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2937 24th St. (at Alabama) San Francisco, CA 94110

415-642-7120

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Best Pan Dulce
Award Winner 2001

Cuisine(s): Bakery

Hours: Sun,Sat 7am-9pm, Mon-Fri 6am-9pm

Price: $

Payment Types: MasterCard, Visa
Attire: Casual

Features: Kid Friendly, Takeout, Vegetarian Friendly

Serving: Snack Food

Alcohol: None
Reservations: Not Accepted

Parking: Street

Description

La Victoria owner Jaime Maldonado inherited this Mexican panadería from his father. The establishment serves traditional pastries from south of the border, including the artfully crafted shell-shaped Conchita (made with Maldonado's dad's original recipe). Drink De La Paz coffee from a French press or sample the house Mexican coffee, perfectly seasoned with cinnamon and brown sugar. La Victoria rents out its kitchen to food-cart entrepreneurs like Soul Cocina (which occasionally hosts dinners there), and even slings some of its concoctions (i.e. Venga's empanadas and Wholesome Bakery's vegan pastries).

2001 | Best Pan Dulce

Panaderías -- Mexican bakeries -- are located throughout the Mission, particularly along 24th Street, but La Victoria is a longtime favorite. Every panadería's specialty is pan dulce, delicately flavored, lightly textured rolls dusted with sugar and baked into whimsical shapes. At La Victoria they're crumbly on the outside, feathery within, and barely confectionery enough to earn the name "sweet breads" -- the perfect foil for a hot, frothy mug of Mexican chocolate, the... More »

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By Tamara Palmer | Thu, January 26, 2012

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By Laura Beck | Wed, January 11, 2012

Although Juhu Beach Club, the Indian food pop-up from Top Chef alum Preeti Mistry, stopped serving lunch this fall, Mistry relaunched it as a series of dinners at La Victoria Bakery (2937 24th St. at Alabama, 642-7120) this week — in preparation f... More »
Top Chef Alum Preeti Mistry Launches Juhu Beach Club Dinners at La Victoria

By Laura Beck | Tue, January 3, 2012

Although Juhu Beach Club, the Indian food pop-up from Top Chef alum Preeti Mistry, stopped serving lunch this fall, Mistry's relaunching it as a series of dinners at La Victoria Bakery this week -- in... More »
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By Dean Schaffer | Wed, September 7, 2011

Old World Dinner: An Evening of Eastern European and Jewish Soul Food Where: La Victoria Bakery When: Wednesday, Sept. 14 (sold out) and 21, 7 p.m. Cost: $25 In his quest to join the frenzy and buy a... More »
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