11 bakery places in Asheville we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Asheville | Bakery across every city.
Asheville bakes seriously, and the scene spreads from the South Slope out to West Asheville. Mother on Short Coxe Avenue and OWL Bakery on Haywood Road anchor the sourdough and laminated-pastry end, while French Broad Chocolate Lounge downtown and Short Street Cakes in West Asheville cover the sweeter side. Old Europe Pastries downtown rounds out the range with Central European cakes.
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.