Guatemalteca Bakery & Restaurant

The inspiration

Guatemalteca Bakery & Restaurant exists to carry the flavors of Guatemala to Los Angeles, a project the family behind it frames in terms of ancestral taste and tradition¹ . The business describes its food as Guatemalan cooking with sabor ancestral y tradicional, and its bakery section stocks the pan dulce eaten in Guatemala, from conchitas to freshly baked cachos^1,2 . According to an interview with the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, the aim is a family tradition continued across generations of Angelenos³ .

Who's behind it

Guatemala.com reports that the business is Guatemalan-led and has been operating for more than 40 years² .

What to order

• Pacaya: pacaya vegetables fried in egg batter, a distinctive savory appetizer .
• Pan dulce: the bakery side offers conchitas and cachos baked fresh .²

Why you should try it

If you are staying nearby, this is a chance to eat at one of the longest-running Guatemalan bakery-restaurants in the Los Angeles area, with entrees like pepian and a bakery case of Guatemalan pan dulce under one roof^3,2 .