"The sourdough bread boom arrived in Uruguay before COVID-19 but escalated (in tandem with the rest of the world) quickly afterwards. Now you can get a great loaf at a handful of great bakeries around town, but head to Bertha also for fluffy medialunas, brioche cinnamon buns, and mortadella sandwiches. Neither of the owners, Agustina Rodríguez and Virginia Olij, are career chefs, but they began Bertha as a side project and soon had a hit on their hands, eventually leading to a space in Pocitos where diners could eat in. — MB" - Marcela Baruch