Panaderia Nuevo Leon Bakery

Panaderia Nuevo Leon Bakery turns out pan dulce, conchas and other traditional Mexican breads on East Marshall Avenue in Longview. The cases fill up early with sweet breads, pastries and cookies, and regulars tend to talk less about presentation and more about the everyday, made-here quality of what comes out of the oven. The bakery keeps long hours, opening at 7 a.m. and staying open into the evening, which makes it just as easy to grab a concha with morning coffee as it is to pick up a box of sweet bread on the way home from work. If you have never been in a panaderia before, the routine is simple and friendly: pick up a tray and a set of tongs at the door, fill it with whatever looks good, then take it to the counter to be totaled up. It is a straightforward neighborhood bakery that has built its following the old-fashioned way.