Within the space of a few blocks, you can spot half a dozen old school Mexican bakeries with pan dulce racked up in the windows. Including the most iconic shape, conchas decorated like seashells ...

El Comal's Beatriz Hoyos says the meal -- served with Mexican-style Concha bread, along with syrup, strawberries and whipped cream -- is the perfect combination of her American and Hispanic roots.

Cashier Karla Lopez explained that concha is a Hispanic sweet bread (the giant option is already popular with customers) and cafe de olla is a Mexican coffee with cinnamon. The cafe also has ...