Zimatlan Bakery

Coming from L.A., it is so hard to find a decent Mexican food joint in Monterey. I’ve probably tried them all around the seaside area. This place hits the spot when I’m craving authentic Mexican food, champurado, and pan dulce. So bomb & well priced! A must try :)

Nice people. Delicious coffee. Bought a cup, plus 4 large pastries for under $ 5 bucks!

This place is a magical wonderland of pan. When you walk in in the morning it smells like heaven, and a glittering array of gorgeous breads and pastry lines the wall. Grab a tray and tongs, and choose several, most of them are about 50 cents.
The menu looked amazing as well, tortas, tlayudas, burritos, chilaquiles… I can’t wait to go back!

Great and quick service. The carne asada burrito is amazing. I love how the meat is so tender and the salsa is tasty.

They have a really good burrito… The ingredients taste very authentic and home made. Even the tortilla for the burrito was impressive… YUM!!!

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Brand spanking new and I wanted to give them a whirl… but before I could a good friend of mine who had been ranting and raving about them for the last week or so saved me a «Molote» a Oaxacan specialty food. Molotes or «cigars» look like mini cigars filled with pure goodness. Fried but deceivingly looked like baked bread… made of corn on the outside and inside has this lovely lightly seasoned potato goodness. One bite and I had to have the other bite (they aren’t very big). Smothered with a black bean thined purée and topped with Oaxacan Cheese that they also sell here (so I had to buy a small round) aka Queso Salazar (made in Brentwood, CA? whaty? whatever, deelish!).
Tried 2 Tamales (like the cheese better than the meat one, shredded meat wasn’t very seasoned), 6 Molotes, 2 Tacos Durados aka what we call Flautas (since they were rolled), quite lovely. The hot sauce that came with the Molotes was fine but didn’t really seem Mexican-​esqu maybe it Oaxacan style… almost reminded of the chili paste you find at Vietnamese restaurants, strange I know.
Anyways, they also offer a mini selection of sweet breat for they are a Panderia, I got 4 Cheese Cake bread and they look lovely, I’ll give them away in the morning and sneak a bite.
Love trying new places and enjoy learning about new foods even more!