Panadería Aguascalientes

Huge selection, everything is divine and very affordable. Just grab a tray and pair if tongs by the front door, pick out everything you want from the display cabinets, and check out. The cream tacos and multicolored cookies are our favorite. Reminds me of my favorite bakery that I used to frequent in Mexico as a kid.

I used to frequent the Mexican Bakery over near El Rancho Tapatio but they have closed. After asking around I was directed to Panadería Aguascalientes on the other side of town. No one knew the name, only the general location. I’m glad I went to the effort to find the place, even with dicey directions, because it’s just what you want in a Mexican Bakery. I was looking for a tres leches cake for a birthday celebration and they had several, including the perfect one for my occasion, decorated sweetly with strawberries and at a very affordable price. The rest of the store was packed with all sorts of goodies and they all looked fresh and tasty. The cake was a hit — so very fresh and moist and flavorful. I’ll go back soon for more!

Panaderia Aguascalientes is a neighborhood bakery with a large selection of savory and sweet Mexican baked goods. Pick up a cafeteria tray and tongs near the register, and grab what you want from the glass-​front cases and baking racks. Bring your tray to the register and staff will pack your goodies.
The store was clean and staff was friendly. Prices were cheap; we selected 4 items, none of which I can name, for a budget friendly $ 3.35.

Love this cute mexican bakery behind the Greyhound. I usually come here once a week for a special sweet treat or fresh hot tamales. They offer a variety of cookies, bread, empanadas with fruit, flan, and tres leche cake. Everything is fresh because the turnover is quick.

Panaderia Aguascalientes moved across the street from where they used to be – almost right across from Tortilleria Y Taqueria Ramirez. I think their new location is nicer.
The first thing you notice when you walk in are the glass-​fronted cases with all the pan dulce and bolillos you’d expect from a panaderia. Some of my favorites include the conchas, empanadas, and the pastry «Tacos.» The taco de queso is about the best thing there.
You can (and will) get way more than you expect (enough to fill the bag), and you’ll be out only like five bucks max. They have a selection of other cakes and flans, but they’re more expensive. A friend of mine tried their tres leches and said it was to die for. I’ll have to give it a try the next time I go.
The ladies at the counter are always very polite and helpful, despite the language barrier. The only negative thing I have to say is that sometimes the bread and pastries don’t seem to be the freshest. Maybe a day old sometimes?
Still, it’s hard to go wrong with Panaderia Aguascalientes.

Panaderia Aguascalientes is heaven for someone like me who loves Mexican baked goods but has lamented the poor quality of the goods I have tasted since arriving in Kentucky. I mentioned this to someone who referred me to this panadería. It is fantastic!
The walls of this panadería are lined with glass-​fronted cases packed with every imaginable variety of pan dulce.
I went a little hog wild, selecting FIVE different delights. (Don’t judge me: I was in a trance.) Then, a baker rolled out a rack of freshly baked bolillos (like a sub roll), so I had to buy three of those, as well. The total charge for my eight-​item extravagance? $ 6.90! I don’t understand the math, but I don’t really care.
Mexican baked goods are unique. Not like any other style of baked goods. The sweet items are not quite as sweet as French or American pastry, and the variety of items is different. If you don’t know what I am talking about, you owe it to yourself to give this place a try. This panadería does everything correctly, so it’s a great place to learn.
Be warned that the vast selection is tempting and you will end up buying more than you intended. The prices are low enough that it won’t cost you an arm and a leg!
This whole street looks like a little México. There’s a supermarket, a tortillaria, a taqueria, a Mexican-​style variety store, and a nightclub!
I guess I have some exploring to do!

I totally agree with Stella ’ s review, I was visiting my sister in Lexington and someone told us about this Mexican Bakery. Not being Spanish we didn’t know what we were choosing but we filled our bag and didn’t even get out of the parking lot and ate our goodies everything we picked was delicious and a total of $ 4.10!
Going back to pack some goodies for our flight back to NJ!
The biggest drawback for us was not speaking Spanish. If you are in the area give it a try!

So, I know next to nothing about Mexican baked goods, so I feel pretty inadequate in assessing the quality of what I ate, or even describing what I ate for that matter.
But what I can say is that this little bakery is clean and cute, with fabulous wooden cabinets piled high with all kinds of baked goods. It sort of boggled my mind.
I got a ton of stuff to try, and my purchases easily filled a grocery bag, but cost only $ 4. Wow.
At any rate, some of it was very good and some of it was not good at all. If I had to make a professional guess, I would say much of what is sold here is made from a mix– the strawberry filling in the sweet strawberry empanada was was without a doubt made in a factory somewhere. But, this is not a gastronomical destination; this is a neighborhood panaderia, and I think it’s doing a terrific job of being what it is: a great source for fun, affordable snacks to grab without breaking the bank.
My only complaint is that most of the sweets are not labeled, so for an outsider like me, there was an awful lot of guesswork. I had no idea what I was getting into, but that was actually half the fun.
There is also some breads here that are VERY much like Japanese meronpan, which was especially enjoyable since our little Japanese bakery folded last year. Anyhow, if you’re in the neighborhood and need a little snack, this place is it.
Also, they also sell very festive little birthday cakes and have an astonishing array of piñatas. If you are in need of a piñata, you should come check this place out!