11 bakery rooms in Asheville we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Asheville | Bakery across every city.
Mother ★ 4.6
south-slope · 244 Short Coxe Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
Heidi Bass's Mother on Short Coxe Avenue in Asheville earned a 2025 Michelin Bib Gourmand.
OWL Bakery ★ 4.8
west-asheville · 295 Haywood Rd, Asheville, NC 28806
OWL Bakery (Old World Levain) on Haywood Road in West Asheville is the city's flagship sourdough and laminated pastry bakery.
OWL Bakery Charlotte Street ★ 4.6
north-asheville · 197 Charlotte St, Asheville, NC 28801
OWL Bakery's Charlotte Street second location runs as a sit-down bakery and cake shop, the wedding cake and special-occasion arm of the West Asheville.
Mother ★ 4.7
south-slope · 244 Short Coxe Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
Heidi Bass's Mother on Short Coxe earned a 2025 Michelin Bib Gourmand, one of the few US bakeries to receive the distinction in the inaugural Michelin guide.
Old Europe Pastries ★ 4.5
downtown · 18 Broadway St, Asheville, NC 28801
Old Europe Pastries on Broadway Street since 1994 is the city's Hungarian-Austrian patisserie, run by Esztergom-born head pastry chef Melinda Vetro.
The West End Bakery and Café ★ 4.1
west-asheville · 757 Haywood Rd, Asheville, NC 28806
The West End Bakery and Café on Haywood Road in West Asheville scratch-bakes pastries and breads, serves breakfast all day and lunch seven days, plus Fri-Sat.
Short Street Cakes ★ 4.4
west-asheville · 225 Haywood Rd, Asheville, NC 28806
Short Street Cakes on Haywood Road in West Asheville is the family-owned cake shop running 100 percent natural Southern-style scratch cakes and cupcakes.
Biscuit Head ★ 4.3
west-asheville · 733 Haywood Rd, Asheville, NC 28806
Jason and Carolyn Roy's Biscuit Head on Haywood Road since 2013 is the cathead biscuit benchmark for West Asheville.
French Broad Chocolate Lounge ★ 4.2
downtown · 10 S Pack Sq, Asheville, NC 28801
French Broad Chocolate Lounge on Pack Square in downtown Asheville opened in 2008 as the bean-to-bar chocolate maker's customer-facing room.
Baked Pie Company ★ 4.0
south-asheville · 4 Long Shoals Rd, Arden, NC 28704
Baked Pie Company in Arden, just south of Asheville, runs daily-changing whole pies and by-the-slice service. The signature pecan and chocolate-chess pies.
Old Europe Pastries ★ 4.2
downtown · 18 Broadway St, Asheville, NC 28801
Old Europe Pastries on Broadway Street is downtown's late-night dessert cafe, open until 22:00 weekdays and 23:00 Fri-Sat. Tortes, strudels, espresso.