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Panaderia Cuscatlecabakery · since 1996
nuestra historia

A Salvadoran family bakery, three generations strong.

Since 1996, the Mejía family has been hand-baking pan dulce, cakes, and Latin pastries from our little corner of Los Angeles.

Hands shaping fresh dough into pan dulce conchas
what drives us

Pan is love you can taste.

Don Roberto used to say that bread is the way grandmothers send their love forward — across countries, across generations. Twenty-nine years later, we still believe that. Every concha, every cake, every semita that leaves our kitchen carries that love.

We're small on purpose. We hand-stamp every concha because no machine can match a baker's touch. We talk to every family ordering a quinceañera cake because no two stories are alike. We close late on weekends because Los Angeles deserves real Salvadoran bread on the dinner table.

"Hacemos pan con amor. Siempre."

— Don Roberto Mejía, Fundador

nuestra trayectoria

Twenty-nine years of harina y fuego.

1996

From Sonsonate to Pico Blvd

The Mejía family arrived from El Salvador with two recipe books and a dream. We opened a tiny storefront on Pico Boulevard.

2001

Best Pan Dulce in LA

Los Angeles Times named our quesadilla salvadoreña 'the city's best Latin sweet bread.' Lines started around the block.

2008

Cake atelier opens

We added a dedicated cake studio for quinceañeras, weddings, and custom celebration cakes — designed by our pastry chef Carmen.

2015

Featured in Bon Appétit

Highlighted among 'America's Best Latino Bakeries.' We started shipping pan dulce nationwide.

2020

Community first

Through pandemic challenges, we delivered free pan dulce to LA hospitals and schools. Our community fed us back tenfold.

2026

Twenty-nine years strong

Still hand-stamping every concha. Still using abuela's recipes. Still right here on Pico Blvd.

conozca los panaderos

The people behind every loaf.

A small, tight, mostly-family team. Most have been with us a decade or more.

Don Roberto Mejía

Founder & Master Baker

Don Roberto Mejía

From Sonsonate, El Salvador. Third-generation baker. Still arrives at 4 AM every day to fire the ovens — refuses to retire.

Carmen Mejía

Executive Pastry Chef

Carmen Mejía

Trained in San Salvador and Mexico City. Designs every custom cake. Has done 1,200+ quinceañeras and counting.

Diego Mejía

Cake Design Lead

Diego Mejía

Don Roberto's grandson. Fine-arts trained. Brings hand-painted details, gold leaf, and modern flair to traditional designs.

Sofia Mejía-López

Front of House

Sofia Mejía-López

Remembers your order, your kids' names, and your dietary needs. The warm welcome behind the counter.

Why bake with us

The slow way is the right way.

Sixteen years of practice. Hands-on craft. Locally sourced ingredients. No shortcuts, no compromises — just bread, pastry, and cake as they were meant to be.

Family Recipes

Recipes passed down from El Salvador since 1996. Same hands, same standards, three decades on.

Locally Sourced

California dairy, Central Valley flour, organic eggs from family farms. We know our suppliers by name.

Hand-Crafted

Every concha is hand-stamped. Every cake is hand-piped. No factories, no shortcuts — ever.

Award Winning

Featured in Eater LA, LA Times, and Bon Appétit's Best Latino Bakeries in America.

Same-Day Delivery

Order by 11 AM for same-day across LA County. Reliable, fresh, hand-delivered.

Custom Everything

From your child's birthday sketch to a 7-tier wedding masterpiece — we make it real.

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Ready when you are

Come taste why Los Angeles keeps coming back.

Walk in, order online, or just call us. We're at 1566 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, and we'd love to bake for you.

Open Mon–Fri 6:00 AM – 8:00 PM · Sat 6:00 AM – 9:00 PM · Sun 6:30 AM – 7:00 PM