The Mission Chinese Bakery That Latinos Love For Its French Rolls

San Francisco CA

29 December, 2021

11:01 AM

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By Yujie Zhou, Mission Local December 28, 2021 The exterior of Dragon City Bakery & Café is by no means the most alluring on Mission Street, with its faded sign, bleak lighting, and unremarkable facade. Few newcomers would guess that, every day 3,000 French rolls – a Mexican staple – travel from Dragon City to every corner of the Bay Area's Latinx community. At four o'clock on a recent afternoon, the kitchen had just filled the glass case by the cash register with freshly baked French rolls. "These taste the same as the ones I ate in Mexico, and they bring back memories of my country," said Ana Rosa Espinoza who was there with her two teenage sons. "In Mexico, each family cuts the bread, puts tamal inside, and eats it with coffee." To read the full article, click here. Mission Local covers San Francisco from the vantage point of the Mission, a neighborhood with all of the promise and problems of a major city. You can support Mission Local here.