Las Americas Bakery 82 Street

The best Colombian bakery in the area, I live in Manhattan and don’t mind the train ride just to buy pastries from here.

I rotate at elmhurst hospital and always am in need of good cheap coffee and I love getting coffee at Las Americas! Not only is it super delicious it keeps me awake and is reasonably priced. This is definitely the place to go for coffee in the area

Raspado is my Jesus Cristo and my new religion is Raspadofarianism. The Raspado here is the best I’ve ever had, and it’s a sexual experience to me. But then, getting an oil change is a sexual experience to me. And drinking bottled water is a sexual experience to me. So maybe it’s just me. But anyway.
Jackson Heights is full of amazing Latin Bakeries and awesome Colombian stuff. Nothing compares to «Jugos Prontito» and «Parceros Bakery.» Except for this place. It’s right up there with both of them. It completes the trifecta of fantasticishness.
Seriously, I am so whipped (like crema). I love this place so much. I’m enamoured with their awesome cofee, their *spectacular* Raspado, and their delicious Sucos too. I’m, in fact, so whipped, they need to rename it «Lash Americas Bakery.» Like Britney Spears, I’m A Slave 4 Raspados. Aretha just wanted some R-​A-​S-​P-​A-​D-​O and if she came here, she’d get one.
Tom Petty wrote a song about a girl who loved Las Americas Bakery.
«Las Americas Girl»
Well she was a Las Americas girl
Raised in Bogota
She couldn’t help thinking that there
Was a little more Raspado at the bottom of her cup
After all it was a great big cup
With lots of raspberry deliciousness
Yeah, and she had to keep sucking
To get that little bit of fruit at the bottom she was gonna eat
Oh yeah, all right
Take a visit to this bakery
Make the Raspado last all night
She was a Las Americas girl
Well it was kinda cold in Jackson Heights
She stood alone on 82^nd St
Yeah, she could hear the subway trains
Up above Roosevelt, like waves crashin’ on Coney Island Beach
And for one desperate moment there
She crept back into the bakery
God it’s so awesome, something that’s so delicious
And still so f*cking cheap
Oh yeah, all right
Take a visit to this bakery
Make the Suco last all night
She was a Las Americas girl
If the employees were super tall, it’d be the «Lanky Americas Bakery.» But they’re all gorgeous petite Colombians with awesome hair, instead.
What to get: a Raspado, also Coffee and some Sucos (I had Mango, it was what Macklemore would call «f*cking awesommmmme).
What are Sucos: amazing Latin drinks made from fresh fruit blended with sugar
What’s a Raspado: An icy beverage with fresh Raspberry and sweetened condensed milk traditional from Jamundí, in the region of Valle del Cauca, Colombia. Basically a «Cholado» but with Raspberry.
Anything else: Yes, you need to try one ASAP!
If it were in the Los Angeles Airport instead of in the heart of Queens, it’d be the «LAX Americas Bakery.»
Basically a Raspado is one of the best drinks you’ll ever consume. When you come to Queens, you need to immediately head to nearby Jugos Prontito in Elmhurst and get a «Cholado», and then head straight here and get a Raspado. Your life will never be the same. The secret that all the Colombians already know is that Americans were cruelly denied the quality and deliciousness of desserts that South Americans enjoyed as kids. Well now you can redress the balance, put the record straight, come here, and put it right. Slurp. Slurp. Slurp.
It’s so good that nobody else should ever make a Raspado. This should be the «Last Americas Bakery» to make one.
Their Sucos (pick a tropical fruit, they probably have it) are amazing as well. And the ladies are absolutely lovely, with fantastic service.
They make phenomenal coffee, and it’s pretty milky too. So much so that they may rename as the «Latté Americas Bakery.»
Queens is so packed with food gems and delicious treats that you might overlook this little side-​street paradise. That would be a mistake. You won’t get creamier coffee, better or more authentic sucos, and you’ll certainly never taste a better or fresher Raspado than this one.
If you’re looking for a Raspado, this really is the light at the end of the Subway tunnel. Hence the name «Lamp Americas Bakery.»
Just don’t get a «Rashpado» by accident. Those things are going around NYC, and since Unilocal is not a dating site (it’s a hook up site, rather), there are a lot of Rashpados going around. They’re very different to Raspados. Who knew that a «H» could make such a difference. But then in the terms «Sit» and «Wore» and «Olé» and «Amazingly Well Ung», H really does make all the difference, doesn’t it.
Getting an STD from Unilocal would seriously be awful on many levels. Almost every level. But there would be one good thing about it. At least you could Unilocal it.

I have to say from the outside I thought it was a simple bakery but little did I know they made the best cakes ever. They made my cake for my wedding and I currently have a pending order for my God sons confirmation. They are very helpful and try to adjust to your current budget. The empanadas are delicious and the coffee well it’s awesome.

Dulce de leche horn was extremely forgettable, a poor consolation for Delicia being closed across the street. Staff is impatient with gringos.

Came in here since my aunt said they make the best chicarron. All I can say is that it was way too salty and was hard and on the inside it was not cooked completely. The best part of it was that the chicarron came with corn cake (arepa) which I actually thought was good and on point. Overall I was disappointed.

I’ve been coming here all my life. Great little bakery. Can’t go wrong if you like traditional Colombian breakfast on the go! cheap! I love the cheese bread and sausages.

Le doy una sola estrella porque ordene una lechona para navidad y nos la dieron podrida y el personal y el dueño no tomaron cartas en el asunto. (I give one star because i bought food and it was expired and has bad smell.

BEST. COFFEE. EVER.
Nowhere in the history of coffee will you taste such a coffee.
I have come here all my life and since I was of age to remember my mom has always said their pastries are O.K.
What keeps us coming back is this coffee. The coffee overrides any flaw. IT. IS. THAT.GOOD.

The coffee is super delicious and all th bread is cheesy and divine! The arepa con queso is pretty good too

I love this place !!! My mother has come to this bakery since i was a newborn lol now I’m 23 and she wouldn’t change this place as her favorite coffee and Colombian bread place for nothing she has tried so many and none can compare and I have the same opinion as my Mama

The coffee is just amazing. The avena Fria is a must!!! The pan de bono buñuelo makes you feel like your in Colombia! All it needs is to make fresh kumix to make you feel right at home

Great food the only problem is when ordering over the phone the staff half the time does not speak enough English to understand the order and many of them do not even know their own menu. Ordering food over the phone is a chore.

Love their food, specially their Colombian coffee. It remember me to my grandmother’ kitchen and their sweet bread to my country if you are around it try it you will felt in love with their food :)

I really like their yuca bread. That’s the only thing I buy whenever I’m at Las Americas. They’re kinda small and it’s very hollow inside, but so tasty…

Terrific, inexpensive Columbian coffee. It’s flavorful with lots of sugar and milk. This would sharpen you up and make you ready for a bit of the old officework.

Small but well stocked bakery. Ususally come in here for a café con leche and a slice of the pound cake with guava filling. In the summer you must try a cholado… it is the best thing on a hot day!

Came here before Christmas and it was packed! Everything looked fresh and delicious but I came for my usual — pandebono and bunuelos! The pandebono has a great cheese flavor and was a pretty decent size. The quality of the bread is definitely worthy of appraisal but I did not enjoy the bunuelos. I usually get my Colombian baked good fixing from Seba Seba near my house and in my opinion, Seba Seba’s buenuelos is way better — bouncier with less of a baking soda after taste. I would definitely come back for their pandebonos though! They also have a pandebono that the size of a car tire. I am still debating whether to try that ;)

The 5 stars are strictly for the CROISSANTS. They make I think 2x a day and its soooooo worth to be around to get them. Even after a day, pop them in the toaster and they’re just as good.

This review is purely for their amazing Colombian coffee. No chain coffee place, street cart, or trendy independent coffee house can top the smokiness, creaminess and boldness of their coffee. It’s simplicity and unassuming location makes it all the better.
Try it for yourself, whether you need a pick me up before work or if just love coffee like me =)!