By Ron Aaron Eisenberg
It is easy to see how popular La Panadería Bakery and Café has become in 78209. Just drive past the 8305 Broadway St. location any day of the week to see firsthand a parking lot loaded with cars and a sidewalk jammed with people waiting to get into the establishment.
Now, 78209 Magazine has learned, the bakery will soon take over the entire building, remodeling the last piece that was briefly a sports bar and nightclub.
On its website, brothers José and David Cáceres explain they opened the bakery-cafe in 2014 to share their Mexican heritage and love for baking with the people of their adopted hometown of San Antonio, Texas.
They write that the Cáceres’ passion for baking began when they were young boys selling loaves of their mother, Doña Josefina’s fresh baked bread, on the streets of Mexico City. Eventually José and David took over their mother’s homegrown business and started baking on a large scale, supplying bread and pan dulce for businesses throughout Mexico. After finding financial success in Mexico, the brothers realized they wanted to get back to the basics, and they decided to bring their passion for bread cultura to Texas.
Since opening the eatery in 78209, La Panadería has added locations throughout San Antonio. From the South Side to La Cantera, to the north.
The expansion to the 8305 Broadway location reportedly will add more seating and a coffee and juice bar. One of La Panadería’s managers told me they expect to complete the expansion before the end of the year.
