La Nueva Union Bakery

This was such an unexpected find in the neighborhood. They have amazing pastries and the staff is always very friendly. The most I’ve ever spent here is 5 bucks. It’s my go to spot when I want something sweet. Check it out!

I can’t say enough about this place. First, I’m addicted to their pastries, all at a most reasonable (read cheap) price. The folks who operate the place are so friendly that they remind me to be a better person. Over the years, I’ve learned to buy my essentials from them for a number of items, if only because they’re always perfectly ripe when needed, and cheaper than local grocery stores on Cortelyou. I’m hoping they’ll be around for years to come.

Maybe we went on a bad day but the pastries that we purchased were not fresh. The flan tasted like it was made from flan mix in a box and the coconut cake was dry and old. We also purchased another cake that had a middle layer of red cream and it was dry and bland. The cake with chocolate frosting was good though. The staff was nice and the prices were cheap, but unfortunately most of the baked goods were not so good.

While I was doing my little Cortelyou Road afternoon Sunday fieldtrip, I happened to stop into La Nueva Union Bakery. And I was literally transported to my years growing up in southern California. I remember my mami, always bringing home a variety of «pan dulce» (Mexican pastries). I couldn’t believe a taste of home was so close to my home. And the selection is huge. There’s one pan dulce called a «concha» which mean seashell. The top is a layer of a sugar paste that is sliced before going in the oven. Once, it bakes the sugar separates to resemble a seashell. And here they had conchas in fun colors, I had to go for the pink one. I got a selection of bread and when I went up to pay it was $ 3. I couldn’t believe my ears. These days it’s hard to find a good treat for less than $ 3 each piece. I always make it a point to stop here for a treat fix.
Also for Day of the Dead they had an amazing altar set up. They had a variety of pastries, Jumex, Corona beer and fruit. These offerings are thought of to feed the loved ones that have passed away.
And there is also tons of Mexican products here, like Ibarra for Mexican hot chocolates, pinatas that are characters from «El Chavo del Ocho» (if you know what I’m talking about, you are Mexican”, cotija cheese and certain Mexican produce. A great spot to stop in to stock up on your favorite Mexican ingredients.

I’ve been getting my birthday cakes here for a few years. The Tres Leches cakes are so moist & delicious:) yum. So many bday cakes are looks only & too sweet or dry to really enjoy. This is perfect & not too sweet.
The cake is moist w/​o being soggy or heavy. The prices are Brooklyn prices like, old timey Brooklyn. About $ 30– $ 35 for a large square that served 15−20ppl. In NYC we call that a baargin!

All kinds of amazing mexican pastries for very little money and always fresh. Cash only

So I am pretty sure this place moved from up the street. The smell draws you in.
I have been to Jon’s bakery which is very hit or miss. Mostly miss. This place is great. I know you can’t really compare the two, but this just tasted better. I am not even sure what I ate, but it was a bread like donut filled with cream. It was delicious and cheap. I will be going back here for sure.

It’s a small bakery with many variety of South American baked goodies. Breads (such as pan dulce/​Conchas and Mantecado, a thick slice of bread with a layer of sugar on top), dessert (e.g. flan for $ 2.50 a slice), and snacks (for example, fried pork skin). They also make wedding and birthday cakes.
One thing that troubled me the most is price. They don’t have any price tag on the window, so when I go I just pick up the bread I like and pay at the counter. There was one time I went, and paid $ 1 for one sweet bread, and second time around, I paid $ 1.25 for the same type (even same color) of sweet bread as before.
Ok, now comes the tricky part. I never had tamales in my life and wanted to try it out, so I went inside and asked about tamales. They told me ‘no, we don’t have it’. Then I asked my friend, who speak Spanish, to ask about tamales, and he brought 3 chicken tamales back!
Quick fix for a sweet tooth.