From our kitchen in Fitchburg
377 John Fitch Hwy · Fitchburg, MA
Food, bakery & visits
Start with a dish, compare the choices on our menu and plan your visit to Fitchburg.
A coxinha is easy to recognize: a pointed top, a golden crumb coating and a savory filling tucked inside. If you have never tried one, start with the filling you already enjoy. At Meritíssimo, the menu gives you three different ways to do that.
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Some mornings call for a full breakfast. Others call for coffee and something small to eat on the way. Pão de queijo fits the second kind of morning—and it also earns its place on a table shared with coworkers or family.
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A birthday with children and grandparents needs a different table from an office lunch between meetings. Before picking trays, decide what the food needs to do: welcome people, replace lunch or keep a party going. That one decision makes the rest of the order easier.
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When someone asks for pão de sal, pão francês or carioquinha, the conversation often starts with where they grew up. Bread names vary between families and regions. At Meritíssimo, the item listed on the menu is “Bread / Pão de Sal”—a helpful name to use when ordering.
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“A misto, please” can mean a quick ham-and-cheese sandwich—or a breakfast with egg and bacon. Our sandwich menu spells out the differences. Knowing which version you want saves a question at the counter and helps when ordering for more than one person.
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You do not need to know every Portuguese dish name to order Brazilian food. Start with how hungry you are and whether you want a plate, a snack or something to share. At Meritíssimo, the restaurant, bakery and pizzeria give you all three starting points.
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On our menu, feijoada has a day: Saturday. It also has a full set of accompaniments. If you are planning a visit around this dish, knowing both details is more useful than simply knowing that a restaurant serves Brazilian food.
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A PF is not one fixed recipe. It is a way to serve lunch: a complete meal brought together on one plate. For many Brazilians, the familiar combination matters more than a long description. Rice, beans and a main dish say “lunch” before anyone explains the abbreviation.
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Before Fitchburg, before the bakery counter and before the name Meritíssimo, there was a kitchen inside a family home. Our story begins there, in Nova Era, Minas Gerais, on October 11, 1994. The first plate lunch cost two reais and fifty centavos.
Read the guideA plate lunch and a buffet can share familiar food without being the same order. The difference is how you choose and how the meal is served. Decide which experience you want before picking the dish.
Read the guideThe name sounds like a little chicken thigh. The familiar shape points in the same direction. But reading the name is not enough to know what is inside the snack you are about to order.
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A few small questions make it easier to choose your first coxinha—or order enough snacks for a gathering. These answers refer to our menu, not to every coxinha sold in Brazil.
Read the guideFeijoada comes with stories as well as accompaniments. Some describe a tradition; others turn a complicated history into one simple explanation. It is worth separating a familiar story from what we can establish.
Read the guideIf feijoada is the reason for your visit, start with the day and the menu description. These are the practical details to check before leaving home or ordering for a group.
Read the guideExplore ways to introduce Brazilian food to your family, team or guests. These guides come from dishes on our menu; event availability and portions are confirmed with the kitchen.
A practical birthday food guide from Meritíssimo: party salgados, pizza, cakes and sweets, with ideas for an easy family gathering in Central Massachusetts.
Read the guidePlan an office breakfast with Brazilian pão de queijo, coffee and salgados. Practical questions to ask before placing a group order near Fitchburg.
Read the guideWhat are coxinha, risole, empada, pastel and pão de queijo? Meet Brazilian party favorites and see how to combine them for an event.
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Compare Brazilian hot food trays, party salgados and pizza for birthdays, office meals and family gatherings near Fitchburg.
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