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    Borinquen Bakery

    3.8 (29 reviews)
    Closed 7:00 am - 3:00 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    Yari T.

    Amazing pan sobao and all the sweets are beyond yummy!!! Thank! If you are looking for an authentic Puerto Rican bakery, this is the place.

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    Sussanna G.

    Such a delicious treat! Great for breakfast (or any time) options. My husband introduced me to this gem and I love coming by for some pan sobao and pastelitos de guayaba. Their breakfast sandwiches are huge! Unless I'm really STARVING, I never finish my bacon (or Taylor ham) egg, and cheese in one sitting. Coffee is so strong and fresh. I also always get some flan to go (flan de coco, queso, or vanilla are popular choices). Due to Covid, only 2 people are allowed inside at a time. There are social distancing stickers on the floor and plexiglass to protect the employees (and yourself). You can pay cash or card and masks are enforced. No outdoor dining right now, but indoor dining is opening up soon. Can't wait to come back for more goodies!

    Puerto Rican bread is the best bread ever!!!!!!!!!! Hands down!
    Johnny C.

    Por Fin! Finally!!!!!! Puerto Rican Pan Sobao in NJ!!!! PROS 1. Nice Clean Restaurant. 2. Cheap Prices 3. Delicious Non Excessive Flaky Guava Pastry. 4. Delicious Bread Pudding 5. Delicious Puerto Rican Pan Sobao aka better than Cuban Bread which is Sweeter and overall Softer. Wepaaaaa!! 6. Friendly staff. 7. Well Made Tembleque!! CONS 1. No UBER EATS....

    Place is packed so It's gotta be good!
    Sonita J.

    Found this little gem in Newark on our way to the airport. It's a little slice of Puerto Rico nestled among mechanic shops on a little street. The decorations are so cute and just like if you were on the island. But besides that, every thing is DELICIOUS! They have all the typical Puerto Rican pastries from pastelillos de guayaba, quesitos, flan, tembleque, sorrullos, and even morcilla! They also have fresh baked bread. The coffee is just like your Abuelita made it! LIQUID GOLD! The sandwiches look great and the place was super busy with lots of locals picking up sandwiches for lunch. Service was very prompt and friendly. And besides that the bathroom was spotless! This is for sure a spot to visit when you are in the Newark area. We'll be back!

    Mario M.

    First of all, SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES. Second of all, definitely support minority owned businesses. I recently learned about the Tripleta sandwich on YouTube. It's a sandwich for after a night out. A grease soaker upper. It's three meats of your choice with lettuce and tomato and mayo. My first impression is that, yes, I can see begging for one of these at 2am with a stomach full of booze. But at the moment , I am sober and this sandwich is great still. The staff is lovely and friendly. Definitely stop in if you are in the area.

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    Coffee, toasted bread with butter and a sugar donut. Forget being healthy and just enjoy. Yummy!!!

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    1 year ago

    Amazing sandwiches and desserts , love the pan sobao . Price point higher than expected but was well worth it .

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    Coffee is excellent and the Pan Sobao was very good. Service was decent. Ambiance was average.

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    Best place to get pan Sabao or coffee !! Small place but definitely worth eating here

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    Bomb ass coco flan and tembleque. Makes me wana sing over some congas while dancin outta there

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    Soul Sweet Boutique

    Soul Sweet Boutique

    4.2
    (38 reviews)
    2.6 mi

    I always have a sweet tooth and wanted to give this spot a try. When I arrived I had to double park…read morebecause parking is terrible in this area. I walked in and was greeted. The spot was super cute. I asked the lady a couple of questions about the desserts and the one I went with is the lime pie. It came to a little under $7 for a small slice. It's a tad pricey at this location. I paid and left. When I got home I tasted and it was a tasty pie. It was the right amount of flavor throughout. I had a pretty decent experience.

    Nope.....! We saw…read moretheir Luxury Truffle Collection offered on QVC. The truffles presented there were presented as large enough to be cut in half and shared for 2. The hosts Ooooed and Awwwed over the size of them & the unique flavors and when we would normally never pay 5$ a piece for chocolate, we thought they looked like a deal given the "size" and unique flavors. [12 pieces for $59.95] What was delivered was a joke! The total weight of the chocolates was approximately 8 ounces. That made them $120 a pound. They were simply packed loosely in a shipping box, so the box of truffles was shook and shaken all the way to our house and they looked terrible by the time they arrived. So an F for shipping. And the size, well as you can see they were nowhere as large as what was presented, as some were not even large enough to fill the space allowed in their packaging! For the most part they were smaller than a Lindor truffle. So another F for actual portion size in relation to what as presented on QVC. Finally the taste.... There was none. We tries 3, and they had NO real taste. I described them as eating Play Dough...just a weird putty texture. And the killer is 2 of the 3 we tried were hollow and you could see the seam where they constructed them. Yes...a BIG FAT "F" for taste!! We tried to return them and QVC didnt even want them back... So we put them where they belonged...in the TRASH. I welcome the owners of this establishment to prove to us what they offer is actually worth $120 a pound....

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    Dulce de Leche Bakery

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    DDL is elite. They have it all. Fantastic pastries, cakes and sandwiches. Great coffees. Spacious,…read moreclean and cozy seating. Friendly and helpful staff. Super affordable prices. I've never eaten anything that I didn't like. My faves are: milhojas, breakfast croissant sandwich, and any and every cake with dulce de leche filling. I only tiny, minuscule complaint I have about this place is the lack of signage for the pastries and cakes. It would be nice to know what I'm looking at without having the ask. Absolutely zero gatekeeping here. Please everyone keep patronizing this establishment. I need this place to continue to exist in my hood.

    The cake here is very good! Super moist, and the frosting is light and fluffy when ordered fresh…read more Unfortunately the 2 cupcakes I got, both alfajores and the chocolate covered one too were stale, like super hard and dry. So get anything fresh, like made to order cakes or things you see come out right when you're there. Otherwise you run the risk of getting old stuff, which sucks that they don't manage that at all. On a Sunday afternoon lines moved quickly and we were able to find seats. This is a cute cafe that offers plenty of savory items and lunches, plus drinks like matcha, cakes, pastries and cookies. There is also a bathroom! The women behind the counter were all nice and patient with my questions, they also kept the line moving and were quick. I had high hopes for the Alfajores as this is an Argentinian bakery but unfortunately the ones given to me were stale. The cookie was very hard. Also the Dulce de leche was too sweet and burnt tasting to me. I also got a chocolate covered one and the cookie in that was also hard and dry. The strawberry croissant was amazing. Never had anything like that before. Not too sweet and very flaky. It has a ribbon of red on the outside which gives it a unique look. I would love to come back and try savory items. I'll continue to stick with the cakes and croissants for desert and make sure it's fresh!

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