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Pan dulce is the umbrella of Mexican sweet breads, with the concha (shell-topped sweet roll) the canonical form sold at Tucson panaderias since the late 1800s.
Mexican pan dulce arrived in Tucson with Sonoran bakers in the mid-1800s and never left. The concha, named for the shell-shape sugar topping, is the canonical form, with pink, brown and yellow toppings the most common. La Estrella Bakery has run the Jalisco-style panaderia tradition since 1986 at the Mercado San Agustin and South 12th Avenue. Other forms include empanadas (sweet hand pies, often pineapple or pumpkin), orejas (palmiers), polvorones (wedding cookies) and rosca de reyes (Three Kings bread). Sonoran panaderias make pan dulce fresh through the day.
2 editor picks for Pan dulce (Mexican sweet bread) in Tucson, ranked by editorial score. All Tucson signature dishes · Pan dulce (Mexican sweet bread) across every city.
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La Estrella Bakery ★ 4.6
mercado-district · 100 S Avenida del Convento, Tucson, AZ 85745
La Estrella Bakery at Mercado San Agustin in Tucson is the Jalisco-style Mexican panaderia (since 1986), with conchas, empanadas and tres leches.
La Estrella Bakery 12th Avenue ★ 4.5
south-tucson · 5266 S 12th Ave, Tucson, AZ 85706
La Estrella Bakery on South 12th Avenue in South Tucson is the Jalisco panaderia's South Tucson outpost, with conchas, empanadas and tres leches by the case.
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