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Minas Gerais food, local coffee and spoon sweets to recharge between shopping stops.
A guide to Ateliê da Lee, an emporium that began as Ateliê do Queijo in 2009, in Suzano (SP), created by Eliana Oliveira, known as Lee, an entrepreneur since 1999.
Updated October 17, 2026
Juruaia has home-style Minas Gerais restaurants downtown, bakeries and cafés. To take home cheeses, Minas Gerais sweets and regional coffee, Ateliê da Lee is at Rua Vereador Alberto Mario Segreti, 97, Mirante neighborhood.
What to taste in Juruaia and Southern Minas
- Warm pão de queijo (cheese bread) in the morning.
- Minas cheese fresh, semi-cured or cured, with goiabada cascão (guava paste) (the classic "Romeu e Julieta").
- Doce de leite, spoonable or firm (for slicing).
- Filter coffee from the Coffee Mountains region.
- Cornmeal cake and traditional baked treats for afternoon coffee.
- Minas Gerais food for lunch: rice, beans, collard greens, torresmo (pork cracklings) and free-range chicken.
For shoppers
- Have a light snack mid-morning so you don't miss the best shopping hours.
- Have lunch early (11:30 a.m.) or after 1:30 p.m. on event days.
- Leave buying cheese and sweets until the end of the day, before you hit the road.
Lunch
Downtown has restaurants serving homestyle Minas Gerais food, as well as hotel restaurants. On event days, go early or after the rush.
Coffee, snacks and bakeries
There are bakeries and coffee shops downtown and along the way to the stores, perfect for a mid-morning pão de queijo (cheese bread).
Cheeses, sweets and coffees to go
In the Mirante neighborhood, Ateliê da Lee brings together cheeses, Minas Gerais sweets and regional coffees.
Sources: Aciju, Diário do Comércio, IBGE and travel guides, consulted in October 2026. Dates and times may change.
Sweets, cheese and coffee to go.
In the Mirante neighborhood, Ateliê da Lee offers Canastra cheese and semi-cured cheese, goiabada cascão (guava paste), canned sweets, pão de queijo (cheese bread) and coffee from the region. For a break or to take home as a souvenir.
Where to eat: list of local businesses.
Member companies of the Juruaia Commercial and Industrial Association.
- BBQUAI JURUAIA
- Coffee Time Café e Bistrô
- EMPÓRIO D'JOÃO
- FORNÃO PIZZARIA
- MACEDO SPECIALTY COFFEES
- Mais Sabor Restaurante
- MERCADO ECONÔMICO
- Pesqueiro Pé da Serra
- PESQUEIRO'S DU
- RESTAURANTE IZAURA
- Sabores da Terra – Juruaia
- Sorveteria Fruti Bom
- Sorveteria Gelato
- SORVETES NATUICE JURUAIA
- SUPERMERCADO LIMA
- SUPERMERCADO REZENDE
- UAI BAR
- Zeplin Quiosque
See the complete business guide.
Frequently asked questions
Where to eat in Juruaia?
Downtown there are restaurants serving homestyle Minas Gerais food, bakeries and coffee shops. To take home cheeses, sweets and coffee, Ateliê da Lee is in the Mirante neighborhood.
Your next stop in Juruaia.
Ateliê da LeeRua Vereador Alberto Mario Segreti, 97
Bairro Mirante · Juruaia, MG · CEP 37805-000
Phone and WhatsApp: (11) 99992-4741. Email: atendimento@ateliedalee.com.br. Directions, today's hours and reviews on our Google profile.