In Puerto Rico the most common sweet bread is called
Mallorca, a sweet light pastry in the shape of a little round coil. You can find this pastry pretty much anywhere here, but one of the places most famous for its mallorca is called
La Bombonera. It has been open since 1902 and serves delicious mallorca and café con leche (coffee with milk) along with other traditional Puerto Rican dishes. It’s been serving Puerto Rico for over 100 years, so yes, it's that good, and criminal not to stop by. After passing the front window display filled with all the yummy pastries they offer, you go inside and see a long bar with old red cushioned bar chairs and behind the bar is their huge stainless steel espresso machine that is the same one they have been using since the restaurant opened. The place is always filled with both locals on their lunch breaks and sun burnt tourists trying out Puerto Rican food for the first time. It’s a fun place to be and the wait staff is always very friendly and super speedy.
One of the favorite items to order at La Bombonera is their mallorca with a café con leche in the morning, or a mallorca panini, that they make by slicing open the mallorca and putting cheese and ham inside and grilling it in a panini press and sprinkling it with powdered sugar. This little sandwich isn’t even on the menu, you have to have Insider info about this lil delicious treat {Hiya !!}, my mother took us to this place when we first arrived, I've been going back ever since, such memories, such flavors !!!
