Durango Bakery

Great family owned bakery on central with some amazing pastries. No, you will not find sprinkle covered or bacon topped fancy doughnuts, but you will find some awesome empanadas, cakes, cookies… etc. I love the apple filled empanadas and the strawberry cake (in the cooler by the cashier).
Best of all it’s CHEAP. I dont know if they sell a pastry over $ 1…

I love living in Windom Park and great local businesses are a big reason why! Durango Bakery is my go-​to for picking up baked treats for Sunday breakfast or evening tea. I am a huge fan of their Palmeras (or their French name, Palmiers). The puff pastry is crisp, but just a little chewy with caramelized sugar. A big treat is during October is getting a big loaf of Pan de Muerto (a similar version called a Gallina is available sometimes), soft, enriched orange-​scented sweet bread that is great with a cup of tea. Their churros are also an occasional treat! This place is a gem!

This review pertains to cakes. The cakes taste like chemicals, but I suppose the curse of being a good baker is thinking that *most* store-​bought cakes suck. My husband’s (Salvadoran/​Ecuadorian) family buys these cakes often for parties, so obviously some people do like them. However, I am a bit of a food snob (and DEFINITELY a cake snob) and the cakes here, while pretty, taste fake and really are not good.

I looked up bakeries near me and found Durango and wow all the reviews were amazing so I thought I would try it out.
It’s quaint– free parking in the back or you can opt for street.
Amazing selection! I went a little crazy and filled my plate with all sorts of sweets:) came home and my taste buds were thrilled! I love this place!

Damn. I thought about writing this review and now all I want is cookies. I’ll try to write coherent sentences through my insatiable desire for some Durango treats right now.
First off, the only thing you need to know: MANY MANY YUMS FOR VERY VERY CHEAP. This place is so good. From cookies and sweet empanadas to donuts and cakes, Durango totally has you covered for any sweet you might need. Tres leches cake? Got it. Delicious. No problem. Cookies? Chocolate chip, elephant ears, crumbly perfection.
They also have an awesome selection of Mexican treats, the names of which always evade me. BUT, they’re so good. They have the little cakes with powdered sugar and cream-​puff thingys (a technical term), and they always taste fresh and baked just as they should be.
The best part about Durango is that it is way inexpensive for what you get AND you’re supporting a sweet local business with friendly staff and awesome products. They have some staples (chocolate-​chip cookies) and also leave some too for exploration beyond typical Minnesota-​bakery fare.
Tip: free parking in the back. You enter through the kitchen, I think, but it’s cool. They don’t mind. (Or you can be like me and be super embarrassed to enter that way so you just walk halfway around the block to the front. That works, too.)

Inexpensive, friendly, TASTY AS ALL GET OUT, and open on Sunday morning when the rest of the bakeries in Northeast are taking the day off.
Grab tongs and a platter and go to town. Definitely agree with another reviewer that you feel a bit bad for how cheap it all is… but not too bad! I got a huge platter’s worth of conchas, empanadas, pan el queso, and croissants for $ 6. Madness! Can’t wait to go back — this is my new go-​to bakery.

We moved into the neighborhood about a week ago and have been back twice… The quality and taste of everything from Durango is excellent! We tried cookies, croissants, turnovers, cheese danishes, and the mango filled sweets. Everything was delicious! I highly recommend stopping in here because fancy donuts are so 2012.

My girlfriend and I were walking down Central Ave. one evening, and saw this bakery we’ve never noticed before. We went inside, and holy moly, we were floored! Sooo many different baked goods, and the shelves were really well stocked for being the end of the day. The prices were crazy good, so we were able to get quite a bit of goodies. I don’t have a sweet tooth very often so I stuck with breads, and my girlfriend got a good variety of sweets.

The most inexpensive bakery I’ve ever been to-​and equally delicious. A great experience.

The prices are so low you may feel bad.
Today we bought an entire bag of goodies and 2 pieces of cake for under 10 bucks — 9 total items.

I am in NE a lot since most of my family lives in this neighborhood. We were over at Taco Riendo eating lunch when I decided to give this place a try. After lunch we came by to check it out and get some post lunch treats. This place has a nice selection of baked goods with the highlight being their sweet treats. I did order some of their flatter bread, and croissants which were also great! Best feature of this place is how cheap it is. I got a whole bag of goodies for only $ 4.

It smells so good in here. the fresh baked bakeries. The pies, the cookies, the puff pastries, and the whatever they are that have just been brought out from the ovens. It’s yummy goodness! :)