pickup bread from here for my family.

I was searching for a special cake to celebrate a retirement. I didn’t need a custom cake but was looking for something small, simple but better than you grocery store variety.
I purchased their vanilla cake with custard filling. It has a thin layer of whipped icing on the top and a thin layer of vanilla chocolate on the top of that.
Unfortunately it looks better than it tastes. Very plain; it needs more icing and flavouring. The price was right ($ 13.00) but really boring. I really could have done better buying a La Rocca cake at my local grocery store.

Nova is pretty awesome! Just like another reviewer wrote, it’s like a one-​stop mini grocery, bakery and deli. It always smells incredible as soon as you hit your foot in the door.
All their breads are always fresh and so flavourful; although, Grandma’s buns rule, especially when they are piping hot. The made-​to-​order sandwiches are remarkable. You can choose whatever bun/​bread you like from the bakery and they’ll prepare it just the way you like — huge portions too. You can also buy a Portuguese cheese there called Sao Jorge — kind of like Gouda meeting Gruyère — great with a full-​bodied red wine.
My husband claims the Portuguese tarts are some of the best he’s ever tried. I haven’t had much from the pastry section as I don’t really have a sweet tooth. I have, however, tried the cod fish fritters but I found them a bit dry and a little saltier than others I’ve tried. I will definitely take others’ advice and go with the shrimp puffs next time.

best sweet bean & butter tarts here!!!
Also had chicken/​pork pastries but they were way too salty. DH liked them though. My BFF had the cod/​fish one & said it was good. I tried the shrimp puffs at a later date & had to go back for more– so good!!!
it’s like a mini grocery, dining area, bakery/​deli & service counter all in one… not a fan of eating in there but that’s my personal preference, not that it’s not a fine option! Just be sure to get a butter tart & shrimp puff:-)

I stop by here to pick up the Portuguese shrimp puffs.
They make them really well here.
I also recommend the coffee here, cheap and good.
The baked goods and pastries are my wife’s dept and she usually buys a bunch of that.
I just meet her at the cash and do my husbandly duties and pay for everything…

I ordered chicken and veal parmigan for a party. Amazing food, received many compliments. Pizza was great as well.

Nova is the best! They have a huge variety of breads, cakes and treats. It’s so hard to pick one dessert! They also do made to order sandwiches and have a coffee bar on site. You can get your caffeine fix for under $ 2, which is amazing because I’d gladly pay more for their smooth, dark roast.
My go to order is a café au lait with a strawberry tart or egg napkin. A great small treat for any time in the day

A (nother) pastry craving had me stop at two bakeries this morning on the way to work. I randomly passed by Nova, saw their sign, and decided to stop in to see what they had. I already had a chocolate croissant and doughnut in hand from Truscott Bakery, but too much butter is never a bad thing (right?).
I’m going to preface my review by saying that I had a good experience, but I’ve only tried ONE thing here: the apple turnover. Everything did look good though. Since I’ve only tried one thing, and had a monster pastry craving at the time, I’m going to give it 3 stars for now (it’s probably 3 and a half) and I’ll update when I make another trip. Hey, what can I say, I’m like the teacher you love to hate, I don’t give easy marks :)
First, it’s fairly large for a bakery, they sandwiches and hot food, complete with a sit down section, a small grocery section and a good num ber of pastries and baked breads.
Pastries were about $ 1.35 for each (and most of it looked great: cinnamon twists, strudles, turnovers, pies looked awesome, eclaires and various puff pastries, tarts). Bagels were $ 0.50.
After tasting their apple turnover, I’m going to go back and try some of their other offerings, because it was pretty good! I microwaved the turnover when I got into the office (we don’t have a toaster oven, unfortunately) but it was still really good, the crust was flaky and crispy and the filling with apple-​y and sweet.
Their breads smelled and looked delicious so I’ll have to pick up a loaf of something next time ’round. As mentioned above, pies also look really good so I’m going to have to go carb-​heavy one of these days and just try out some of their other things. It was busy (especially for 9:15 am on a Tuesday) so the turnover here must be pretty high and I assume it’s fairly popular.
I’ll be back and I’ll update my rating accordingly.