Rocio’s Saltenas & Pastries in Vancouver, BC

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Telephone:	+1 604-253-0004
Address:	2261 E Hastings Street East Village, Vancouver, BC, V5L 1V3 Grandview-Woodlands
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:	0.3 mi50495 0.4 mi50434 0.5 mi50433
Categories:	Latin American Bakeries Coffee & Tea

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Take-out	Yes
Accepted Cards	Credit, Debit
Parking	Street
Bike Parking	Yes

Wheelchair Accessible	Yes
Outdoor Seating	Yes
Wi-Fi	Free

Today

Today	10:00 am – 6:30 pm Closed now
Local time (Vancouver)	6:34 AM Thursday, May 22, 2025

Business hours

Monday	–
Tuesday	10:00 am – 6:30 pm
Wednesday	10:00 am – 6:30 pm
Thursday	10:00 am – 6:30 pm
Friday	10:00 am – 6:30 pm
Saturday	10:00 am – 6:30 pm
Sunday	11:00 am – 3:30 pm

Description

Specialties

Beef, chicken & vegetarian Saltena pastries, cheese & veggie Empanadas made from scratch constantly fresh out of the oven through out the day.

Delicious specialty organic coffee drinks, large quantity of organic teas.

Sweets, sweets, sweets! Alfajores (dulce de lecher, Nutella, white chocolate), cupcakes, loaf, theme cookies.

Extended variety of gluten free, lactose free, peanut free options always on stock.

Daily soups and refreshing salads like our Quinoa salad, Spinach salad seasonal cakes and many many many more goodies in store

Ready for any order or delivery

Cater cocktail size pastries for all occasions.

History

Established in 2013.

Our product has been presented to the Vancouver community through the M Channel (CH-8) in October of 2004. The experience was remarkable!

Since then, we began to cater to all kinds of special events, as well catering «Take + Bake» Salteñas ready to oven at home when they are craved the most. Until May 2013 that we established Salteñas Café & Pastry Shop, where you can enjoy Salteñas, Empanadas, sweets, all sorts of delicious treats, a great cup of organic coffee or tea along with other refreshments at your convenience.

Meet the Business Owner

Rocio O.

Business Owner

Rocio O. is the experienced chef of Salteñas (pastries). She has taken the time to master this unique recipe for many years, making the best Salteñas you will ever have!

These delicious goodies come in different types of filling for every taste bud such as: Beef, Chicken, and many Veggie fillings. This well balanced meal is cooked to perfection, hot and ready to eat.

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7 reviews of Rocio’s Saltenas & Pastries

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Jay M.

Place rating: 4
Vancouver, Canada

Salteñas is a little café on East Hastings that offers a mix of Bolivian and Argentinian snack food and coffee. Some evenings you can enjoy independant Latin American artists and poetry or art shows.
When you go in you will be attended by one the beautiful young ladies who are the daughters of the owner Rocio, (hence the name) a very nice lady who makes the salteñas and her friendly husband.
Salteñas are like cornish pastries really and originated from an Argentinian woman who I believed lived in Bolivia in the early 20^th late 19^th century
Many positives about the food and service with just one down side. It can get rather pricey. Especially the salteñas. Additionally entertainment is sporadic and sometimes its hit and miss. but definately worth a drop in for a snack and on evenings when they offer entertainment it gets lively and romantic

Thomas S.

Place rating: 5
Vancouver, Canada

The empanadas (saltinas?) here are like mana from heaven. We tried every type (chicken, beef, veggie, spinach and cheese) and all were amazing. The cookies and coffee are also great.
What a great find. High on my recommendation list.

Ian M.

Place rating: 5
Vancouver, Canada

Delicious pastries, teas and coffees. The family that runs the café are lovely. They also offer catering.

Jo W.

Place rating: 5
Coquitlam, Canada

This place is a hidden gem. Loved the pastries.
The pastries are $ 3.50 a but pricier then starbucks but soooooooooooooooooo worth it.
I am so happy going there. Totally must check it out. I saw Shila’s review and thought I must go there.
Thanks.

Shila B.

Place rating: 5
Vancouver, Canada

Found this as someone posted a review on the Feb 5^th front page of Unilocal.
There is magic in these little pastries. I am not sure what, however, it’s something out of a fairy tale.
I went in only wanting one pastry, however, 1 turned into 2…2 turned into 4… and soon as I knew it, I cleaned out all the shelves and took the rest home.
I hate leaving after work to go to a shop with nothing left by the end of the day. I wanted to be that jerk for once in my life who just buys everything 2 hours before closing. I will be honest in saying that it felt good. Being that jerk for the day made the pastries taste better… I am not going to lie.
The lady working there runs the place. I was addicted to her passion for the pastries and the store. The pastries sold themselves, however, it’s nice to be in a store with someone who is caring about their customers, talks passionately about their product and has good people skills.
The lady at the til was good about taping my box down so that I could take it on the bus, however, I somehow on the bus managed to take on the taped sides off and snuck my hand strategically in the box to eat an extra one before home.
The pastries are expensive at $ 3.50 each but so worth it.
The pastry crust was a texture that I haven’t tried before.
There is plenty of seating inside for relaxing and eating.
This is my new pastry addiction.
The lady working there was sweet enough to give me a «how to» eat the pastry ’cause she warned me that they were juicy.

Quattro B.

Place rating: 5
Richmond, Canada

Rocio’s Saltenas has been in the neighbourhood for a couple months now, and I finally managed to get around to try it. I’m glad that I did, because the food is delicious. I have been a few times and the Saltenas are truly wonderful. I’d never had one before, and the staff warned me that they are very juicy. It’s true, but not in a bad way at all. They are easy to eat and quite filling.
Unfortunately it seems like the place has been slow since it opened. There are lots of bakeries around of various quality. What makes Saltenas good is their unique products. There might be only a half dozen baked goods available, but they are all great and definitely not common. You can’t get a crappy madeleine or mediocre Nanaimo bars, they only do what they are good at.
Overall it is a cool little place you might normally miss, but once you try it you’ll see what I mean. Saltenas are really delicious. I hope that this little café gets more traffic, I would hate to see it close without a chance.

Louie D.

Place rating: 5
North Vancouver, Canada

Fantastic home baked delicious salteñas. I loved them and will be a regular when I head out to the Drive area!!!