Golden Crown Panaderia
Best Bakery in Albuquerque · NM
Green chile bread and biscochitos
Golden Crown Panaderia is an old-fashioned neighborhood bakery near Albuquerque's Old Town, family-run since 1972. It's beloved for green-chile bread, biscochitos, empanadas, and a New Mexican pizza baked on green-chile crust, plus pastries and coffee served in a plant-strewn shop that has drawn national attention, including a Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visit.
The Baca family bakes to order and decorates by hand, and the panaderia's willingness to make almost anything on request — sugar-skull cookies, custom breads — has made it as much a community fixture as a bakery.
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2025 Centurion Award
Best Bakery in Albuquerque Albuquerque, NM · Awarded under the 2025 evaluation View the 2025 award →Awards run one calendar year and renew only if the business clears the bar again. Selection is by published criteria, never for sale.
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