A local's guide to San Juan, Puerto Rico

Publish date: 2024-08-04

LUNCH

Panadería Repostería Moncho Pan Deli and Cafe

A few reasons make this deli, more than two decades old, a favorite: Its freshly baked pan sobao, a chewy, sweet bread. Its classic tripleta sandwich is upgraded way past triple-meat status with steak, turkey, chorizo, pernil (roast pork) and more. And the bakery’s staple sweets — pastelitos de guayaba (stuffed guava pastries), quesitos (a sticky, cream cheese-filled croissant) and doughnuts — are all made in-house.

BTW: Those flags, banners, license plates and the kitschy signage all over the place? They’re the owner’s travel souvenirs.

Panadería Repostería Moncho Pan Deli and Cafe, 145 Ave. Winston Churchill, San Juan

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