Marielena's bakery Panadería

Friendly employees. Clean restaurant. Excellent, tasty pan dulce. Better than most. I will go again.

First time coming here and the bread is amazing. I've been to a lot of panaderias in California and this tops them all! The bread was soft and not dry. Definitely check this place out!

My sister went to buy bread for a last minute dinner my parents had. And the owner an older man got upset she bought to much bread. Told her next she had to call it in with time and he was rude about it. My sister still bought it but I would have left it there. In my opinion if your selling bread who cares who buys it as long as it sells. Your in a business for a reason. Personally we will not be going again. They can keep their bread if that's what they make it stay on the shelf.

Here is a tiny little treasure. BAKERY signs get me every time and this is no exception. Love when I can enter a bakery, buy a bag of goodies and slip out the door and binge without anyone knowing... 'cept if you read Yelp reviews! I had to have every cookie they make. And I did. And they were good. Not sure of the hours but she was open on Sunday? Monday for sure. Had breakfast nearby and always have to have that mid-morning something. The pastry also looked inviting but cookies on the mind. I recommend. A very small shop so any and all support of this little business is great. Good work! Great baking! Excellent customer service! I wish you Success! Recommend. I will visit my next trip.Thank you.

Love this place! If the smells don't entice you to come over then just do it anyway! You need to go inside so make it happen! This place is a hidden gem so keep your eyes peeled. Can't beat the prices for all the fresh baked goods you'll find, awesome biscochitos by the way and if you get them warm then it's an even better treat.

From out of town and heard this was the place for great bakery items. The man behind the counter was not helpful nor did he crack a smile the entire time we were in the shop. Even without the help we still purchased some items. Everything was good but I don't think we will go back.

Super delicious great prices very friendly people close enough to my place and even if it was a bit far I would still drive to come here.I definitely recommend you at least stop by and try a couple pieces and be sure to tell them James sent you.

Coming from the land of Tex-Mex I always enjoy good pan dulce. There isn't much in the Austin area so we would drive to San Antonio for what I think is the best Mexican pastry north of the border. But living in ABQ where do I go for the good stuff. The reviews for Marielena's looked pretty good so let's give it a try. The 1st time we stopped was Labor Day Monday - Closed. The next time we went was on a Tuesday morning - closed. Now I make a mental note of store hours and stop by when they were open. It was around noon and the cases were well picked over, not a lot of variety on the shelves. We bought a couple of empanadas, pan de polvo and marranitos. I came back a few days later - earlier in the morning. I went inside and was met by the aroma of baking. There were numerous racks in the retail area. The cases were being filled with warm, fresh from the oven pastry. Grabbed a bag full and headed home. They were delicious - these rival the best I've eaten in Texas. I stop there every week or so and take a few home with me. Each time I have stopped was near 8am. I feel that a good time to stop would be closer to 8:30 to catch the cases fully stocked. Either way if you want good Mexican pan dulce in ABQ. Give these guys a try!

Made of flour so not gf. Nut biscochitos are on a tray next to the other ones and the same trays and utensils are used for all. They taste good. Small bakery with a nice gal at the register.

The bread is good but the service isn't the greatest. When I was picking out the bread the guy told I was not able to grab bread from the bottom shelf because it was already sold yet they still had it on the display case. I also asked if he could charge me four bags of white bread and he right away told me to grab them with an attitude. I won't go back.