"Flake Bakery, run by baker Cristina Quintino and her husband Stephen Chen, sells one thing and one thing only: the traditional Portuguese pastel de nata, or egg custard tart. Quintino is so confident in her product that she doesn’t stock any other pastries in the shop — and she sold out so fast in the bakery’s opening months that she had to institute order limits on the weekends. It’s easy to taste why: The tart hits all the high notes, from the warm and creamy egg custard filling to the buttery, flaky puff pastry." - Nathan Tavares