Unless you have either been to Bucerias before and gotten a recommendation, or been paying particular attention as you walk down Lazaro Cardenas Blvd, you’d probably never even know Sweet Things Bakery existed. And that would be a shame. The title of this post was going to be: Sweet Things Bakery/Cafe/Restaurant/Awesome.
Walking down Lazaro Cardenas, towards Bucerias Town Square if you’re coming from the South, you might chance across a colorful sign, of a lady in a chef’s hat, holding some baking; a sign to Sweet Things gourmet bakery. If you don’t see the sign you’ll miss it. It’s right next to the Bucerias Art Walk but it has no store front; only that sign and some overhanging trees and gardens… very secretive.
Through a narrow walkway you come first to the bakery, then to the garden terrace. The whole feel is very private… you’re tucked in and away, off the street with it’s merchants peddling and tourists ever strolling into your own quiet little back yard.
The seating area is a combination of both outdoor and indoor, an undercover set of tables and an outdoor set, shade being provided by umbrellas. The outdoor area backs on to a literal private garden, where visitors to the cafe can enjoy the greenery or watch the household rooster hopping back and forth on the concrete fence. We were even lucky enough to catch a friendly lizard sunning itself on the adjacent fence top.
The only thing that makes Sweet Things un-private, (though not in a bad way) is it’s rampant popularity. Head inside on most days of the week from breakfast to lunch time and you might just be lucky to get a table.
You’ll find the place full of locals and tourists, many of which I’m sure have decided to come after uttering the words “We have a FAVOURITE little breakfast place nearby…” to their willing guests.
The reason I used all the slashes in my post title was because I really didn’t know what to call this place. It has a gourmet bakery, yes. It’s a cafe, you can buy coffe there, yes. It’s a restaurant, you can buy full meals there, yes. And all of those individual parts have equal levels of awesomeness.
What I mean is: Whether you get a home made organic brownie from the bakery, some of the delectable banana nut waffles for breakfast, or a club sandwich for lunch, Sweet Things is sure to impress. It’s the kind of place where you just know that each meal has that little touch of homemade-ness about it… that each meal got prepared with just a touch of that magical ingredient called care.
The wait staff are friendly, the prices are cheap, and after your meal you’re free to linger in the shade, and enjoy the garden ambience with a good book or a coffee. OR not to mention, if you haven’t before, you can head off to the Bucerias Art Walk next door to round off the morning in the most perfectly relaxing way.
Sweet Things is a local treasure, fullstop.
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My wife and I fell in love with the Sweet Thing Bake Shop and Cafe. In the bakeshop, Sandy surprised us everyday with different home made muffins and fresh baked breads and treats.
We had many delicious breakfasts and lunches at Sweet Thing and we were never disappointed. And the prices were very reasonable too.
We highly recommend Sweet Thing Bake Shop and Cafe to anyone looking for a consistently good meal.
Just remember, they are closed Wednesdays!!
Yummmmmmm we LOVED the Sweet Thing Bake cafe too. Their pancakes were SINFUL