Sol De Borinquen

the best pastries ever! sugar doughnuts are the bomb-​diggitty!
their prices even better!
Located in a least desirable neighborhood and some of the staff look like they hate their job and hardly friendly at all
but I will definitely come again!

Sol de borinquen used to be one of my favorite spots for a coffee, donut and sandwich kinda day however I noticed service and quality changed and things were not the same when they continued forgetting the pickles for my ‘medianoche’ sandwich. On my next visit I told the server about my latest experience while making the mistake of ordering another sandwich; a huge mistake because this time I got my pickles but I ended up biting into a piece of bone!!! A piece of bone in my damn sandwich! I’m done… I took these actions personal and Intentional. No bueno!!!

The best pan sobao around the Harford area. There are others in the area that come close, but not close enough.

Great place for cheap sandwiches. I ordered the Cubano, tripleta and Cannoli.
Let’s get it out the way, the Cannoli sucked — dry with a stale shell — makes sense NO Italian pastry should be bought at a Latin pastry shop. lol.
The sandwiches? Magnifico! Yummy! The tripleta had pulled pork, ham and cheese and the works. — it was melt in my mouth the Cuban was simple, even though it lacked the components of a real Cuban sandwich, it was still a tasty one.
The workers were sweet and the food was made quick. Sucks that you can’t sit inside. It’s a huge place.

Couldn’t decide between 1 and 2 stars. Somehow we ended up at this place looking for a good Cuban sandwich. Reviewers raved about it. Not sure if they were reviewing the wrong restaurant. You can’t even call what this place makes a Cuban. It was basically a ham and cheese sandwich (not even Swiss). Yes it’s ridiculously cheap at $ 2 or whatever, but I’d gladly pay $ 10 for a good Cuban sandwich. Avoid this place unless you are just looking for the cheapest food you can find.

Pros:
Yummy sandwiches!
Good tres leches and flan.
Cons:
Not the greatest neighborhood.
After all the reviews saying how cheap this place was, I was surprised by my total. Not everything has a price on the menu, so when I asked the lady how much the sandwiches were, she – without saying anything – knocked off a few bucks, so that was questionable.
Staff weren’t friendly. I asked if they had any recommendations and they weren’t helpful.

Great «tres leches cake»!!! And the guava pastries are must haves when you go. Love this place!

Cannoli.
There are cannoli right around the corner from my house.
The coffee is absolutely disgusting, no. Stick to the pastries, the bread, the flan, the pumpkin cake.
It’s not expensive and the line moves quickly. They really should put a couple small tables out inside the shop. They have space for it.

While visiting Hartford, my friend and I went in search for a bakery on Sunday. We stumbled across this place and oh so happy we did! There is a line almost out the door and everything is pretty much ordered in Spanish, but don’t worry. I’d you don’t speak Spanish there are folks that can help. We ordered 2 Cubano sandwiches, 1 bistec, 1 tres leeches and 2 rellenos de papas.(potatoes with meat). For 3 people this was perfect and the good was authentic and fabulous! Highly recommend and it’s a beautiful walk from downtown if you have the time.

Es muy buena panaderia megusta mucho voy casi todo Los Dias se larecomiendo a cuarquier Latino o a Los gringos

Love the doughnuts! The only problem is there’s always a line. :)

Excellent bakery on Park Street! When I lived in CT, I had gone to other bakeries in the area, but not this one. What a pity that I can only go whenever I make my pilgrimages home.
Got a papa rellena (usually called relleno de papa by true boricuas) and tres leches cake. I quickly ate my stuffed potato ball as I pulled out of my space on the side of the street. Glorious! It must have been because I arrived at 7 am, because the outer breading was amazingly crispy and not greasy. The mashed potatoes were fluffy and and provided the perfect background for the inner treat of seasoned ground beef. Simply delicious. Criolla cooking at its very best.
Tres leches was consumed before 8 am this morning as well. It was well made, but since I also make tres leches, I typically prefer a less sweet milk bath for the cake. The frosting is a merengue one, rather than whipped cream (which I don’t like as much, though I recognize that it is usually the Latin Caribbean adornment for this dessert).
Ladies, if you are frightened by catcalls, maybe going in the morning is the ideal time. Mostly middle-​aged men in the area, though my experience was that they were polite (maybe extra nice because of my magenta leggins, knee-​high boots, and leopard print scarf?) but not dirty and did not say/​do anything to make me feel uncomfortable or in danger.
Expand your horizons and start your day with Sol de Boriquen. That is exactly what I did today and already my day is starting out marvelously.

This place is simply amazing! The bread is delicious (I usually get soboa but they also have pan de agua) and super cheap. You can even get it with butter or garlic spread already added to it. The desserts are plentiful. I like the bread pudding and the arroz con dulce (when they have it). The pastelitos de guayaba are also amazing. Be prepared to wait a little bit as it’s usually busy, but definitely worth it!

Legendary cubano sandwiches from a legendary bakery. My «go-​to» place for authentic Latino-​Caribbean bakery faire on the south side of Hartford. I’ve had Sol De Borinquen’s cubanos hot, cold, for lunch, for breakfast, for dinner and for no reason at all. Even after moving out of the city, I still stop in from time to time. Highly recommended.
Like Diana mentioned above, the value for the money is exceptional. If all bakeries were held to the standard of enjoyment-​per-​dollar produced by Sol De Borinquen, they would be out of business.

Great place for sandwiches with an impressive spread of bakery goods. They also make fresh bread, which looks delicious. I went here to get a sandwich, and ended up with the cubanito, which was absolutely EPIC. The bread was crispy and panini-​pressed thin, and the meat was great as well. Definitely a great neighborhood spot, no seating, so get a sandwich or sweet treat and take a stroll down Park Street. Also, brush up on your spanish before visiting: all signs and menu items are in spanish and most patrons order in spanish. Also… the prices… SO CHEAP! Amazing.
This restaurant was previously located on nearby Broad Street.