La Villita Bakery
We’re not big on pastries and confections so we had little reason to visit La Villita when we lived in Williamsburg (though we do recall getting a cuban sandwich there back in the late 90’s). That said, it does have an almost iconic presence on that corner. Is it the yummy eats or the kitschy…
We’re not big on pastries and confections so we had little reason to visit La Villita when we lived in Williamsburg (though we do recall getting a cuban sandwich there back in the late 90’s). That said, it does have an almost iconic presence on that corner. Is it the yummy eats or the kitschy nostalgia that keep folks coming back?
why I left williamsburg chap. 68
the folks who run this place work have worked their asses off for years before you twerps wrecked the neighborhood. yeah I know the “i was in Billyburg before you story” is tired, but I’m not talking about the 1995, I was there in 1979 so top that. the owners and employees of this shop were always very friendly to me when I would grab a coffee in there many mornings. god I hate williamsburg!!!!!!!!!!!!
they have awesome and cheap sopas — thats all i’ve ever gotten there
i used to walk by there late at night and watch the mice play in the cakes that were built like little houses.
Been out of the neighb’ for a while, but I had a real thing for the crispy, heart-shaped pasteries known sometimes as elephant ears or papillion. The carrot cake had its own unique lard-y charm. The Cuban sandwiches were quite tasty. (The pickles are put on the sandwich before it goes in the press and get hot!) The coffee was kick-ass strong and diluted with warmed whole milk. And then there was the time, when it was still called Las Delicias, when the DEA swooped down with automatic weapons in helmets and flak jackets and took the place apart. But that was during the crack wars, before the current wave of gentrification.
When I first moved to Williamsburg in early 2001, I walked to the Bedford L train from all the way down at the Gretsch Building (before it turned glam and fab). I’d occassionally get a coffee/latte from this place, and would wonder WHEN the F*CK they were going to change the sad window cakes. Answer: when they feel like it.
Anyway, the latte/coffee was underwhelming. Sadly, this place will be given the boot most likely in the near future….
Cheap eats – some of it quite good. I tend to avoid the baked goods, they are nothing to write home about (and no, it has nothing to do with the soft core cakes in the window). The sandwiches are good, though. Cubanos, egg sandwiches & pulled meats are all good and all $2 to $4. Good cafe con leche too.
I’ve lived two blocks from here for five years and never felt the urge to eat anything from here. Maybe it has something to do with what the previous commenter said.
THAT place. I used to walk by it every day when I lived on the South side. They have these display cakes in the window that they maybe change once a year. When they change them, they have bright white frosting. Then you can just watch them slowly turn yellow, then brown, then collect flies, and over the months you wonder, “WHEN ARE THEY GOING TO CHANGE THOSE CAKES???”
It’s also worth noting that there are Barbie dolls sticking out of many of them. I hear they make good cafe con leche, but you couldn’t pay me to go in there after the slow-mo cake rotting display. Someone should do a time-lapse next time they change the cakes.