San Antón Bakery moves to Ubrique and brings back the “quesito” (little cheese)
The establishment had closed its doors in 2023 in Benaocaz, although during this time it has been serving sweets and breads from a van.
The San Antón Bakery has reopened a couple of years after its closure, but not in its original location, Benaocaz, but in Ubrique.
The shop opened in 2010 and remained open to the public until 2023. That year, the shop closed, although business continued through orders and a van selling bread in the town of Ubrique. Finally, they decided to return to a permanent location and chose Ubrique, their hometown, which also accounts for 90% of their customers, even when they were located in Benaocaz. The shop, equipped with a bakery, opened last October at number 3 Paseo de la Esperanza.
San Antón is a family business. Sagrario Jiménez Reguera makes the sweets, her husband David Álvarez Pajuelo bakes the bread, and their daughter Helena serves the customers. Every day they start work at seven in the morning, open around ten, and close when they run out of stock.
The bakery section features a wide selection of wheat bread. There are rolls in various sizes, loaves (one and half a kilo), small and large pieces, ciabatta in one and half kilo sizes, and wholemeal bread in the same size. One of the most popular items, and one that's best ordered in advance as it's often unavailable, is the 100% wholemeal bread. It's also available in one and one and a half kilo sizes, as well as larger and smaller rolls (the so-called "Smurf" rolls), and square and round loaves. The selection is rounded out with sliced bread, both white and 100% wholemeal.
They have a wide variety of sweets. One of their most unusual offerings is the "carmelas." Some are already filled, but there are always some unfilled so customers can choose their preferred filling. They can be topped with chocolate or cream. They also have chocolate bombs, muffins, citron boats, gañotes (a type of fried pastry), and, in season, Christmas sweets including wine-flavored doughnuts, alfajores (a type of shortbread), and roscones de reyes (Three Kings' Day cake). They also take custom orders. Among their most popular sweets are the Payoyo cheesecake, the meringue cake with custard, the "grandma's cake," and the carrot cake, which isn't the typical sponge cake but rather a cake made with cookies and a mixture of carrot and coconut.
The "quesito" deserves special mention, as it's a sweet treat that had been lost in Ubrique but is now being revived. It's a mille-feuille with cream, meringue, and coconut. It used to be made by Pastelería Rosi, an establishment that closed its doors in 2020. In San Antón, they managed to acquire the recipe through contacts, and now it has become one of their best-selling sweets.
