Freshly baked bread and pastries displayed on a rustic bakery counter

Now serving in Montebello

Tired of bakery bread that tastes like cardboard?

Every loaf, pastry, and cake at Bella's is handcrafted from scratch using time-honored techniques. No shortcuts. No preservatives. Just real ingredients, real flavor, and real care in every bite.

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Artisan sourdough bread with golden crust freshly from the oven

40+

Years of Craft

Four decades of perfecting every recipe, every dough, every batch.

500+

Happy Customers

Loyal neighbors who come back for the taste they can't find anywhere else.

100%

Fresh Daily

Baked every morning. Never frozen. Never day-old.

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Baker kneading dough by hand in a professional bakery kitchen

Assorted French pastries and croissants on a marble display counter

Fresh loaves of bread emerging from a traditional brick oven

Beautifully decorated custom celebration cake on a display stand

40+

Years Baking

Our Story

A bakery built on patience, craft, and a whole lot of flour

Bella's Bakery started with a simple conviction: bread should taste like bread. Not the soft, pre-sliced bricks from a plastic bag — the kind with a crackling crust, an open crumb, and a flavor that makes you stop and pay attention.

For over forty years, we've been waking up before dawn in our Montebello kitchen, measuring ingredients by feel, letting dough rise the way nature intended, and sending out loaves, pastries, and celebration cakes that our neighbors actually look forward to. We don't rush anything. Good bread can't be hurried.

Handmade Daily

Every item crafted from scratch each morning

Real Ingredients

No preservatives, artificial flavors, or shortcuts

Custom Orders

Weddings, birthdays, holidays — we bake it your way

Local & Proud

Serving the Montebello community since day one

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What We Make

From the oven to your table

Every product on our shelves is baked in small batches, with attention to detail that mass-produced bakeries simply can't match.

Golden sourdough boules with a deeply caramelized crust

Signature

Artisan Sourdough

Our signature sourdough uses a 20-year-old starter. Long fermentation gives it a tangy depth and a crust that shatters perfectly.

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Flaky golden croissants with visible layers

French Pastries

Buttery croissants, flaky pains au chocolat, delicate éclairs — all laminated by hand every morning using imported French butter.

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Custom

Custom Cakes

Weddings, birthdays, quinceañeras — tell us your vision and we'll design and bake a cake that makes your celebration unforgettable.

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Fresh dinner rolls with a soft buttery crust

Dinner Rolls & Flatbreads

Soft ciabatta, rosemary focaccia, pillowy dinner rolls — the perfect companion to any meal, baked fresh and shipped warm.

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Assorted artisan cookies and biscotti on a wooden board

Cookies & Biscotti

Chunky chocolate chip, almond biscotti, ginger snaps — each one mixed, shaped, and baked to golden perfection.

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Seasonal

Seasonal Specials

Pan de muerto for Día de los Muertos, eggnog brioche for the holidays, fresh strawberry tarts in summer — we celebrate every season.

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Our Process

The difference is in the details

What takes 36 hours at Bella's can't be rushed in 36 minutes. Here's how we do it differently.

Select & Measure

We source organic flour, European butter, and the finest ingredients. Every batch starts with the best.

Mix & Fold

Hand-mixed, hand-folded. We respect the gluten, the hydration, and the rhythm of the dough.

Rest & Rise

Cold fermentation. Slow proofing. Time is our most important ingredient — and we never skip it.

Bake & Serve

Into the oven at dawn. Out by mid-morning. You get bread at its peak — warm, fragrant, alive.

Bakers working early morning in the Bella's Bakery kitchen with flour-dusted counters and rising dough

Testimonials

What our neighbors are saying

We don't need fancy marketing. Our customers do the talking — and they keep coming back.

"I've been buying sourdough from Bella's for over five years. Nothing else in the area comes close — the crust, the flavor, the texture. It's the real deal."

Maria R.

Montebello resident

"They made the most beautiful cake for my daughter's quinceañera. It was stunning and tasted incredible. Everyone at the party asked where we got it."

Luis G.

Pico Rivera resident

"As a chef, I'm picky about my bread. Bella's focaccia is hands-down the best I've found in Los Angeles County. I bring it for every dinner party now."

James T.

Local chef

Ready to taste the difference?

Stop settling for stale supermarket bread. Come see what fresh, handcrafted baking actually tastes like — you'll never go back.

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We'd love to hear from you

Whether you want to place a custom cake order, pick up your daily bread, or just stop by for a croissant and a coffee — we're here for you.

Address

125 N Montebello Blvd Ste A
Montebello, CA 90640

Phone

(323) 720-1147

Hours

Mon – Fri: 6:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Sat – Sun: 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM

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