AlterEgo you are asking waaaaay too much of dominicans. They can't even make bread! Yesterday went to Los Corales where the French Bakery (alright it wasn't really French but...fair stuff) used to be. It is now owned by Venezuelans but dictated to by dominican taste...anyway we should have known better but my friend bought 4 croissants...how terrible were these...Very awful very very sour tasting and awful. On the way other hand Punta Italia in San Juan Plaza not only has exceptional (for DR) food but the baking that is done (if you get there early enough and are lucky enough) is outstanding for anyone, and the croissants he bakes have definitely seen Paris. So lucky to go there. The cakes, torts any of his baking is just excellent. But to remember this is Not a bakery, it is an italian restaurant where one can also buy excellent cold cuts.
Again dominicans, as we already have written about so many times could care less about food, and obviously less about baking.