BOB THE BAKER – Restaurant

A Cuban bakery and counter on Northwest 183rd Street, running from seven in the morning until eight at night, Monday through Saturday. Breakfast is the anchor: two eggs with ham, bacon or sausage, crisp fries and toast, all of it pushed along by a cafe con leche or a colada. Pan con tortilla puts a two-egg omelet on Cuban toast. Later come pan con bistec, a sandwich cubano, a croqueta preparada stuffed with croquettes. The pastry case holds senoritas dusted with sugar, flan, flan cheesecake, dulce de leche. Natural juices are squeezed by the sixteen ounce. Unfussy, quick, and Cuban.

Cuisine: Restaurant