I was put on to this place recently and all I can say is that the spot is poppin. Open 24 hours with it's large signage right on St Nicholas Ave and from what I hear, also the spot to be by some celebs and alike, you just have to stop by. We grabbed chicken sandwiches and an orange juice concoction here and barely paid $20 for a monstrous amount of food. An absolute recession special, if you ask me personally. The bread on the sandwiches was pillowy and appropriately crusty on the outside. The mayonnaise and condiments were generous. The chicken was flavorful and so juicy, as if it was ripped right off a dripping rotisserie chicken. They definitely did not skimp on the meat and every bite was a juicy, tender mouthful. The sandwich is quite large and for those of us who actually have to watch our diets, the other half made for splendid leftovers the next day. The orange juice was A-okay. I'm not latina so perhaps it is an acquired taste but I found it to be a bit on the sweeter side and the texture due to the orange juice curdling the evaporated milk is kind of grainy. There were several other offerings at the bakery with endless rows of baked goods, flans, cheesecakes and pastries as far as the eyes can see. Service was efficient and friendly and effortless. It's definitely a take out spot as there is no seats or even counters to stand and eat your food. If you are in the neighborhood, stop by and treat yourself to an epic meal here. read more

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Late night cheese cakes never fail to hit the spot. The hot chocolate is also a must!

Horrible bakery, poor customer service, I asked to speak with the manager, and the ladies that work in the cashier were being very disrespectful and didn't want to provide the mangers name or the bosses name. I grew up in Washington Heights, my whole life, and that was my go to childhood bakery, but ever since they changed modifications in the menu you're paying more and getting low quality food. + lack of developing skills in Listening to respond rather than listening to understand. The first time I had ordered a tostada they had clarified to me that it only provides one full slice of ham and that if I wanted more ham, I had to order a sandwich so therefore the next time I ordered from them, I ordered a sandwich instead of a tostada so I can get more ham and they failed to let me know that it's only one and a half ham in a sandwich which to me is ridiculously not worth investing $5.50 for a sandwich for half a piece of ham extra besides the point of that I only received the sandwich with one long piece of ham and they called me a liar and told me I needed to go back to the store and I had let them know that I couldn't go back to the store right then and there because I'm at work on my 15 minute break so I don't have much time to go bring the sandwich so they can add more ham when I wanted to ask to speak with the manager, they did not want to help me getting in contact with the boss, and they did not want to provide any names. read more

Bakery El Panadero - Bakeries Near Me - New York, New York

6/28/2025 9PM... its a 24 hour bakery that sells stale food!! do not go!! the customer service is terrible and the floors are very oily for some reason.. i asked for 2 breads with mayo and was told " NO " then I ask for sugar doughnuts and they were as hard as a rock!! that means they were there for days!! and then the guava pastry was stale too and tasted nasty!!!! i do't know how they are still in business smh read more

Food service is terrible I ordered a ham and cheese with just tomato and mayo what I got was this to the workers please be careful when taking orders it's not all about the money read more

Bakery El Panadero - I think this is roast pork on my sandwich to the workers please keep customers first it's not all about the money - Bakeries Near Me - New York, New York

If I could give zero stars, I really would!!!! 3 weeks ago, my family and I ordered a baptism cake from this bakery to be picked up today and honestly, I'm appalled at how horribly this cake was done. First, if you're not able to execute what a customer is asking you to do, then be honest. Secondly, if a customer is not satisfied with the work that wasn't done, then you should offer the customer a refund. Thirdly, why lie to the customer that you didn't have a picture to go by, but clearly when you compare the original picture to what was actually executed, you could tell that they were taking elements from the pic that was submitted when the order was placed. Do NOT waste your time giving your business to this bakery! read more

Bakery El Panadero - What I asked for when I placed my cake order 3 weeks ago. - Bakeries Near Me - New York, New York

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I loooove Oatmeal :-D !! And it feels good to find a place that still considers it breakfast. Other than that, this bakery makes it with cinnamon and super thick. So, ask for milk with it. No, its not the steel-oats, just regular quaker. *always a long line *small inside * Hispanic owned .... the cashier gave me the dirtiest $1 bills . I just put it in the tip box. Actual dirt was on it-- as if someone stepped on . read more

Bakery El Panadero - Oatmeal w/ milk - Bakeries Near Me - New York, New York

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I'll make a Confession out of this review... All I have ever came to this bakery for is their delicious, huge, cheap sandwiches. They sell these "arm long" sandwiches, full of delicious meat (chicken, pernil) or ham and cheese for about $4.00 top and no less than $2.50. I will try to take a picture of them next time I buy them because as soon as I get the bag I go crazy with the smell of the deliciousness and devour them like a wild animal does. I didn't give them 5 stars 'cause I can't rate anything else but their sandwiches, but they are worth way more than 5 stars. If you find yourself to be in the Washington Heights area, pay a visit and get one for yaaaaaaa! ;) read more

Cheap and delicious desserts and coffee but make sure to bring cash if you're not buying over $10 worth of items. My favorite dessert here is the tres leches, soooo good. The flan and carrot cake were okay, prob wouldn't get them again. The cafe latte is so sweet and cinnamon-y which is really comforting (in moderate amounts) on a colder day, although def not good for my health bc of how sugary it is lol. read more

Amazing Tres Leche and Cubanos. Don't skip this spot for lunch or snacks...............

Great bakery! The sandwiches and tostadas are delicious, and so are the empanadas and rellenos. They have a good variety of natural juices and the avena (oatmeal) is very yummy. There's usually a line, especially in the mornings but it goes fast because they have several ladies behind the counter. The tres leches here is THE BEST in all of Washington Heights. They also have a really good chocolate cake. Outside of these, the others are just okay. Only thing I tried from here and never liked was the flan, which tastes too much like eggs and not in a good way. The location itself is pretty clean and they have counter seating for about 4-5 people. read more

Amazing as always. Thank you for making my day special. Gracias por todo. Esta rico. read more

Bakery El Panadero - a happy birthday cake - Bakeries Near Me - New York, New York

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On my third return trip here, I got three empanadas: cheese, chicken and beef. The cheese although not melted inside, was warm and tasted good. The chicken was a bit dry but it could've been worse. The beef was good. The dough was descent, sort of like a cross between bread and pie crust dough. If I remember, they were around $1.50 each. I also got a tres leche slice. Really good and not overly sweet. It only cost me $2.75. I also got a pineapple upside down cake slice and good as well. To wash it all down, I got a large cafe con leche. Piping hot, I expected it to be latin strong. But it wasn't. Hey it was only $2.50 and passable. If you like Mcdonald's coffee, then you'll like it. Like other reviews, the service is fast and pleasant. They do speak English, so don't hesitate to stop by here if you're nearby. The prices are right, the items are descent and the cakes are yummy! Open 24 hours! read more

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FANTASTIC. If I had to describe Bakery El Panadero in one word, it's FANTASTIC. Great baked goods. Great sandwiches. Fantastic café con leche. It's packed - always a line of locals ordering in Spanish. It's cheap. It's really good. When I'm visiting Washington Heights, I'll come here EVERY SINGLE DAY... read more

The cakes are super dry and tasteless. You can tell they are not fresh. Cheesecake is pretty bad too, overly sweet and again no flavor. The person who helped us was also not friendly. Not sure why there are so many good reviews, all three of us got different things and were equally disappointed, we will not return. read more

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Thanks to fellow Yelpers, I found this local gem and am happy to provide it with positive review. I do my cardio walk from Fort Lee NJ into Washington Heights/Bronx on a regular basis and I know Washington Heights would be able fulfill my Dominican Cake fix lol The service was friendly and even with a little English barrier the woman was sweet and helpful when I entered. She even let me sample Tres Leches Cake because I told her that was one of my faves which was also Great OMG !!!! I ordered a slice of Dominican Cake which I had been craving for months and it was Amazing !! not the best I ever had but still extremely good. I would definitely be back to try other things they sell because everything looks so fresh and tasted that way as well. . read more

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I love love love this bakery!! From the coffee to the bread to the tres leche cake! This place is always crowded. This is the to go spot for the people who work all hour in the am they are always serving fresh egg bread and the famous pan de agua (water bread) fresh out the oven! The coffee, tea, the natural juices everything is delicious from here. Again they are always crowded so it will be a little wait but the staff is pretty fas read more

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Horrible experience. Came over to get a ham and cheese sandwich, after waiting 30 mins which I didn't mind I was hungry. Second lady pops out from the back and tells me "you ordered jam cheese pernil sandwich" I answer "no just ham and cheese" well sad to say I got the ham cheese and pernil sandwich. Highly upset, for the simple fact of the first lady taking my order would have been paying attention and channeling in to taking the order not talking about why they called her or her friend names, then yeah we would been alright. Deff won't be coming back here, patelitos ain't even filled all the way, quipes from here are trash, the cakes they ain't all that. I gave em this last chance and poof look at this !!! read more

This is one of my favorite bakeries in the heights, it's always busy! And the best time to go is during the night time. I come here almost everyday to get myself a batida which is the hispanic version of a smoothie. I always choose the lechosa flavored one. Lechosa is actually the papaya fruit itself. They only have one size, and it's 3$. It's amazing, I also highly recommend to buy sandwiches from here. They make your bread very toasted with lettuce ,tomatoes,ham and cheese for only 3.50$. On the other hand, sandwiches in deli's go for a good 7 bucks. So hey! Why not? This is the best place to order "orejitas" from, very fresh but they usually make it around 12:00 a.m. So it's good to slide by at night when everything is done and fresh . I would've gave it 5 stars but the attitude here is crazy I wish they hired a more professional staff. read more

After a long day of travelling my husband picked up a couple slices of tres le leche cake to enjoy in our hotel room. Amazing! Spectacular! Delicious! I cake wait to eat this cake again. read more

Uhmm, why is this delicious bakery right across the street from my gym. Im trying to get this belly fat down but cant help stop coming in here before or after the gym for a quick bite. I usually order their soft, bread with ham and cheese (yea yea I know, thats why I will have a lifetime gym membership, LOL), I am not a big coffee drinker but their coffee is yummy and hits the spot after working the overnight shift. I've tried their chicken sandwich which was just okay and a few slices of pastry. The place is always crowded but the lines move quickly. The staff speak mostly spanish but I've never had an issue with ordering in English. The prices are very affordable and I will continue to frequent this bakery when I am in the area. read more

Called in for a manager and was hung up on. Called back and was given to one then hung up on. Called a third time and the girl said "no hablo ingles " and then girls laughed in the background. She then proceeded to put the phone down and go about her business. Very unprofessional here. read more

the service was very kind to me and i dident have to wait in line because they were king and they rilly are nice and the food i was good the breads read more

Best coffee in The Heights. Marble Cake is the best I've ever had. The Dominican women that work here are so friendly and funny. I love coming here about 3 times a week, and I should honestly come here more often. read more

Saddest excuse for a sandwich ever purchased. $4.50 for burnt bread, One slice of ham on half the sandwich. See pictures. I rarely write bad reviews but this was a mess. read more

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So I ordered the chicken sandwich. The lady askes " With everything"? I'm like yeah everything but cheese. She then says "with ham"? I'm like no it's a chicken sandwich. So apparently ham is layered in this massive Sandwich. It's loaded with chicken,lettuce, ham tomatoes and this delicious sauce. It does get soggy and messy so don't go on a road trip. I will order anyone one next month..it's a bit much. Oh it was $4.50 read more

Let me tell you, Bakery El Panadero was definitely extremely good. Friendly ambience, fantastic service and tasty menu items. The menu items here are mind-blowing in my opinion. Terrific. Amazing service and staff. Don't miss Bakery El Panadero. read more

I was getting picked up around here for a hiking trip, and I popped into this bakery to grab some breakfast. I didn't really know what anything was, so I just looked around to see what others were eating. I ended up getting a breadstick that had ham in it, and it was really good. The bread was really fresh and the ham was of good quality. I also got a cinnamon round bread and a cinnamon rolled bread. I didn't want the round one but the lady helping me misunderstood. All this for $3.50 including tax is a great price! read more

I adore this bakery !! I'm new to the neighborhood , but just discovered Bakery El Panadero , and now I go almost every day !! Cafe con Leche con dos azucar tastes like Cafe du Monde in New Orleans !!! And the marble cake is the best I've ever had. Service is super friendly and fast. Thank you read more

OMG!! The Cuban sandwich is the best!! $3.50 is a deal of a lifetime too! I passed through the heights last nite and grabbed 2 of them to go and some 3 milk cake.I live in south jersey and whenever I come to manhattan, I swing by and get 2 sandwichs to bring home.I grew up in philly home of the cheese steak and this is way way better then a philly cheese steak! The bread pudding and corn bread pudding is great too!! I think it's open 24/7 now too!!! read more

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The pastries are just average, the large coffee with milk and sugar is way it should be, and the hot chocolate was fine. Inexpensive breakfast if you don't mind eating and drinking standing up... read more

Got our baby shower cake from here it was honestly a really good price for the size of the cake the flavor was also very very good but i will say the decoration just felt boring we were given a book with baby shower designs and they were all gender reveal which wasn't what we needed so we had to make it work if the cake had been smaller it would've been fine but for the size it was the topper we added on just got lost lol that being said I would still come back I've never had such delicious cake I like that it's not overly sweet like other dominican bakeries and everyone that works there is very very nice and patient we have to get a cake soon and will definitely be coming back this time more knowledgeable read more

Bakery El Panadero - $150.00 pretty good price considering alot of other bakeries were trying to charge us 90-120 for a cake half the size - Bakeries Near Me - New York, New York

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Must have: Tres leches, Relleno, avena, pastelito, the Ham and cheese tostada, Chinola juice. Super busy at all times just shout your order if people try to cut in front. read more

My first time here my bf ordered a slice of tres leches (which we all shared and fought for because it was so delicious) the second time was for an assortment of pastries; guava, coconut/pineapple and cinnamon. They were all so delicious! My office mates loved them and are already asking me when I'll be back in Washington heights for more! read more

Bakery El Panadero - Guava pastry - Bakeries Near Me - New York, New York

On my way to work I decided to stop and buy oatmeal and the oatmeal was not good it seems that they make it from cornstarch and it is in goop. When I called to complain they told me to add milk, super unprofessional. read more

Excellent chicken empanadas. Delicious coffee. I stopped in for lunch while I was working in the area and took out two empanadas and a coffee. The empanadas were excellent and the coffee was strong. read more

I've never physically been to this bakery, I had there cake at a baby shower. The cake was hands down the best Dominican Cake, I've ever had. PS I was raised on Dominican Cake, hence the fact that I am Dominican... So that being said, I know what good Dominican cake should taste like!!! I will keep them in mind for future events/orders !! read more

The Best Bakery in Washington Heights! They make some the best bread, coffee and cakes around! They get busy at times but in the morning, Amparo and her crew are there to get your day going. Best part is they are almost open 24/7! Best Deal In town! If this placed delivered it would be a 5+ stars! read more

This bakery is awesome not only do they make really good pastries but their fresh bread is delish. So far I've costumed order 2 cakes for my daughter 1st and this time her 2nd birthday and they have executed well. I gave them a photograph of something similar I wanted with my details and I was very pleased. The dulce the leche cake has been my favorite. The only thing suggestion I would make to this bakery is to increase their filling in the cakes, personal I feel the layer is too thin but other than that excellent choice in bakery if your planning to celebrate any occasion. read more

Bakery El Panadero - My niece 11th birthday cake - Bakeries Near Me - New York, New York

the worst cake i ever ata! !!cono ha cambiado está bakery , el bizcocho quemado y seco !!!!