We shop at the El Nopal off of San Juan Rd. Their service is always great and the variety of pastries is wonderful. They also have freshly made corn and flour tortillas and menudo on weekends, but you need to be there early to get some. read more

This is a quaint little bakery and the workers are nice too. I have tried a bunch of different pan dulces from here and there have been a lot more hits than misses. The cookies are the best. read more

The BEST tamales when you don't have time to make them! Every year during Christmas, we always buy their prepared masa to make our tamales at home, it makes holiday cooking so easy and delicious. read more

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I love Mexican sweet bread it's is so good . I get some rolls that look like zingers, so good

So my local bakery closed down in the Coachella Valley, and had not enjoyed bread for sometime. El Nopal is AMAZING!! Taste is authentic to what Mexican pan should taste like Small little bakery but HUGE in flavor and quality!! Always stopping by when visiting Hollister. read more

El Nopal Bakery - Concha - Bakeries Near Me - Hollister, California

I had heard from some folks that this place is great and I made a pit stop here today. It is quite unassuming but they do serve some very good pan dulce. My waist was not happy but my taste buds were. read more

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My absolute favorite Mexican bakery! Their conchas are amazing! The bread is actually soft and delicious not just the sugary part. I love their cinnamon cookies with strawberry jelly. read more

El Nopal Bakery - Halloween thee conchas and pan de muerto - Bakeries Near Me - Hollister, California

Every time I've gone the bread has been wonderful, I'd recommend going the earliest you possibly can for the best stuff. The only negative I can say is the service depends on who's staffed at the moment and the ambiance is generally small town store vibes. The condescending attitude from one of the negative reviews is astounding- yes many people from Hollister grew up on it but if you don't know Hollister there's a high immigrant population. Simply saying all the people who enjoy it "don't know better" is simply false and ignores everyone who enjoys it despite not being from Hollister. I can agree that possibly the quality (especially in service) has gone down since the original owner passed but I've never had a bad piece of pan from there yet! It's a local favorite for a reason, if you want fresh though- don't buy the baggies on the counter. They're specifically yesterday's pan and offered cheaper as such. The prices are simply the best though, never paid more than 30$ for a full week of pan! read more

yummy let me tell you supa delicioso bread is lit supa fun supa fresh ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh literally what the balls love bread like ahhhhhhhhhhh read more

The bread was authentic and a traditional Mexican bakery . The bread was fresh and tasty read more

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The bread was very hard and don't taste like fresh bread. They shouldn't sell bread from so many days ago read more

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Hands down best panaderia! Prices are fair, conchas are soft & fresh. My MiL swears by their masa.

Best conchas i have ever had. I never liked them until I had one from here. Also, love the holiday versions.

This place makes really good tortillas, roasts peanuts that are super tasty and makes a pastry called a bigote (moustache in English) that you can't find anywhere else. It's the main reason I stop here. Not a fan of some of the other stuff... But did I mention the bigote's?? read more

I really wanted to like the pan dulce here since there isn't many "Mexican panaderías" in Hollister. With that said, this place was a Total disappointment. I think for people that grew up in Hollister and don't know any better, this may be their norm for pan. I gave this place three tries and the pan is simply not good. It feels like it needs more time to bake or the dough doesn't quite set- it's mushy. I can't quite pinpoint, but everyone in my family agrees that the pan is no bueno. read more

My wife's favorite spot for pan. They consistently produce the best pastries. Their tortillas are awesome too!

The line is out the door for reason! This place has the best pan in Hollister, but go early or they will sell out!

I grew up always loving el nopal bread, i moved 1 hour and 30 minutes away and everytime i come down to hollister to visit family i stop for bread, the last two times customer service has been HORRIBLE AND RUDE. The bread is still great but the woman up front is something else. If your not happy with your job theres plenty of other jobs available its not necessary to give a great place a bad name. read more

I love this bakery I have been coming here since I was little and the bread is always nice and soft I've never had a bad experience with the bread. The customer service is also amazing the lady's that work here are always super nice and sweet. The atmosphere of this place is also very welcoming. read more

The best homemade tortillas and pastries! I love they're fresh tortillas that they always have up in the front

They never have sleeves for the coffee cups so be ready to burn your hands if you grab a cup of coffee, I have brought it to their attentionMONTHS ago and asked when or if they would be getting them and they couldn't even answer my question. Last 2 visits, they don't have creamer either and just tell you to get the milk (eventhough it was done, too) even after being told I don't drink milk.... the bread is good, except for the bigotes, all I taste is lard. The conchas and stuffed breads are good, though. As for customer service, it's eh. Not good, kinda bad sometimes but never horrible, I guess. Not sure that Hollister has anything else to offer as far as pan dulce (I'm not from here) so I guess I won't be eating pan dulce anymore unless I go to Watsonville where they treat you like family when you go into a panaderia. read more

Nopal bakery back in the days was way better. Ever since the original owner passed away the quality of the bread it's not same. Associates are friendly and courteous. The new owner needs to bring back the quality of the bread back. I go to Gilroy for my conchas and bolillos. read more

I used to come here all the time when I lived in Hollister. One of my favorite panaderias and the most delicious homemade tortillas ever!!

Best Concha's.... worth the drive to Hollister. The women there were friendly and super prompt we were In and out with in 5 mins, and there were about 5 people I front of us. read more

All the time, there's a line out the door in morning people trying to get pan & concha's for the day!! The boilo & chocolate donut with sprinkles are my fav!! Always such a nice breakfast item! There is also a coffee maker and hot chocolate maker if you want a drink to go with your bread of choice! This place is the place to be to get the best bread and bakery goods in Hollister!! read more

Very disappointed with their service. I placed an tortilla order Friday 6/26 for pick up on Saturday 6/27 at 3pm. I paid the order Friday, went Saturday morning to leave the cooler for the tortillas at 7am. They confirmed pick up time at 3pm. I show up (mind you it's my 30th bday) and the lady tells me that the tortillas weren't made! That the OWNER didn't show up to make them! How freaking unprofessional is this! The old lady in the morning was super rude when I dropped off the cooler, and to top it off the owner fails to accomplished one job! Well let me tell you, they Definitely lost me as a customer. Don't own a business if you can't commit and communicate read more

This is by far the best Mexican bakery in California! I've lived in San Diego for the past four years and was unable to locate a bakery with pan dulce equivalent to theirs..... even that close to Mexico. Their pan is so moist and fresh it's almost scary. The tortillas are also the best in town, lines out the door in the evening prove it. read more

El Nopal Bakery - Bakeries Near Me - Hollister, California

Every now and then I come across a place that just hits every mark for me. And I've been known to say that I sometimes wish I didn't tell anyone about a place (in this case a bakery) because I want to keep it my little secret. Well this is one of those gems! I love their fresh made tortillas and assortment of delicious pastries. This may sound strange but the first time I visited El Nopale I noticed these packages of fluffy white, saucer shaped flour tortillas and I reached over to pick up a pack and they were warm. I'm used to buying them in stores and they're always cold. It made me smile to know how super fresh they were!!! So delicious, I bought 5 packages to share. Everyone agreed they are just like Grandma used to make. The corn tortillas are another treat. I love how they fry up when making them for tostadas, tacos and chips!! But don't take my word for it...try this place out for yourself. Just be sure to leave me some tortillas and pastries when you go. Staff is very friendly and helpful. I highly recommend this bakery!!! read more

This is the home of the best conchitas and Mexican pastries...El Nopal, make awesome corn and flour tortillas, they have an assortmesnt of american french and Mexican pasteries, all at amazing prices. But when is come to conchitas, this baker is the mark/standard other bakeries, need to meet. I have visited many Mexican Panadarias , only one in Los Banos as come close to El Nobal.. the .tenderness, soft crust, chewy sweetness, all combined to make this a world famous recipe. Easy to get to from main street(San Benito St) turn east on 3rd street go a half a block and you are there. read more

the cookies were hard and didn't taste good and the pan dulce was not that soft

What a discovery for fresh and delicious pan dulce at the end of the day. Mi esposo loved his pan dulce with a round center of fresh apples in a delectable sauce. I loved my soft concha fresh and moist.. This is the place for authentic pan dulce! read more

Grew up in Hollister and every time I'm in town, I go straight to El Nopal. I was in town this weekend to pick up my favorite buttery "cuernos " when I got home to eat one, it was stale. Tried the second and same! Not the first time but thought I got a bad batch before. After telling my family about this they informed me that the pan dulce hasn't been good for a while. What a true disappointment this is as this place "was" my favorite for Mexican bread. Won't be going back. :( read more

I love this bakery! They have good tortillas and great pastries. Their conchas are really fresh and delicious. My husband goes in often and brings different things home and they are ALL yummy! read more

El Nopal is 70% of the reason why Im fat. And Im 100% ok with that. Churro me. I have been coming here ever since I was a little girl. I was at El Nopal the moment that they announced on the radio that Selena died. We cried along with the workers there that day. Super emotional. Also, super awkward. read more

I don't even like Conchas, all of them that I have ever tried tasted old, crusty, dry and rock hard. Not from this place, they are surprisingly soft and delicious! The other bread I liked was the cuernitos with butter, kinda tastes like a croissant but better. We even once stayed up all night and waited unitl they opened at 5am. We got there a few minutes early so we waited in the car. It was still dark outside. Right at 5:00am we saw cars pulling up slowly from all sides. One by one people started to come out of the shadows and head to the front door like zombies. If I hadnt known that it was a bakery I would have thought it was a bunch of crackheads making their way to a crack house. At that moment I looked at my wife and realized that we have now also become concha-heads... read more

Love this Pandaria! My son loves their soft and fresh conchas. Always a little line but it goes pretty fast and it's well worth the wait! Every time we are in Hollister my mother in law comes by to get fresh pan for us and we are always so grateful for El Nopal! read more

Great fresh corn and flour tortillas and pastries. Low prices as well. Come early because once something is sold out it is out till the next day. read more

This place is the BOMB!! Freshest pastries AND you can get a whole pack of flour tortillas freshly baked that morning for $0.99!!! If you have never had fresh tortillas you havent lived and if you you havent had El Nopals then shame on you!! I drive from Oakland to buy the tortillas when I make enchiladas!! TOTALLY worth it! read more

Another Hollister treasure except for a basic customer service of pricing. I go there for the corn or flour tortillas. Seems like they are always warm like they've just been made. Tortillas don't get any fresher than this unless you make 'em yourself. Yummy and cheap! However, folks, I'm downgrading them from 5 stars to three due to the lack of pricing or names on ANYTHING. Two big glass cases full of interesting things and no clue for the customers as to what or how much they are. This isn't a roadside stand; it's a storefront business that's been here forever. Come on guys, put a price sticker at the front of each tray. Can't be that hard. read more

Best Mexican bakery I have EVER had the good fortune of visiting. And it happens to be in my hometown! My favorite purchase are by far the "cuernos," large delicious buttery, toasted croissants. Seriously the best thing on earth. Anytime I go home to visit my parents i.e. do my laundry I stock up on as many cuernos they have in stock, literally. And everything is SO inexpensive!! Also good are the sweet "conchas" and their "magdalenas" among many other things. I'm getting hungry just writing about them. read more