Lia Quindere Sucre Fortaleza: Patisserie, Not Burgers
Lia Quinderé built Sucré from a 3-table Fortaleza café into a national frozen-savoury brand, and it has no burger to review.
If you searched “Lia Quindere Sucre Fortaleza” expecting a burger, here is the straight answer: Lia Quinderé is the founder, CEO and chef behind Sucré in Fortaleza, and Sucré is not a burger restaurant. I hunted for a signature burger, a price and a technique on sucre.com.br and in the Portuguese press. Nothing. Sucré is documented as a doceria and patisserie turned premium frozen-savoury brand. Real burgers live elsewhere — in Aldeota, Meireles and Varjota.
Lia Quindere Sucre Fortaleza: the correction in one line
Sucré in Fortaleza is a patisserie turned frozen-savoury brand, not a hamburgueria, and it serves no signature burger.
I cross-checked the official brand story on sucre.com.br, the 2013 Portal Sabores interview and the Fartura Brasil chef page. None lists a burger, a burger price or a burger technique. A targeted search for “Sucré” Fortaleza hamburguer and burger also returned no burger menu. My take: do not list Sucré in a burger round-up, even as a curiosity. Methodology: this profile uses only the official site, dated local press and directory listings, and treats brand claims and old addresses as historical unless a second source confirms them for 2026.
Who is Lia Quindere? From law to Le Cordon Bleu to Sucre founder
Lia Quinderé is the founder, CEO and chef behind Sucré Alimentos in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.
I found her path in the 2013 Portal Sabores interview: Law in Fortaleza, then pâtisserie at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris plus Gastronomy modules, and a Wilton cake-design title in Chicago. She started with home orders, then opened a small 3-table café inside the Carpe Diem gift shop in 2007 under the Sucré brand. Her current title on LinkedIn is CEO and Founder of Sucré Alimentos in Fortaleza, and sucre.com.br names her as founder and chef (sucre.com.br, LinkedIn, 2013 Portal Sabores interview).
- Base: Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
- Role: founder, CEO and chef of Sucré, per sucre.com.br and LinkedIn
- Training: Law degree in Fortaleza, Le Cordon Bleu Paris pâtisserie, Wilton Chicago cake design
- Start: home kitchen orders, then 2007 café inside Carpe Diem gift shop
- Brand: Sucré, born as fine confectionery in that home café
French-style patisserie cake display, illustrative of Sucré doceria-patisserie origins. No verified CC portrait of Lia Quinderé found — original photo still needed, do not present as Lia. Alt: French patisserie cake display case Sucré patisserie Fortaleza (Photo: Alpha (avlxyz), CC BY-SA 2.0)
Awards: what Lia Quindere and Sucre actually won
Lia Quinderé was elected Chef Pâtissière of the year in 2013 and 2015, and Sucré won best sweet shop honours in 2015.
Fartura Brasil lists her as Chef Pâtissière of the year 2013 and 2015 in Prazeres da Mesa Melhores do Ano, and as winner of Melhor Doceria do Brasil 2015 at Prêmio Gula plus three consecutive years in regional Veja Comer and Beber Fortaleza (Fartura Brasil chef page, 2015 award report). I could not independently verify trophy years beyond those secondary listings, because the Prazeres page required a CAPTCHA on 2 October 2026. I left birth date, daily kitchen role and any 2025-2026 ventures out, because no reliable source confirms them.
Is Sucre Patisserie still open? From 3-table cafe to frozen snacks
Sucré is now presented as a national premium frozen-savoury brand, and I found no verified dine-in Sucré patisserie address, hours or prices for 2026.
The official timeline on sucre.com.br runs: 2007 home café and fine confectionery, 2014 cassava coxinha with family-farming ingredient, 2018 frozen mini version for oven and airfryer and supermarket entry, 2020 impact-business pivot supporting mothers, 2022 patisserie farewell and national supermarket expansion. Current products are premium frozen salgados congelados with clean label, ready in minutes in oven or airfryer: mini coxinha de frango, mini pastel and bolaço including a prime-rib version.
- 2007: home kitchen and 3-table café, fine confectionery
- 2014: cassava coxinha with family-farming ingredient
- 2018: frozen mini coxinha for oven and airfryer, supermarket entry
- 2020: impact-business pivot, priority hiring of mothers
- 2022: patisserie farewell, national supermarket expansion
Timeline chart 2007-2022: 2007 3-table café fine confectionery, 2014 cassava coxinha, 2018 frozen mini oven/airfryer supermarket entry, 2020 impact business mothers, 2022 patisserie farewell national expansion, zero burger items. Alt: Sucré Fortaleza timeline chart 2007 to 2022 patisserie to frozen savouries no burger (Data: Sucré Alimentos sucre.com.br, chart: Burger Breton, CC0)
Old patisserie addresses still circulate, but treat them as historical. Portal Sabores listed Rua Nunes Valente 1310, Av. Virgílio Távora 284 and Rua República da Armênia 920 plus the online store www.sucre.com.br (historical addresses). Directories also place Sucré Patisserie at Av. Senador Virgílio Távora 1731 in Aldeota and 284 in Meireles. Do not use those for a 2026 visit without calling first. To buy today, use the brand site and supermarket frozen aisles rather than a dine-in shop.
Sucré’s own site claims it is the best-selling frozen-savoury brand in the Northeast and fourth in Brazil, and states 63% of the team are women and 40% are mothers. Those are single-source brand claims on sucre.com.br. I do not repeat them as independent facts.
Single coxinha breaded fried Brazilian snack with shredded chicken filling, showing cassava-dough coxinha, mini pastel and bolaço concept ready in oven/airfryer. Alt: Brazilian coxinha de frango cassava dough close-up frozen salgados (Photo: Sintegrity, CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where to eat the best burgers in Fortaleza instead
The best burgers in Fortaleza are in Aldeota, Meireles and Varjota, not at Sucré. If I had one night, I would start in Varjota.
For context on the city’s burger scene, see our Fortaleza burger city guide and browse all our burger restaurant guides. I built our city-spoke method on those hubs, the same way as our best burgers in Mumbai city guide and best burgers in Miami city guide. TripAdvisor listed 6,021 traveller reviews for Hamburger in Fortaleza at the check date, which shows demand but not quality (TripAdvisor Fortaleza hamburger listings).
| Burger spot in Fortaleza | Neighbourhood | What the record says |
| — | — | — |
| Porpino Burger, Av. Senador Virgílio Távora 597, Meireles, opened 2016 | Meireles | Veja Comer and Beber Fortaleza 2017-2018 jury pick |
| Burger Street 1130, Rua Frei Mansueto 1130, Varjota, opened 2013 | Varjota | Veja jury second place |
| El Chancho, Rua Leonardo Mota 1477, Aldeota | Aldeota | Veja jury third place |
Comparison table: Porpino Burger Meireles 2016 jury winner, Burger Street 1130 Varjota 2013 second, El Chancho Aldeota third — all historical 2017 Veja jury, verify before visiting. Alt: Fortaleza burger spots comparison table Porpino Burger Street El Chancho (Data: Veja Comer & Beber Fortaleza 2017/2018 jury, table: Burger Breton, CC0)
Those three picks come from the Veja jury ranking of 25 November 2017, cross-checked for this article (where to eat good hamburgers in Fortaleza). Treat addresses, prices and opening status as historical and verify before you go. For the neighbourhood feel, start with our Fortaleza burger city guide: Aldeota and Meireles behind the seafront, Varjota for bars and restaurants, Praia de Iracema at night.
Map of Aldeota, Meireles and Varjota marking three historical addresses: Av. Senador Virgílio Távora 597, Rua Frei Mansueto 1130, Rua Leonardo Mota 1477. Alt: Fortaleza burger map Aldeota Meireles Varjota Porpino Burger Street El Chancho (Map: OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL)
Sucre Fortaleza FAQ: burgers, addresses and buying
The same questions I kept getting while researching — answered short, all from verifiable sources.
Is Sucre Fortaleza a burger restaurant?
No. Sucré is documented as a doceria and patisserie turned salgados congelados brand, with no burger menu found on the official site or in Portal Sabores and Fartura profiles.
Does Sucre serve a signature burger?
No signature burger, burger technique or burger price is documented. Do not list one.
Who is Lia Quinderé and what is her role at Sucré today?
Lia Quinderé is the founder, CEO and chef behind Sucré Alimentos in Fortaleza, per sucre.com.br and LinkedIn. Her day-to-day kitchen role in 2026 is unconfirmed.
Is Sucre Patisserie still open in Fortaleza?
No dine-in Sucré patisserie is verified as open for 2026. The official story describes a 2022 patisserie farewell and a national frozen-brand expansion. Old Virgílio Távora, Nunes Valente and República da Armênia addresses are historical.
What is coxinha de mandioca, mini coxinha and bolaço?
Coxinha de mandioca is Sucré’s 2014 cassava-dough coxinha. Mini coxinha de frango, mini pastel and bolaço are its current frozen savouries, heated in minutes in oven or airfryer per sucre.com.br.
Where to eat the best burger in Fortaleza?
Check Aldeota, Meireles and Varjota. Historical jury picks are Porpino Burger in Meireles, Burger Street 1130 in Varjota and El Chancho in Aldeota, from Veja 2017. Always verify current hours and prices.
