While Bermuda’s economy continues to struggle — two newly opened Dockyard shops are filling a void in the market and doing a brisk business.Nathalie Sheen owner of Top Dog, a hot dog vendor cart parked in the pavilion across near the tourist information booth, serves about 150 customers a day.Dockyard has a captive audience of more than 6,000 cruise passengers coming off mega ships several days of the week throughout the summer months until the end of September.According to Ms Sheen, she is the only hot dog stand in the immediate area and since she started last year, business has been steady“It’s been awesome — really good,” she said. “We have a lot of local business, regular crew members from the ship and tourists.”Top Dog sells Hebrew National hot dogs, chicken sandwiches, Italian sausages, nachos, chips and drinks, ranging in price from $4 for a regular hot dog, $4.50 for a jumbo and $5 for a sweet or hot Italian sausage sandwich.Ms Sheen owns the cart along with her husband, a long-time firefighter who retired after 23 years due to a back injury.From April to the end of October, Top Dog is open seven days a week from 10am until 4pm and stays open later to attend evening events such as Destination Dockyard and the upcoming Culture Fest celebration.Ms Sheen said she got the idea for the hot dog cart from a friend in Canada who started a similar venture and after having several jobs, she thought this would fit her lifestyle — which includes travelling half of the year.“Business has been good — we wouldn’t have done it for a second year if it wasn’t,” she said, adding that she lives only ten minutes away making her commute a quick one.Directly across the street is the new Dockyard Pastry & Coffee Shop, which opened in August of last year in the Victualling Yard where the old HSBC ATM used to be.Owned by Pompano Beach Club’s longtime pastry chef Joerg Rudolph, the shop offers freshly baked pastries, pies, desserts and an expanding lunch menu.“Business has been good — busy, busy, busy,” said Paula Careysiese, the shop manager. “We’re seeing a good mixture of both locals and tourists come in.”Ms Careysiese said that even the winter months were busy — with customers lining up for the shop’s custom-made cakes.“Christening cakes, showers, birthdays — you name it,” she said. “We were very busy.”The eatery has now expanded their menu to include sandwiches, quiches and other lunch items to accommodate their growing customer base.The bakery also offers authentic English Afternoon tea with fresh scones, clotted cream and marmalade.The shop is open from 9am to 5pm, seven days a week.