Washington Heights Bakery Named Among Best Breakfast Spots In NYC

UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — It is hard to be named among the best of anything in New York City, but a Washington Heights Colombian bakery was just named among the best breakfast spots in the five boroughs.

Salento, at 2112 Amsterdam Ave., was named by Eater NY as one of the 24 best breakfast places in New York City.

Here's what the editors from Eater NY had to say about it.

"This small panaderia and cafe in Washington Heights remains one of the best places in Manhattan for Colombian pastries and assorted South American snacks," the editors from Eater NY wrote. "Swing by in the morning for the sweet-salty pandebono cheese bread, chicken-filled corn empanadas, and calentado, the traditional Colombian breakfast platter of rice and beans paired with a fried egg, chicharron, and an arepa."

Here's more of a look at the menu.

• Cafe Con Leche
• Dirty Chai Latte
• Colombian Cheese Bread
• Pineapple, mango and cheese-filled puff pastry
• Scrambled eggs with onion and tomato served with arepa
• Colombian style stir fry of rice and beans topped with egg, served with chicharron and arepa.
• Breakfast croissant with bacon, egg and cheese.
• Empanadas
• Chorizo Con Arepa

Salento's website says that it aims "to be a place to share flavors from Colombia through seasonal menus with delicious yet nutritious food, paired with exceptional coffee."

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You can find out more on its website.