Best place to buy Alfajores cookies in San Francisco, East Bay or South Bay?

[vanity021]

I love these cookies....and have tried it at a few different places. just wanted to see what places people go to for these to-die-for cookies?

[sairuh]

Taquería La Bamba in Mountain View has excellent alfajores. Cannot remember the cost, but I think they were over a dollar each.

A post about this from late 2006:
http://www.chowhound.com/topics/342635

[Melanie Wong]

One to avoid is the Dolce Vita brand, locally made, packaged and sold at many cafes. Ick.
http://www.chowhound.com/topics/44771

[chemchef]

I'm pretty sure that they sell them at the Pasta Shop on 4th St in Berkeley. I haven't tried them, though.

[ML8000]

Caffe Centro on South Park in SF sells an excellent alfajores...chocolate dipped and non. They're supplied by a bakery...just don't know who/which one. I'm sort of glad I don't know which bakery...just like I'm glad I don't live within walking distance to a really good bakery like Bake Sale Betty. $1.25 per.

[psb]

just out of curiosity, are the standard or chocolate alfajores sold at Ritual Roasters
any good?

i'm will to take the $1.75 x 2 hit for "research" purposes, but i can just give it a
thumbs up/thumbs down but cant provide much in the way of comparisons.

ok tnx.

[Melanie Wong]

Here's an old thread you might find useful, http://www.chowhound.com/topics/34533...

My favorite alfajores are from Villa del Sol in South San Francisco.

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Villa Del Sol Argentinian
423 Grand Ave, South San Francisco, CA 94080

[Dave MP]

Here's another older thread: http://www.chowhound.com/topics/44117

[Robert Lauriston]

Those are really good. Great texture.