Pink Elephant Bakery ★ 4.2
Family-owned East San Jose institution baking authentic pan dulce since 1978, with bolillos, flaky empanadas, flan, and towering tres leches cakes.
Worth the queue: Tres leches cake
Pena's Bakery is a bakery in East San Jose, San Jose.
Editorially verified June 26, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Address: 2255 Alum Rock Ave, San Jose, CA 95116
Family-owned East San Jose institution baking authentic pan dulce since 1978, with bolillos, flaky empanadas, flan, and towering tres leches cakes.
Worth the queue: Tres leches cake
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Worth the queue: Manju bean-paste cakes
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Worth the queue: Burnt Almond Cake
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Worth the queue: Shokupan milk bread loaf
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Worth the queue: Almond croissant
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Worth the queue: Mango passion fruit mousse Bamboo cake
Family-owned East San Jose institution baking authentic pan dulce since 1978, with bolillos, flaky empanadas, flan, and towering tres leches cakes.
Worth the queue: Tres leches cake