Sunday, March 9, 2014

Why I think Kamuning Bakery is one of the Philippines' best bakeries. 

My favorite bakery is the traditional "pugon" or wood-fire brick oven bakery called Kamuning Bakery. It is iconic, historic and traditional. It was founded in 1939 as the first bakery in the then also newly-established Quezon City.

Some say it is the oldest pugon bakery in Metro Manila, even in the Philippines, but more than its durability, Kamuning Bakery upholds excellence, old-fashioned no-preservatives and no-additives baking, highest quality and good taste.

Kamuning Bakery has been in the same address for 75 years at Number 43 Judge Jimenez Street corner K-1st Street, Kamuning, Quezon City. If you're coming from Tomas Morato Avenue and you're in Kamuning Road, make a right turn after the Caltex gas station, that's Judge Jimenez Street already going to the bakery. If you're coming from EDSA highway and already at Kamuning Road, turn left at the first traffic light and that's already Judge Jimenez Street.



For orders of cakes and other inquiries, their telephone numbers  are 7945045, 9292216 (look for manager Libi or bakery staff) or text/call Rose 09228901892, Grace 09255877878, Office tels: 4126685, 4151692, 4112311, 3326066.  

penmanila.ph is the source of the image below




ABS CBN Publishing's "Food" magazine in its February-March 2014 issue ranked Kamuning Bakery as No. 3 among the 8 "most-loved Pinoy breads". That recognition even specifically cited Kamuning Bakery's pugon-baked pandesal for being delicious.

Also last year, ABS CBN Publishing's "Food" magazine conducted a blind taste test and chose the "5 Best Pandesal" which included Kamuning Bakery's pugon-baked pandesal.

I love Kamuning Bakery's blueberry cheesecake, pan de suelo and pandesal breads, biscocho, ensaymada, cinnamon rolls, Brazo de Mercedes, chocolate cake, otap, kababayan, pan de coco, and many other delicious pugon-baked pastries.




Disclosure: I had invested in Kamuning Bakery just before Christmas of December 2013, that's really how much I admire this old-fashioned and excellent bakery. However, the original owners---the Bonifacio-Javier family members---are still shareholders and helping maintain the old tastes & good family traditions there.

I highly recommend this Kamuning Bakery and hope you tell others also? :)



The image above of Kamuning Bakery's logo and popular traditional eggpie, this picture sourced from richric2003.blogspot.com