This February, it’s time to find out who bakes the best sweet bread in the South Coast with the South Coast Snackdown!
New Bedford Food Tours and Viva Fall River are excited to announce the South Coast Snackdown, the second annual “friendly food fight” among regional bakeries. Last year, Goulart Square Bakery in New Bedford took top billing in the Pasties de Nata Throwdown, with Europa Coffee Shop & Pastries in Fall River coming in second place. This year, the focus is on sweet bread and the entry pool is regional, including all bakeries in South Coast Massachusetts.
The goal of this friendly competition is to help spread awareness of ALL the great bakeries, cafes, and markets in the region and help to generate additional and new business during the slower sales and tourism off-season. No matter who wins, we ALL win!
A map of all the bakeries that bake their own sweet bread, whether Portuguese massa, or Guatemalan pan dulce, will be available online at www.nbfoodtours.com/snackdown. Sweet bread lovers are invited to visit as many of the 20 bakeries as they can during the month of February, and to vote on their favorite bread.
For more information, visit www.nbfoodtours.com/snackdown
New Bedford Food Tours offers food and history tours of New Bedford and Fall River. Guided walking tours bring participants to sample a variety of local foods infused with the South Coast’s diverse heritage. As guests stroll the cobblestones, our local guides share the art and history of the area, putting the food into the cultural and historical context.
Viva Fall River embodies the vibrant spirit and community pride that defines this remarkable city. We are an active tourism organization that guides locals and newcomers alike to Fall River’s vivacious and diverse community. Viva Fall River champions economic growth and celebrates all the city has to offer: creative arts, rich ethnic and cultural traditions, diverse businesses, a picturesque waterfront, spirited events, and so much more.
The organization is a grant-funded, public-private partnership and is a fiscal sponsorship of the One SouthCoast Chamber Foundation, a non-for-profit entity.
Southcoast Sweetbread Snackdown
The Snackdown is free for both bakeries and consumers to take part (other than the cost of the bread.) Consumers can vote for any bakeries that make the delicious bread in the South Coast, which includes the following cities and towns:Acushnet, Berkley, Dartmouth, Fairhaven, Fall River, Freetown, Marion, Mattapoisett, New Bedford, Rochester, Somerset, Swansea, Wareham, and Westport. Voting will be available online at 
