Simple as it is, Mama Ocllo’s advertising hits square in the stomach: photos of burger-sized alfajores (dusted in sugar and stuffed with only the darkest dulce de leche) that look like they could end any meal. Thankfully, the buttery Peruvian cookies, which best most of Europe’s multinational treasures, can end any meal. And so Mama Ocllo is nearly a requisite stop, locked inside the Baltic Bakery not far from San Pedro’s reigning sandwich shop, Busy Bee. You’ll have to buzz your way into the place, but the alfajores are well worth it—the delicate desserts all but dissolve against the tongue. Mama Ocllo’s alfajores finos are simple, too, made from nothing more than flour, butter, sugar, milk and a pinch of salt. The cookies come in multiple sizes (small, medium, large and the aforementioned burger-sized), but they’re a rich treat—even the smallest will suffice. Mama Ocllo stocks the cookies throughout the South Bay, but the spot at the Baltic Bakery is the permanent place for your relatively guilt-free (the company is a contributor to Doctors Without Borders) alfajores fix.

MAMA OCLLO THE BALTIC BAKERY | 2331 S ALMA ST | SAN PEDRO 90731 | 310.547.1070 | MAMAOCLLO.COM

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