Pan dulce the way Abuela Lupe made it in 1979: sugar shells that crack, soft sweet bread inside, and coffee that's always on.
Stacked by the door. Tongs are on top. Yes, you can take as many as you want.
Everything in the cases is out that morning. Ask us what's still warm.
Coffee is $1 with any pan. Cash, card, or tap. We box it for the road.
About thirty kinds of pan on a good day. These are the ones people drive across town for.
Día de Muertos, Oct 28 – Nov 2
Orange-blossom sweet bread with the bone design on top, brushed with butter and rolled in sugar. Last year we sold out by October 30, so we opened pre-orders early.
Pickup Oct 28 through Nov 2. Pay when you pick up.
Or call (210) 555-0171 and ask for Marisol.
Guadalupe "Lupe" Ríos opened La Espiga in 1979 with one oven and recipes from her mother's panadería in Monterrey. Her son Ernesto took over the night shift in 1996. Today her granddaughter Marisol runs the front and still writes the price list by hand.
The oven door is the same one Lupe opened that first morning. We've replaced the oven around it twice.
2316 S. Zarzamora St
San Antonio, TX 78207
Parking lot behind the building, entrance off Hidalgo.
| Mon – Sat | 5:30 am – 8 pm |
| Sunday | 6 am – 3 pm |
| Best time | 6 – 8 am |
Quinceañeras, church breakfasts, office mornings. Trays of 50 or 100 pan with a day's notice.
Order a tray