Dining
BY JOVANNA AGUILAR
At Conchas Cafe Bakery, customers can select their own items and pay at the counter.
Conchas are seashell-shaped sweet breads avored with cinnamon and topped with sugar.
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Conchas Cafe Bakery oers pan dulce in Humble
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When Marisol and Jorge Cuevas opened Conchas Cafe Bakery in July 2024, they set out to bring a taste of home to their community in Humble. The family-run bakery, operated alongside their children, serves traditional Mexican pan dulce and coee, which Marisol Cuevas said is a sweet re ection of her roots and the community she has called home since she was 15. Craving pan dulce? Conchas Cafe Bakery is a product of the couple’s desire to create a business where their children, Aaliya, Ozzy and Ivan Cuevas, could work together and learn about entrepreneurship, Marisol Cuevas said. The bakery oers traditional Mexican pan dulce, freshly made from scratch every morning. To ensure authentic pan dulce, the bakery operates with a professional chef and recipes made in house. With about 1,200 baked goods made daily, Marisol Cuevas said the conchas tend to be the rst to run out. Conchas are seashell- shaped sweet breads avored with cinnamon and topped with sugar. Other best sellers include the borrego—a cylinder-shaped concha stued with Nutella or cajeta, a caramel milk spread—and the bolillo relleno, a savory bread stued with ham and cream cheese. To pair with its freshly baked delights, Conchas Cafe Bakery oers coee with coee beans sourced from Austin. Some favorites from the menu include:
A variety of doughnuts are also available.
Located on Main Street in Humble, Conchas Cafe Bakery oers dozens of baked goods to choose from on a self-serve basis, ranging from 80 cents to $2 a piece. With the holidays approaching, Marisol Cuevas said the bakery plans to oer seasonal baked goods and seasonal hot coee options such as champurrado—a Mexican hot chocolate made with dough our and piloncillo, a raw form of pure cane sugar. As longtime Humble residents, Marisol Cuevas said the family-operated bakery often participates in community events such as Humble’s Sip & Shop event and the annual Good Oil Days Festival. Open seven days a week, Marisol Cuevas said when there are left overs the bakery donates its bread to people in need to support its community and serve freshly baked bread the following day. After over a year of operating, Conchas Cafe Bakery has quickly become a gathering place where people share bread, coee and stories, Marisol Cuevas said. Looking ahead, she noted Conchas Cafe Bakery plans to expand its dining area to oer more seating options for customers to enjoy their baked goods, coee and company.
Polverones are Spanish shortbread cookies.
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409 E. Main St., Humble www.conchascafebakery.com
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