After the closure of Juanita’s two years ago I was bereft, as I was deprived of south American treats. Sonido is great but doesn’t have the cakes that Juanita’s had. Now it seems there is a successor. La Dulcita opened a couple of weeks ago in the front bit of what was Retro cafe, as part of the same development that has Brother Burger along the Westgarth St side and The Playroom upstairs (which is currently hosting an amazing popup wine bar called the Barrel Room by the Vinsurgents).
Their coffee is very good and while I was tempted by the cakes, I was hungry for something savoury, and a plate of 3 empanadas for $9 was just what I wanted. The beef and olive one was the best, but the chicken and corn and vegetable ones are also tasty. They also have delicious looking quiches as well as the cakes.
28 October 2012 at 9:50 am
Woohoo! I’m looking forward to checking them out.
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28 October 2012 at 11:21 pm
I haven’t written my post yet but I’ve been already and tried all the empanadas, with similar conclusions to yours. Delicious.
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15 December 2012 at 7:02 pm
Walked past today and all the windows are papered up. They did not last long :(
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15 December 2012 at 10:56 pm
That’s very strange. It is owned by the same people as Brother Burger in the same building as far as I know – are they still open?
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