El Mejor Pan de Tecate

“Pan Dulce”. In Tecate spoils you with a special taste and traditional taste of bread.

For years the best sweet bread in town and still, the bad thing is that due to this even dug it opened 3 branches of the main business is always crowded

Last week with my neighbors, after a meal with seafood in Tecate, played there. In the first row of goodies, I put my eyes on a tray full of “tonnes”. They are Magd of some of the richest, sweetest, sticky dark... Fudge rodents, complete with a piped out tail, eyes and nose, with cut almond ears. Incredibly delicious and awesome funny!!! One of my neighbors also bought some of these little guys, but I don't think they made it home to La Mesa. I know that only two of my six rats made it home. We also bought Empanadas, some basket-like apple and pineapple pastries, some chocolates and some other items. When you arrive there, there are two parking spaces, one directly in front of the store, and if it is overcrowded, there is a highway on the east side of the building that will take you to the rear parking lot. Something I'm doing is that the car park manager has a dollar bill every time I visit. Final advice? Go there, you won't regret it if you don't wantpower like me!

El Mejor Pan de Tecate--the best bread in Tecate--completely lives up to its name. I've eaten sweet and savory breads and pastries in Mexico, Guatemala, and the US, and El Mejor Pan serves up some of the best I've ever had. Their pan dulce (sweet...bread) has the light sweetness you expect from this type of dessert. Definitely try their fruit-filled empanadas, their cocadas (similar to a coconut macaroon), and their orejas (large, flat puff pastries with cinnamon sugar that are shaped like ears).

When you get out of the car, you will smell the kindness that gently rises to the nose. The fresh bread bakes all the time. Gratitude awaits you inside. When you go into, there are several kinds of treats and breads to choose.... The list is too long here, but you can get multi-grain bread for the table, laibs for the week, enjoy fresh items immediately. There are chocolate items that resemble Ho-Hos and Hostess cupcakes. There are fruitless options. There are also cakes and tar in the freezer. My personal favorites are the Telera bread with Rajas (jalapenos cut into strips) and queso (white creamy cheese). I rarely visit the city without bringing it home. You also have drinks and such, but I never took part. All delicacies are either packed in bags or in a box and you can pay by credit card. Prices are very affordable and much less than you would pay in the USA. If you're in town, you just have to pass.