Fresh pan dulce and Mexican pastries
#1 Panadería in Arizona — Hungry Hotline

The Taste of
Home
Baked Fresh
Daily.

Since 1996, La Estrella Panaderia has been Mesa's most beloved family bakery — cream-filled croissants, perfect conchas, and custom cakes made the way your abuela remembers.

Since 1996 Open 5am–9pm Family-Owned Mesa, AZ
1996

Family Owned Since

30+ Yrs

In the Community

239+

5-Star Reviews

#1

Panadería in AZ

Fresh Pan Dulce Daily Cream-Filled Croissants Soft Conchas Made In-House Custom Cakes for Any Occasion Tres Leches Cakes Authentic Carniceria Meats Open Mon–Sat 5am–9pm #1 Panadería in Arizona Fresh Pan Dulce Daily Cream-Filled Croissants Soft Conchas Made In-House Custom Cakes for Any Occasion Tres Leches Cakes Authentic Carniceria Meats Open Mon–Sat 5am–9pm #1 Panadería in Arizona

La Panaderia

Pastries That Take You
Back Home

Every piece baked fresh daily in our Mesa kitchen — the same recipes the La Estrella family has perfected over 30 years.

Freshly baked conchas at La Estrella Panaderia

Conchas

Our signature conchas are perfectly soft, with a buttery sugar shell in every color. Baked fresh every morning — highly recommended by hundreds of Mesa neighbors.

In-store daily
Cream-filled croissants at La Estrella Panaderia Mesa

Cream-Filled Croissants

Named the best in Mesa by Yelp reviewers. Flaky, golden croissants filled with our house cream — the pastry that keeps customers coming back every single morning.

Fan favorite
Sweet donuts at La Estrella Panaderia

Sweet Donuts

Wide variety of pillowy sweet donuts — glazed, filled, and sprinkled — baked and ready when Mesa wakes up. Restaurantji reviewers call them "highly recommended."

Fresh every morning
Tres leches cake at La Estrella Panaderia

Tres Leches Cake

A labor of love — our tres leches cake is soaked overnight in three milks and topped with fresh whipped cream. The celebration cake Mesa has trusted for 30 years.

Order for pickup
Mexican breakfast pastries and pan dulce

Breakfast Pastries

Start your morning right — we open at 5am so the East Valley's early risers get first pick of our full breakfast pastry spread. Pair with a hot café de olla.

Open at 5am

Wide Pan Dulce Variety

Puerquitos, orejas, cuernos, polvorones, mantecadas, and more — we carry the full range of authentic Mexican pan dulce so every visit feels like discovering something new.

"Wide variety of items, including sweet donuts and conchas that are highly recommended."

— Restaurantji Review

La Carniceria

More Than a Bakery.
A Full Mesa Market.

La Estrella is also your neighborhood carniceria — quality meats and prepared Mexican foods that complete your family meals, all under one roof on Broadway Rd.

Quality Carniceria Meats

Fresh cuts selected for authentic Mexican cooking — carne asada, chorizo, carnitas, and more. Butchered to your needs.

Prepared Mexican Foods

Ready-to-eat and ready-to-cook authentic Mexican dishes — home cooking made easy for busy families.

One-Stop Mexican Market

Grab your pan dulce, pick up your meats, and head home — everything you need for the week, all at 819 E Broadway Rd.

Authentic Mexican carniceria meats and market

Open Daily

5am – 9pm

Monday thru Saturday

Custom Orders

Request Your Custom Cake

Call us at (480) 649-0293 or send us a message below — we'll reach out to discuss your order.

Your information is private and secure

Tortas & Pasteles

Custom Cakes for Every Celebration

From quinceañeras to birthday fiestas, La Estrella's custom cakes are handcrafted by our family bakers using authentic recipes that have made Mesa celebrate for 30 years.

Quinceañeras, weddings, birthdays & baptisms
Tres leches, custom decorated cakes
Any size, any flavor, any theme
Order ahead — call (480) 649-0293
Custom decorated celebration cake at La Estrella Panaderia
Mexican bakery kitchen, fresh bread being made

30 Years

of Family Tradition

#1 Panadería in Arizona

— Hungry Hotline

Nuestra Historia

Baking Mesa's
Best Since 1996

La Estrella Panaderia was born from a family's love of authentic Mexican baking. Since 1996, we've woken up before dawn every morning to make sure Mesa has fresh pan dulce — the kind that brings you back to your grandmother's kitchen.

What started as a neighborhood panaderia on Broadway Rd grew into the East Valley's most beloved Mexican bakery and carniceria. Hungry Hotline named us the top-rated panadería in all of Arizona — and every concha, croissant, and custom cake we make proves why.

Family-Owned

Three decades of the La Estrella family behind every bake

Top-Rated

Arizona's #1 panadería — 239+ reviews across platforms

Call Us: (480) 649-0293

What Mesa Says

The Flavors That Speak for Themselves

239+ reviews. Hundreds of morning regulars. One family bakery that Mesa trusts.

"Top rated panadería in Arizona — this family-owned business delivers authentic flavors that transport you back to childhood memories."

Hungry Hotline

Feature Review

"The cream-filled croissants are the best in Mesa, and the conchas are perfectly soft."

Yelp Reviewer

La Estrella Panaderia — Mesa

"Wide variety of items, including sweet donuts and conchas that are highly recommended. You won't find better pan dulce in the East Valley."

Restaurantji Reviewer