La Sultana Bakery — Restaurant in Boston

One of East Boston’s old-school Colombian bakeries.

Stopped by on a Saturday morning for some light bites. Maverick Square has a good number of Colombian spots, but this one felt especially beloved by locals. Packed even at 7 a.m., though the line moved quickly. Most people were here for the classic combo: a hot coffee and pandebono (Colombian cheese bread).

I was tempted by the buffet-style breakfast plates in the corner, which offered rice and protein options like braised beef or fried chicken wings. Not sure if they cooked them fresh in the morning, but none of them looked particularly appetizing. There were also no vegetables in sight, so we just got a plate with braised beef and rice. The beef was tender, but it felt a little lonely. Perhaps some grilled peppers, onions, or even a scoop of beans would have been nice.

On the side, we tried a chorizo and some chicharrones. The chicharrones were dry, but the chorizo was surprisingly good. Instead of the usual ground meat, I could actually taste chunks of properly-seasoned chicken, and it wasn’t dry at all.

From the sweets, I went for the caramel mille-feuille, but it seemed like it had been sitting around for too long. No crunch, just soggy layers that slumped so hard my fork had to work overtime.

Overall, it’s more about the energy and community here than the food itself. I’ve had stronger Colombian plates and pastries elsewhere, but if you want to soak up local East Boston vibes, this place is...

First of all you should tell your customers that you are going to charge them 15 cents for the plastic bag they used to pack your bread, I found this very dishonest and this is a way of stealing from your customers. The tip should be voluntary, the staff keep mentioning the tip at the end of your payment like if this is “an obligation”, this made me feel uncomfortable and I found this very inappropriate. Although the bakery was very busy the sales person waited until I enter the amount of my tip and was looking at the screen like judging how much I was going to leave her. Sadly the “Pan the Bono” didn’t have enough cheese and it’ll was tasteless and the “Pastelito de Guayaba y Queso” the dough in the middle of the pastelito was completely uncooked, this is unacceptable for a baker. At the end I paid almost $40.00 for bread that end up in the trash. I have been a customer since they opened the first bakery in Chelsea and also the one in East Boston but please make a note: I WILL NEVER GO BACK TO THIS BAKERY AND I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS BAKERY, THEY ARE WAY TOO MANY COLOMBIAN BAKERIES, RESTAURANTS AND CAFFE SHOPS IN TOWN AND LA SULTANA NEED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS FIRST AND CONSIDER MAKING SOME CHANGES….

Primero que nada, deberías decirles a sus clientes que les vas a cobrar 15 centavos por la bolsa de plástico que usaron para empacar el pan. Me pareció muy DESHONESTO y una forma de ROBARLES a sus clientes. La propina debe ser voluntaria. El personal insiste en mencionarla al final del pago como si fuera una obligación, lo cual me incomodó y me pareció muy inapropiado. Aunque la panadería estaba muy concurrida, la vendedora esperó a que ingresara el monto de la propina y miraba la pantalla calculando cuánto le iba a dejar. Lamentablemente, el "Pan de Bono" no tenía suficiente queso y estaba insípido, y el "Pastelito de Guayaba y Queso" tenía la masa en el centro completamente cruda; esto es inaceptable para un panadero. Al final pagué casi $40.00 por pan que terminó en la basura. He sido cliente desde que abrieron la primera panadería en Chelsea y también la de East Boston, pero por favor Tomen Nota: NUNCA VOLVERÉ A ESTA PANADERÍA Y NO LA RECOMIENDO, HAY DEMASIADAS PANADERÍAS, RESTAURANTES Y CAFETERÍAS COLOMBIANAS EN LA CIUDAD Y LA SULTANA NECESITA RECONOCER ESTO PRIMERO Y CONSIDERAR HACER...

Amazing Latin bakery in the heart of East Boston's Maverick Square. They have one of the best Tres Leches cakes I've had in memory as well as harder to find items like Arepa de Maiz which is a sweet corn cake that is usually topped with cheese. Almost like a giant corn muffin.

So why the 3 stars? I ordered a Tres Leches cake for a birthday and was given a totally different cake when I picked it up. When I called to order I had to read my credit card at least 6 times over the phone because of language issues. I imagine language issues were also the reason for my cake getting mixed up as well.

Either way I would definitely recommend and would surely...