La Vienesa Bakery

This place is my jam for breakfast.
This is not the place to listen to smooth jazz and sip a $ 5 latte, but it IS the best place for a freaking amazing breakfast sandwich for $ 3.75. A lot of places give you a sad little roll yearning for its life and limp yellow cheese, these guys give you a buttery, freshly-​baked roll with a generous helping of butter and cheese. My boyfriend, who grew up eating and cooking Columbian, digs their comfort food as well.
Hope this place holds on through all the fancy coffee shop influx… soooo much better.

The owner is a super cool lady she is very attentive in the morning… Knows a lot of the ppl that go there by name. They make the best arepas now it’s not just any arepas it’s stuffed with ham and queso blanco they put it on the a hot press and in 5 min it’s the best arepa you will ever have… You have to ask for it they normally don’t have it made. Amazing on a cold morning.

The endless sea of Colombian bakeries from Queens Blvd to Roosevelt begins here at La Vienesa, a quality local eatery on the edge of LIC and Sunnyside. Whether one is here for breakfast or lunch, there is plenty to eat and even more to appreciate.
Like all Latin bakeries, daytime is always the time to come. Fresh out of the oven pastries (complete with the «bakery aroma») and the smell of coffee /​breakfast make this place a pseudo greasy spoon for all visitors. Between 7am-​9am, it’s commuters from the hood, and 9am-​3pm is the locals crowd. You should aim for anytime in between.
For the Pan (bread) lovers, they’ve got quite the variety. Pan de: yuca, quesa, bono, maiz, etc, you name it, they have it. They ought to have a «pan de todo» there is so much. Add to that the bunelos, sancocho, arepas, almojabana, empanadas, and it’s easy to get lost in the shuffle.
There is a good variety of hot plates, none of which come more stacked than the classic bandeja paisa ($ 10), which is practically a staple combination of chicharron, corn arepa, plantain, rice, beans, and topped off with a fried egg. Some Colombians throw in some type of red meat but I think the version here includes chicken. Very impressive. Big ups to their carne asada ($ 10) platter as well.
Me personally, I’m a sucker for breakfast. I love their breakfast sandwiches, which range from $ 1.50-$ 3. What most folks might pay $ 8 for in a diner for breakfast, would come out to roughly $ 3 here. Is there a catch? Not getting ripped off, that’s the catch.
The staff that works here is a friendly bunch. They’re always full of smiles and super amiable, shaking hands and giving kisses to their regulars. It is a real community out in these parts and La Vienesa is truly in the thick of it. Are they a Queens Blvd gem or a Sunnyside win? There is no question: both.

This place have been in the neighborhood forever. It is a tiny place, but the coffee is fresh, hot and cheap. Sometimes I get chicken soup wish is not bad on the other hand the pastries look like they being there a bit too long, except for the whole wheat bun with Spanish cheese inside which is pretty good.
Good place to go when you are on the run, an not much money to spear,

At first I loved this place the prices were cheap and the food was pretty good until one day I opened my breakfast sandwich and they’re was a bug inside, let me say I never went back.

This is home cooking, Columbian style. Good in terms of you taste similar to home cooking, bad that it’s very basic and no wow factor to it. It’s like a neighborhood joint that serves food and not much more. You can call it close to a hole in the wall, but not really in that category, but more homemade regional food.
Small ordering area with two whack stools facing the wall.
I’ve eaten here couple times and done take out with buddies. Warm soft rice if you get it at the right time, otherwise can come out off texture, a bit hardened. Beans are beans, some places make them slightly better than others and La Vienesa Bakery makes it with nothing to rave about. The pork not very flavorful, seems like they make it and leave it sit in those bins, so it’s hit or miss, often edible but not tender. Pastries are okay also bland, sits in those bins all day. Soup is hearty but not great. I ordered a Tamale and I’m not sure why it came without filling or anything with it to give it flavor.
One night at exactly 8pm, right when they were closing, I came in just to order something that was sitting around as a snack. I walked in the door and the old dude behind the counter was helping I guess the last customer of the day. I ask pleasantly just to pack up a pastry for me and some candy. No, he wouldn’t take five minutes to help me, he just waved his hand and said closed three times, terrible service. It would have only taken 3 more minutes, why didn’t you lock the door and spare 3 minutes?
Only plus side is they carry Columbian treats which I like including Jarritos and Columbian sodas.
They can earn three stars on some days but other days lucky if they get two.

Pros:
Cheap! Cheap! Cheap!
Fresh products
Great breakfast food
Cons:
If you don’t speak Spanish, make sure the waiter speaks English. Most of them speak English, but one or two may not.

Usually when I’m in a rush to the subway, which is usually the case since I seem to be in a rush more often than not making sure I don’t make it somewhere late, I hop into La Vienesa Bakery to grab something to go. The older gentlemen who is often behind the counter sees the panic-​stricken look on my face and gets me my order with such brisk attentiveness I often give him a dollar tip to show my gratitude. Coffee is always provided with hot milk, a nice comforting touch. I get some kind of cheese and ham croissant. It’s not great-​kind of greasy in not a great way but it’s good enough. The pastries in La Vienesa Bakery are not made with the highest quality ingredients like they would be in an European bakery, but they hit the spot when I’m hungry. And a hot, savory pastry, paired with coffee, it’s hard to go wrong. Aside from affordable pastries and Colombian breads, egg sandwiches and plates of rice and meat are also available. When I do have the time to sit in the little take out joint with maybe 8 seats total and counter space, I get their chorizo. It’s bursting with flavor. I’ll ask for bread and request that it’s toasted and buttered, place the chorizo in the middle and bite away. My heart races, I don’t know if it’s because I’m so excited to be eating sausage or if my heart is trying to tell me something.

i love this place, they have very good breakfast and it is very cheep also. it may be a little packed and not the best in the décor department but the food is good

This place wins on price. $ 2.25 for a ham and egg sandwhich on a role. I wouldn’t say any of the food is very good though. This is a place to grab a quick bite if you only have a few bucks on you.

I come here when I’m broke and need to eat for under $ 5. I usually get the number 1, which is basically fries, eggs, and a piece of bread, served with coffee. The pastries and breads are pretty good. Note: the old dude that works there is deaf in one ear, so you have to speak up/​yell loud when you talk to him. I didn’t know that at first and thought my Spanish was just so awful he couldn’t understand me.

There are very few places I go to on a regular basis, but this is a one of a kind place. Not only is the food outstanding and the atmosphere lively, but cheap to boot. Can’t praise this place enough! Even served as partial inspiration for traveling to Colombia. One minor caveat, it really helps to speak some Spanish here.
Tip: Buy a ‘Pan de Huevo’ (loaf of egg bread; like Colombian Challah) to take home with you!

This is a pretty solid breakfast or lunch option in Sunnyside/​LIC. Cheap and good. It’s a little lacking in décor as these places usually are but there are always a 5 or 6 people in here at a time… and the place is tiny. I got scrambled eggs, an arepa con queso and coffee for 4.25 the other day. Not bad huh. The queso blanco was amazing but I thought the arepa didn’t have enough flavor… I’m new to Columbian arepas as I usually have the Venezualan variety… but I’m willing to switch over. Coffee was decent enough… they have an espresso machine so I think next time I’ll ask for a café con leche instead of an american style coffee. Really friendly and boisterous in here… there’s a small counter to sit at as well and they have pastelon, pan de uva and other such treats. They have hot food as well and nothing in here is over $ 7.

This may be unfair, coming from the middle of the afternoon on a cold, wet day, but the pastelon de guayaba con queso was nothing too special and most of the pastries appeared to have been out a bit too long. I hope to return earlier in the day and revise this review soon.

good place for breakfast stuff. arepas con queso are really good, rolls, danishes, are also tasty. there’s lots of things to try.

The BEST Colombian food in Sunnyside:
empanadas, bunelos, almojabanas, roscon, sancocho, sopa de vegetales. and much more. That’s mainly what we get.
And of course, your favorite drinks: Colombiana, Manzana Postobon, and coffee of course :)
You can also get little Colombia goodies like Chocolatina Jet, Supercoco, the hard coffee candy… etc.
This is by far our fave place, home-​cooked quality. We also love how tiny it is :)
Note: it’s on the SW block of 40^th St @ Queens Blvd, like the 3^rd door down.
Enjoy!