Love runs in our family
Specialties
We specialize in coffee, cappuccinos, lattes, loose leaf tea, boba tea, pastries (including Portuguese and Brazilian goodies, as well as Gluten free/Vegan), sandwiches, desserts and homemade bagels! Most of our pastries and desserts are baked on premise with love!
History
Serra Doce opened in downtown Summit, NJ in August 2021. We opened Serra Doce in Summit thinking of our family. Arsonval’s family immigrated from near Serra da Estrela, Portugal to São Paulo, Brazil in 1954, and subsequently to the United States in 1984. Elisabete’s family immigrated from Portugal to the United States in 1985, but Elisabete spent her childhood in Provence, South of France. Our dream is to have a cozy coffee shop that specializes in Portuguese and Brazilian pastries and sandwiches. Serra was chosen in honor of Arsonval’s grandmother’s birthplace and Doce (which means sweet in Portuguese) was chosen by Elisabete who truly believes Life is Sweet and precious.
In the summer of 2024, we decided to continue our dream for an additional coffee shop down south and after much research decided to explore downtown Daytona Beach, FL. We have vacationed over the last 20 years in Florida and spend as much time as we can in our home in Palm Coast. As we learned recently, we are “snow birds”.
We met Tammy and Sweet Marlay’s in the Spring of 2024 and loved what she had built with her husband Ed. We want to continue to provide both our Summit and Daytona Beach communities with excellent coffee, pastries, sandwiches, and a cozy space to relax. A home away from home!
We love to travel and explore new coffee shops and want to bring Arsonval’s love of espresso and Elisabete’s love of baking to our new coffee shop in Daytona Beach. Bring your family and friends to our coffee shops, we promise to transport you to another time and place and remind you of all those good memories to make you feel special.