Lazar Famous Deli & Bakery

It’s a staycation weekend for me. I decided to check in to a hotel close to my workplace, so that I can sleep in a bit on Monday morning before heading off to work. Free is always good!
I took my time heading westbound today. I decided to do a quick search on Unilocal for Portuguese egg tarts and ended up driving another fifteen minutes to get here.
The bakery is located in a plaza. It’s busy, but there is plenty of parking. I decided to park at the back and walk around, ultimately figuring out that there is a Popeye’s and convenience store.
I walked into Lazar and was in heaven. When you first walk through the double doors, there are tables where you can sit down and the cashing out area. I was mesmerized by the dessert display smack in front of me. I am a huge fan of tiramisu. I must have stared at the huge slab for a good minute. I painfully decided not to get some today. I was on a mission to satisfy my craving for Portuguese egg tarts.
There are egg tarts everywhere on various racks on the right side of the store. You basically grab a white paper bag and stuff as many as you like in them. I got six of them. Each one is $ 1.20. There are also smaller ones. I would have to get three times as many smaller ones. Instead, I went with the regular-​sized ones.
The far right corner of the store has warm dishes that you can either eat in the café or take out. I saw lots of fish and rice balls. I will need to try them out next time.
If you love olives (I’m not a huge fan), you have plenty of different ones to choose from. I liked the gelato flavours and sardines selection, as well as the tea assortment.
The woman helping me check out was friendly and personable. I paid and grabbed my valuable bag of egg tarts.
I had my first egg tart at the hotel, after I had checked in. The custard is smooth and perfect. It’s slightly sweet, which it should be. It’s also perfectly flaky and crispy on the outside. So good!
I have already had two. I may need to go back tomorrow for more at this rate and try the tiramisu.

I stumbled upon this café on my drive and decided to stop in to pick up some buns — I ended up walking out with a lot more!
This decent sized space serves as an excellent bakery and a little café. I did not order anything from the café so I cannot comment on that aspect of this business, but it was definitely packed and lively in there.
The bakery is full of beautiful, colorful desserts which are all decent priced. A square piece of cake, brownie or cheesecake is about $ 2.50. Their cinnamon buns are HUGE and will run you about $ 2. Everything in there appeared very fresh and the place smelled heavenly. Buns were fresh and fairly priced!
They have a good amount of staff working so you are not waiting very long to be assisted.
All in all, it was a great experience and great food. I definitely will be back and will make it my regular bakery stop from now on!

First time visitor at Lazar Bakery, I must say the most amazing Staff, Spent over an hour assisting on putting a wedding package of sweets together last minute, the customer service representative and owner was very patient and friendly, created an amazing design from scratch, must say this place will always be my favourite Bakery in GTA! The Sweets they have is heaven!

My go to cake place. It at a good location with lots of parking and plenty of choices to pick from.
Portuguese shrimp patties at its finest are here in the back corner near the counter. Sometimes they put it behind the glass so just ask if you don’t see them.
They also have a large selection of coffee cakes, make your pick wisely they don’t all taste the same. I get the normal default one.
Staffs are friendly although some don’t speak a word of english, just point and smile and they will do their best to help ya :)
Recommended an will return.

This is my number one bakery spot. There are bakeries everywhere around Square One but Lazar takes the cake. Their bread is amazing, full of flavour and I love getting a fresh cut to any size I want — the white bread with a thick cut makes excellent French toast.
Then there’s the cannoli’s — HANDS DOWN — best cannoli you will ever have. You know they’re fresh when the crust is crunchy, it makes more of a mess but the flavour is amazing. The ricotta cheese recipe is unmatched by any other bakery in my opinion making it impossible for me to leave without having just one.
My regular items include: Bread, Sandwiches, Cannoli’s and Espresso.

Great place this Portuguese bakery. Love the little café part in the front to have your latte and snack. Large selection of fresh bread. The pretzel like twists in the back section are worth trying. They go well with antipasto. Great deli selection too. Staff is always friendly. I love the baked sweets too. Most items are good and definitely worth a try. The walnut tarts and coconut tarts are great! I drive from North Mississauga to come to this place. Check it out.

Since my last review, I’ve been back a handful of times and have had a chance to try a few more items from their bakery:
Natas — Not too egg-​y for those of you who don’t like that taste in custard. Pastry was nice and crispy! I believe they were $ 1.10ec
Strawberry Shortcake/​Chocolate Cake — Despite what one lady behind the counter said, Strawberry Shortcake wasn’t the best and neither was the Chocolate Cake. More cocoa taste as opposed to rich chocolate
Strawberry/​Lemon Cheesecake — Pretty good and surprisingly light and not too sweet. Apparently the Blueberry Cheesecake is the sweetest
Éclair — SKIP THIS! Choux pastry was pretty dry which was a shame ’cause the custard — similar to what’s inside a Boston Cream doughnut — was pretty fresh tasting. Perhaps it’s just a matter of storing them properly, re: not in a refrigerated showcase. I have no clue as to how you even make these ahead of time and actually get them to taste good
Meia de Leite (Portuguese latté) — Pretty good, definitely has a different, more roasted taste than the traditional Starbucks/​Tim Hortons/McD’s latté.
I find the staff always very cheerful and patient which does create a nice atmosphere and returning customers!

It is a very good and a big bakery, with a small corner that has a hot table, I had tried their half chicken dinner with rice and salad, and it was pretty good
I used to buy deli meat, and breads from there a lot, but now I just don’t go that way as much so not a regular anymore, but if you would like to try a Portuguese bakery with a very large and broad selection this would the place in Sauga
you can also dine in, they have an espresso bar and a huge bread selection as well.
ONE TIP– they have awesome sesame seed burger buns, and of course most of the time it’s sold out but worth a try

I recently went to Lazar bakery for the first time about 2 weeks ago and I absolutely fell in love with the place. Lazar is a great place to sit with friends and family and enjoy a coffee with a pastry or sandwich.
Lazar reminds me of the European cafes I used to go to in France when I was younger. They did a really good job to replicate the European look and feel.
They have a large selection of deli meat, cheeses and bread. I used to buy my sandwich buns at Starsky but as of 2 weeks ago, I’ve been getting them here.
Always fresh and significantly cheaper.
I also tried their famous custard tarts and I am now officially addicted. Crispy on the outside and the custard in the middle is incredibly delicious.
(Definitely recommend their tarts).
Overall I am a huge fan of Lazar and I highly recommend you stop by if you’re in the area.

Great Portuguese Bakery
There are tons of sweet on displayed apple strudels, cream buffs so much to choose from. There are also European bread and hot/​cold sandwiches you can orderd. There are also seatings that you can relax and enjoy your food.
Can I have one custard tart. Just one? Yes I can only afford to eat one… (I can eat 5 in one seating no problem!)
The Custard tarts taste great… the outside is really flaky. not heavy has a lot of texture.
The filling is a little sweet. but will taste great with a cup of strong coffee.
Yes the custard tarts looks burnt! Yes it is the way it supposed to be. and it does not taste bitter or anything.
If you can put in a toaster oven for 1 minute before eating your tart. that will taste so so so so awesome.

Lazar is an excellent Portuguese bakery/​deli located in the Mississauga City Centre. Having lived in the area for over 17 years, I’ve been to the bakery too many times to count. They offer great options for pretty much any situation, so I’ll just describe the things that make Lazar great.
1) Sandwiches: They also make fresh deli sandwiches, with nearly endless meat options. It’s not explicitly stated, but to have a sandwich made for you, you pick up one of the fresh buns in the back of the bakery, bring it to the counter, and choose your meat (s). They’ll serve the sandwich to you in their seating section, so you can watch TV while you wait.
2) Desserts and baked goods: Try the traditional Portuguese tarts. The original custard is their classic, but I prefer the one drizzled and stuffed with white/​milk chocolate. Their cakes and donuts are also among my favourites.
3) Hot food: They have a hot food section in the back right corner of the bakery. They offer a rotation of Portuguese dishes, made fresh daily.
4) Grocery store: It’s more than just a bakery/​deli — they also have a wide variety of Portuguese goods for sale.
My favourites:
Sandwiches: Prosciutto San Daniela, veal
Desserts and baked goods: chocolate custard tart, donut, mocha caramel cake
Hot food: shrimp patties

Their website is a little dingy, so I called in order to get information on cake prices & such. The first time I called, they were extremely busy and asked me to call back in 20 minutes. I was slightly frustrated, but I know that it is a fantastic bakery and understand why they had asked me to call back in a bit.
Once I called back, the customer service was amazing! The woman on the phone was extremely nice & we completely my order in no time. (:

Amazing! I asked the girl behind the counter to fill the bun with custard cream. It was absolutely delicious. Although I must warn the potential buyer that they put in a lot of cream… It seeped through the bag bug was definitely worth it. I finished it too quickly and didn’t get the chance to savour this deliciousness.

One of the best bakeries in Mississauga. If you want FRESH this is the one.
Great place for a quick lunch. Just wish they did not run out of there fish dinners, it’s so good.

To comment on one of the reviews, Nova doesn’t even compare to this place. It’s very inexpensive for the quality of products you get here. Even the deli section has better pricing than most stores. The cakes are very good, they also have flan which is great. Try the blueberry cheesecake and the strawberry shortcake. The only downside is the little bar where a few unsupervised but well behaved husbands sip on alcoholic drinks having loud conversations (Yes, «Lazar» is licensed in case you just decided to report them)… But trust me, as soon as you walk in, your eyes are involuntarily focused on all the cakes so you might not even notice the drinking husbands :) Love this place… But I’d like to have «Lazar» all to myself! You don’t really need to go there, you can go to «Nova». This place is mine! All mine!

I just bought a cake here for my birthday and it was amazing! This is probably going to be my go-​to spot for cakes now! I was recommended here by my niece, and I am verrry HAPPY! :) It”s also pretty cheap for the amazing cakes you get. I ordered a Strawberry Shortcake!
Definitely coming back here again…

The cheesecake here is delish. Their breakfast goods also look very good except for the apple danish. They smell amazing, but I tend to always feel the tenderness, softness and crispiness of a baked good by hitting it gently with tongs. The apple danish seemed solid which is not good (imho), however, the croissants are huge and those look okay too.
Gotta try some more stuff soon since I live just around the corner.

friendly staff but can sometimes take a while to get attended to for behind counter items… oreo cheesecake is good here & DH loves their custard tarts & mini sausages… had much better butter & sweet bean tarts elsewhere in Mississauga.
never sat & ate at the little dining area… seems like too much hustle & bustle near the checkout to be enjoyable. I suppose I would if there weren’t other dine in options…

my neighbourhood spot. i walk here even in snow storms. Full deli & dessert bar with a very decent selection with all the common european goodies… fresh bread comes out constantly throughout the day along with a hot food stand & full café bar. The ladies work very hard and they are always very fast and friendly!
They also have a section of dried foods on the shelves that don’t get much attention. I think that area could use a little sprucing up make it a little more exciting.

Lazar is a spacious and clean bakery and deli with a sit down area that was surprisingly busy with people enjoying pastries, donuts and coffee at 9:30 am on a Friday. I guess nobody is in a rush to get to work on a snowy Friday… well, neither was I :)
First things first, a quick summary: I tried an apple struddle. I’m a bit underwhelmed with the struddle, it wasn’t as flaky as I like and is more expensive than other bakeries in the area, but it wasn’t bad per se. The prices for pastries in general are a bit high, but they have a large selection of breads, pastries and desserts. The pastries and breads are fresh though, and the amount of people in here makes me think that the overall quality of food must be good so I’m giving them the benefit of the doubt.
A bit more in depth:
I came in the back entrance, and the first thing I saw was the large selection of breads they had. Raisin, corn, Caldense, Rye, Multigrain, they had a ton of selection of loafs and all were about $ 3. They had a smaller selection of buns/​rolls and a handful of bagels for $ 0.50 each.
They also had a fairly large selection of pastries, croissants (plan, chocolate, almond), apple & cherry turnovers, struddles, donuts, churrios, assortment of tarts and other flaky pastries. These were all $ 2, which is more expensive than the other bakeries in the area (normally $ 1.25-$ 1.50 each). I picked up an apple struddle and I’m sorry to say I was a bit disappointed. It wasn’t particularly good. It wasn’t too crisp and as flaky as I like my pastries, it was rather a bit softer.
They also had a number of desserts (see my pics), cakes and tarts, cannoli ($ 2 for a large, I think $ 1.25 for a small).
The cheese and deli section was large, and I imagine this place has a lot of customers during lunch.
Also a display of cakes which liked really good, each cake was about $ 30 I believe.
All in all, if I’m looking for a pastry, of the bakeries I’ve tried in this area I’d prefer Nova Bakery which is about 5 minutes away: I had a better experience with their apple turnover and they have cheaper prices, but I’ll have to go back to both shops for a more in depth comparison. Lazar does have a bigger selection than Nova though.