La Nueva Mexican Bakery — Restaurant in San Diego

This wasn't our initial stop. Every time we travel we seek out the best donuts in the city. Although a subjective topic, we generally get a good recommendation everywhere we go, and haven't yet been disappointed. However, when we got to our stop the smells coming from La Nueva Mexican Bakery brought us in the door. Holy moley. We come from a town of excellent panaderias and we are picky, but this one was right up there with the sheer diversity of choices, and each one was exceedingly tasty. If you hit up major cities make sure to visit some of the more homely neighborhoods to visit places like La Nueva, I'm making it a point to swing by again the next time I visit San Diego. This time, I'll try the cinnamon coffee with...

The sweet bread is the best! Better than the big-store supermarket bakeries. It tastes fresh and has a very natural sweet flavor. I love their conchas, their puerquitos, and their cuernitos. So yummy!

Their tamales are bomb, too. They don't skimp on the filling, which is what a lot of places do, unfortunately. But not here, they pack the tamales full of meat or cheese - whatever flavor you're getting, you'll be sure to get your money's worth. I saw they also sell burritos and tortas.

The place is small so it can get crowded but that's ok. Get in, get your yummy goodies, get out, and enjoy the deliciousness, knowing that you're supporting the...

Bread is delicious, customer service is horrendous. The lady working there was very rude. When we asked for another bag so the bread wasn't squished, she said no because the bread wasn't squished when it clearly was. Then when asking for the receipt she didn't want to...