Convent sweets and pastries

The best products in the best hands are prepared by the cloistered nuns with loving care.

The cloister convents introduce you to a delicious paradise where egg yolks, almonds and fruit, honey, sugar and cinnamon are made into scrumptious sweets and pastries.

List of convents that sell sweets and pastries:

Comendadoras de Santiago  

Santiago 20. Realejo

Tel: 958 225 250

Speciality: Fruit in syrup and candied fruit.

Convent of San Antón

Recogidas 5 Centro  

Tel: 958 263 251

Speciality: Huevos moles (a meringue custard), mostachones (a small cake) and manchegos (another small cake).

Monastery of San Jerónimo

Rector López Argueta s/n.  

Tel: 958 279 337

Speciality: Puff pastry, mostachones, tocinillos (a sweet made with egg yolks and syrup), syrups, glazed fruit and jam.

Convent of La Encarnación

Plaza de la Encarnación. San Jerónimo area

Tel: 958 279 135

Speciality: Nasrid b'stilla (made with puff pastry, almonds, cinnamon, partridge breast, ham, brains, meat, tomato compote, peppers and honey).

Monastery of San Bernardo

Gloria, 1. Albaicín  

Tel: 958 227 892

Speciality: Quesitos de Belén (a kind of custard), huesos de santo, sweet potato balls, coca cakes and cakes sprinkled with sugar.

Monastery of Santa Isabel la Real

Santa Isabel la Real. Albaicín.

Tel: 958 277 836

Speciality: Hojarasca cakes, Santa Isabel chestnuts and marzipan.

Monastery of La Concepción  

Placeta de la Concepción Albaicín    

Tel: 958 225 368

Convent of Zafra

Carrera del Darro, 39. Albaicín.

Tel: 958 226 189

Speciality: Small cakes known as glorias, chocolate truffles, cuajada (a custard cake), cordials and huesos de santo.

Convent of La Magdalena

Gracia número 9

Tel: 958 267 502

Convent of Santo Ángel Custodio   

San Antón número 38