The counters in Austin worth queuing for: bread, pastry, and the morning ritual.
Bakery counters in Austin worth queuing for: levain breads, laminated pastry, regional bakes and the morning ritual.
OMG Squee in Austin is Cynthia Wong's east-side bakery on Bolm Road, a fully gluten-free counter for Asian American mochi donuts, taiyaki sundaes.
Worth the queueCereal-milk taiyaki sundae with custard fill
TipThe flavor rotation changes weekly; the cereal-milk taiyaki and the ube doughnut are the room's regular signatures.
Quack's 43rd Street Bakery in Austin is the Hyde Park coffeehouse and bakery since 1983, a from-scratch counter of pies, cakes, croissants, muffins.
Worth the queueCoconut macaroon
TipWhole-cake orders need 48-hours notice; the cookie counter has the highest turnover and freshest output.
Texas French Bread in Austin is the West Campus farm-to-table bakery since 1981, back on Rio Grande Street with breakfast, lunch sandwiches.
Worth the queueCountry loaf and pain au chocolat
TipOrder ahead online for the morning bakery run; the garden seating opens daily at 7am.
Bakery Lorraine in Austin is the Domain Northside outpost of the San Antonio-born French patisserie, a sit-down cafe with macarons, croissants and bistro.
Worth the queuePistachio-rose macaron
TipCroissants come out at 8am; macaron flavours rotate seasonally and sell out by 2pm on weekends.
Swedish Hill in Austin is the MML Hospitality reboot of the 1975 Sweetish Hill bakery on West 6th Street, a Clarksville cafe-deli with cardamom buns.
Worth the queueCardamom bun
TipThe cardamom buns come out at 8am; the sandwich counter runs through 4pm before the pastry-only afternoon.
Round Rock Donuts in Round Rock is the Lone Star doughnut counter since 1926, a 4:30am opening Liberty Avenue shop famous for its egg-yolk-yellow yeast.
Worth the queueYellow doughnut and the giant Texas-size doughnut
TipThe original yellow doughnut beats the colossal Texas-size one; arrive by 8am for the morning batch.
Cisco's Bakery in Austin is Rudy Cisneros's East 6th counter since 1948, paired with the Tex-Mex breakfast room and running pan dulce, Mexican coffee cake.
Worth the queueMexican coffee cake
TipThe bakery counter runs alongside the breakfast room; ask for the pan dulce trays at the back to take home.
Easy Tiger in Austin is the South Lamar bake shop and beer garden under MML Hospitality, the second location of the East 6th original with a larger.
Worth the queueCountry sourdough loaf
TipThe South Lamar yard is the larger patio of the two; bread loaves run from 8am with the same recipe.
Tzintzuntzan is the daytime panaderia and bruncheria from the Fonda San Miguel team, opened next door on North Loop with Mexican baked goods.
Worth the queueConchas and Mexican baked goods from the in-house panaderia
TipOrder at the to-go window from 8am for the morning pan dulce; the sit-down room opens at 9 and books on Resy.
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