la pasteleria

the pastry shop

Example Sentence

La pastelería prepara una tarta para mi cumpleaños.

The pastry shop prepares a cake for my birthday.

Meaning

La pasteleria is a pastry shop that sells cakes, pastries, and sweets. It can also refer to the pastry department or the craft of pastry-making, depending on context.

Common Phrases

  • comprar una tarta en la pasteleria — to buy a cake at the pastry shop
  • una caja de pasteles — a box of pastries

Example

La pasteleria prepara una tarta.

The pastry shop prepares a cake.

Common Mistake

Learners confuse shop types: la pasteleria is for pastries, not la panaderia (bakery) when you mean cakes and sweets.