Kotka Y Chucho is keeping the lights on late on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, when the bakery dishes out its unique mix of kolaches, which include fillings like carne guisada, chicken fajitas and pork chops. Owner and baker Joshua Albert told MySA that the bakery rotates between 30 and 40 different kolache types, including sweet, fruit-filled creations.
“A lot of our inspiration is the story of the kolache and the story of San Antonio,” Albert said. “The traditional kolache is not the one that we eat today.”
Kotka Y Chucho acts as a cultural mesh of cuisines, drawing from an amalgam of Polish, Mexican and even Japanese baking methods to create a proprietary dough. Ultimately, the kolaches are a product of San Antonio’s melting pot of flavors delivered in freshly baked bread. Albert told MySA that he opened the bakery with help from his partner, Gladys Estrada, in the third week of February, launching in the same South Presa retail strip as Taco Haven, Petit Coquin and Into the Void Tattoo.
In line with Albert’s community-centered vision, Kotka Y Chucho is open late on weekends and during Spurs games, depending on demand and stock. Standard hours outside of Spurs game nights are listed on Google as 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday, with evening hours of 5:30 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. Friday and Saturday, and 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Sundays.
Find it: 1020 S. Presa St., San Antonio, TX 78210