Cleveland Bakery Pasteleria y Café to Open Near Public Square

Restaurateur Phil Davis and baker Yaxcira Torres are transforming a former Pizza Fire location into a vibrant café celebrating Puerto Rican culture and traditional tres leches cake.

Jan. 30, 2026 at 9:55am

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Restaurateur Phil Davis and baker Yaxcira Torres are expanding their tres leches cake business from a ghost kitchen to a new bakery and café called Pasteleria y Café, set to open in mid-February near Cleveland's Public Square. The 2,500-square-foot space will offer seating for 56 customers and feature bright colors and artwork inspired by Torres' Puerto Rican heritage. In addition to six flavors of traditional tres leches cake, the café will serve brewed coffee and cookies.

Why it matters

The new Pasteleria y Café aims to bring a taste of Puerto Rican culture and tradition to downtown Cleveland, offering a 'happy place' for customers to enjoy authentic tres leches cake and other Latin-inspired baked goods. As a locally-owned small business, the café represents the growing diversity of Cleveland's food scene and the city's efforts to revitalize its downtown area.

The details

Pasteleria y Café is taking over a former Pizza Fire location, transforming the 2,500-square-foot space into a vibrant café with 56 seats. The walls are adorned with prints from Cleveland-based Puerto Rican artist Hector Vega, reflecting the café's Puerto Rican influences. In addition to six flavors of tres leches cake made from Torres' family recipes, the menu will offer brewed coffee and classic American cookies as well as Latin-inspired polvorones with guava, Mexican wedding cookies, and Mexican-spiced brownies.

  • Pasteleria y Café is set to open in mid-February 2026.
  • The owners, Phil Davis and Yaxcira Torres, previously operated a 600-square-foot tres leches cake ghost kitchen called Tres Leches Café in the Carnegie Food Hub.

The players

Phil Davis

A restaurateur who is co-opening Pasteleria y Café with baker Yaxcira Torres.

Yaxcira Torres

A baker who is co-opening Pasteleria y Café with restaurateur Phil Davis and is bringing her Puerto Rican heritage to the café's offerings.

Hector Vega

A Cleveland-based Puerto Rican artist whose prints are featured on the walls of Pasteleria y Café.

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What they’re saying

“We want to be the happy place.”

— Phil Davis, Restaurateur (cleveland.com)

What’s next

Pasteleria y Café is set to open in mid-February 2026 in its new 2,500-square-foot space near Cleveland's Public Square.

The takeaway

The opening of Pasteleria y Café represents the growing diversity and vibrancy of Cleveland's food scene, as a locally-owned small business brings a taste of Puerto Rican culture and tradition to the city's downtown area. The café's focus on authentic tres leches cake and other Latin-inspired baked goods aims to create a 'happy place' for customers to celebrate their cultural heritage.