Ju L.
Yelp
My favorite Latin bakery. if you like cheese and you like bread, they have a million different ways they can be baked together. I still don't know the difference between bunuelos, pan de queso, pandebono, and almojabanas - and I don't care to. They are all cheesy, chewy shapes of goodness.
The bunuelos are worth a try: perfectly spherical, with a fluffy, uniform interior. In Colombia, they're traditionally eaten during Christmastime (so said someone who spontaneously made conversation with me inside the shop).
But my favorite thing here is the pandebono. It has a lovely chewiness inside from the yuca flour, a beautiful dusty crust that's just the right density, and a sharper cheese flavor than the bunuelo. It comes in two forms, made from the same dough: a squatter round shape and a doughnut-shaped one. I'm partial to the squat shape (you can taste the crust better). As with all baked goods, they're best in the mornings, fresh and warm from the oven!
They serve hot entrees as well, which tend to be what everyone at the cafe tables is eating. Recently, alfajores were added to the bakery selection. They seem identical to the Argentinan kind, and are messy, indulgent affairs of powdered sugar and dulce de leche. In warmer weather, there's a juice stand outside where you can get fresh juices for $4.
This can't be said for other Latin bakeries in the area: everything I've tried here has been fresh (even if not particularly interesting. Case in point: their Mexican conchas, their plain breads...).
Get the pandebono!
