La Nueva Bakery
“It contains pineapple, dulce de leche, peaches, and covered in whip cream with merengue pieces covering the outer layer.”
“Their beef empanadas are amazing, and so are the spinach empanadas, and their chicken empanadas, and their ham and cheese empanadas…”
“I usually come here for the whole cakes, I think their fruit tart and the tres leches cakes are fantastico!”
La Nueva Bakery
Take-out: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
8 reviews
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Fast service, simple yet delicious food. La Nueva Bakery doesn't have much seating but with their selection of pastries, I couldn't care less. As for the disappointed reviewer, I consider all bakeries the same in that if you want hot food, you go in the early morning. I had a chicken empanada and a guava y queso pastele. Loved both.
I've been here several times, Im not a fan of the caramel pastries, it's way too sweet for me. We like the empanadas, it's totally different from the colombian bakeries. I prefer these, it just tastes a lil healthier… with better ingredients?
Once I bought a carrot cake for my mom and I don't think she liked it, I think it was too rich and sweet for her. We like lighter desserts. I usually get a simple bread pudding or a small pastry that's lightly filled with guava, while L gets flan, tres leches, etc.. I literally need to stop him from ordering a ton of stuff.
The line is always really long. Cash only is really annoying as well.
This no-frills South American bakery is making a variety of authentic pastries and cookies to savory empanadas and Columbian sandwiches. Since I'm obsessed with baked goods and love dulce de leche, I decided to go on a bit of a dulce de leche spree. And, since it's a Latin American confection, it only seemed right.
The first item that I got was a cone shaped pastry filled with dulce de leche (which I'll refer to as DDL from here on out) and topped with powdered sugar. The cone was crunchy and light with a savory, buttery quality. The DDL was rich, creamy and sweet, which balanced out the savoriness of the pastry. Then, when you add on the powdered sugar, you really appreciate the pastry.
Next, I got an alfajor, a sandwich cookie with DDL filling and rolled in coconut. Now, I recently had an alfajor for the first time at another bakery, but, the two were quite different. First off, this one was about 2 or 3 times the size of the other. This one also had a much more generous amount of DDL, and the cookie itself was chewy and coconutty (a new word). It was delicious, but, a bit intense with all sweetness since it was such a large cookie.
Lastly, I had…well, it didn't have a proper name in the store, so, I'll awkwardly attempt to give it a name. Let's call it a DDL filled coconut pie. This thing was unreal, unlike anything I've ever had, and, a bit intimidating. First off, it's a beast. It's meant to be more of an individual portion, but the size of my hand (disclaimer: I have kind of small hands) and weighs…a pound? It's heavy. The pie crust is delicious and flakey. Then, there's a generous layer of DDL at the bottom of the pie. And then, there's a dense, thick layer of the coconut that I would compare to the taste and texture of a macaroon (not to be confused with a French macaron).
As an Argentinean and native Queens Girl I can tell you this place is amazing! I have been coming here with my grandmother and mother since before I could speak! I come in at least every other Saturday and get a Chicken Empanada with my Mate Cocido, and some cuernitos, media lunas and sandwiches de miga to take home!
Things worth trying: All empanadas, tortilla de papa y espinaca, sandwiches de miga, sandwiches de pollo empanisado, all the sweets, cuernitos, roscas, alfajores and of course the Cakes !!
This place is truly a treasure and I will never ever grow tired of coming here. Jackson Heights is one of my favourite areas to be in in Queens. I want to keep this place all to myself since as I stated I am a Native Queens Girl and I have seen the gentrification spread like a disease in Brooklyn and dread the day or even the possibility that it might one day come to my beloved Queens and swallow up local treasures/businesses such as this that remind me and my family of home!
Anyway, enough ranting my point is:
Ambiance, Food, and Service are all amazing and I hope to never see this place go away. Chill out and watch futbol or hear some live music while you eat some of the best and most authentic Argentine/Uruguayan food ever!
I tried a few sweet pastries after a lunch at Urubamba. What a great selection of pastries, sandwiches and bread. Alfajores were by far the best I've ever had. I wish there was a place like this in Manhattan. Is there?
This is an awesome bakery in my neighborhood. The empanadas are delicious! The various sweet pastries, plenty of them filled with dulce de leche, are addictive! And everything is very inexpensive.
This is a review strictly on their empanadas.
I used to love love love mama's empanadas that's maybe one street away, but after having one of La Nueva's, I'm a changed woman. The empanadas here are so much better and bigger! They don't have as many stuffing options/combinations, but they definitely mastered the flavors of a traditional empanada. Some of them are baked and some are fried. Honestly, my favorite is the simple cheese empanada that's been deep fried. Inside is a blend of ooey gooey cheese and a few vegetables that give it a hint of flavor. The super thin batter is crispy on the outside and a bit chewy on the inside. My mouth wanted to tuck away five of those babies, but I was only able to stomach maybe three. It really fills you up.
The spinach one is also really good. It's my second favorite since it also has cheese, which helps.
The meat empanada is delicious too. It's not dry on the inside even though it's baked. The pastry keeps all the moisture and juices in, but it doesn't drip when you bite into it. I personally liked the fried ones more because I like the crunchy exterior, but if you're trying to be a little bit more healthy, you're not missing out on any of the flavors with the baked empanadas.
I get confused for being Spanish ALL the time. OK I am lying, but I eat enough Spanish food to be considered Spanish and I could communicate enough to get fed, well. lol This place has been around forever and they really have great products. I usually come here for the whole cakes, I think their fruit tart and the tres leches cakes are fantastico!