A panadería sells Mexican and Latin American breads and sweet pastries — pan dulce, conchas, bolillos — usually baked fresh each morning. Every bakery here has panadería, Mexican or pan dulce in its name or category, or names them on its own website.
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Panaderia Tlaxcalita
170 Passaic St, Passaic, NJ 07055
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La Ideal Mexican Bakery
72 Market St, Passaic, NJ 07055
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Panadería San Juan
368 Monroe St, Passaic, NJ 07055
Take a tray and tongs. Many panaderías are self-serve: you pick pastries from the shelves with tongs and bring the tray to the counter. Afternoon batches are common, so ask when the next bake comes out.
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What is pan dulce?
Pan dulce means sweet bread in Spanish. It covers conchas, orejas, cuernos, empanadas and many other pastries sold in Mexican and other Latin American bakeries.
What is a concha?
A concha is a soft, round sweet roll topped with a sugar crust scored in a shell pattern, often vanilla, chocolate or strawberry flavored.