Top Bakeries in United States: 30 editor-picked rooms

30 bakeries worth the trip across United States, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All United States guides.

Barrio Bread ★ 4.9 · Tucson

midtown · 18 S Eastbourne Ave, Tucson, AZ 85716

Barrio Bread on South Eastbourne in Tucson is Don Guerra's James Beard Outstanding Baker 2022 bakery, milling heritage white Sonora wheat loaves.

Bosque Baking Company ★ 4.8 · Albuquerque

downtown · 922 Coal Ave SW, Albuquerque, NM 87102

Bosque Baking Company on Coal Avenue in Albuquerque's Barelas is the artisan bakery since 2011, with sourdough loaves

OWL Bakery ★ 4.8 · Asheville

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.

Tip: Pastries land first, breads come out by 11:00. The Charlotte Street second location handles cake orders Thu-Sun.

Holeman and Finch Bread ★ 4.8 · Atlanta

buckhead · 2277 Peachtree Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30309

Linton Hopkins' Holeman and Finch Bread bakery in Buckhead, Atlanta runs naturally leavened sourdough, viennoiserie and a pastry programme attached.

Tip: Wholesale-leaning; the public retail counter runs Wed to Sat. Phone ahead for whole loaves on Friday and Saturday morning.

Vaccaro's Italian Pastry Shop ★ 4.8 · Baltimore

little-italy · 222 Albemarle Street, Baltimore, MD 21202

Vaccaro's has filled cannoli to order in Little Italy since 1956, a sit-down dessert counter for gelato, espresso, tiramisu and trays of Italian cookies.

Tip: The cannoli is filled to order so the shell stays crisp; the lines run late after dinner.

Five Points Bakery and Toast Cafe ★ 4.8 · Buffalo

44 Brayton St, Buffalo, NY 14213

Five Points Bakery on Brayton Street mills its own wheat from Western New York farms and bakes whole-grain sourdoughs at a West Side toast-cafe counter.

WildFlour Pastry ★ 4.8 · Charleston

west-ashley · 1750 Savannah Hwy, Charleston, SC 29407

WildFlour Pastry in Charleston bakes pastries, sticky buns and cakes from a Savannah Highway counter since 2008 (after relocating from Cannonborough).

Tip: Walk-in. Sunday sticky-bun morning runs 09:00 to sell-out; arrive at opening or miss them.

Sister Pie ★ 4.8 · Detroit

west-village · 8066 Kercheval St, Detroit, MI 48214

Sister Pie on Kercheval in West Village bakes seasonal pies and cookies in Detroit since 2015. At 8066 Kercheval St. Cash and card accepted.

Tip: Friday morning storefront is the canonical visit; order catering and whole pies through the website the rest of the week.

Leonard's Bakery ★ 4.8 · Honolulu

933 Kapahulu Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96816

Leonard's Bakery in Kapahulu Honolulu has fried Portuguese malasadas since Leonard Rego opened the family shop in 1952, the canonical version.

Tip: Original sugar malasadas are the move; haupia and custard fillings rotate. Lines move quickly even at peak.

Wild Love Bakehouse ★ 4.8 · Knoxville

north-knoxville · 1625 N Central Street, Knoxville, TN 37917

Wild Love Bakehouse on North Central, the scratch laminated-pastry and sourdough bakery, was profiled by Afar magazine as a contender for best bakery.

Tip: Wednesday to Sunday only; the case sells out of laminated pastries by midday on weekends.

Suzuya Patisserie ★ 4.8 · Las Vegas

7365 S Buffalo Dr, Las Vegas, NV 89113

Suzuya Patisserie in Las Vegas is the Japanese-style bakery on Buffalo Drive since 2012, a family-owned counter for Japanese cakes, crepes, sandos and coffee.

Tip: The strawberry shortcake is the signature; the Chinatown branch on Spring Mountain runs shorter hours but is closer to the Strip.

Republique Bakery ★ 4.8 · Los Angeles

624 South La Brea Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90036

Margarita Manzke's pastry counter inside Republique, Los Angeles bakes the city's reference kouign-amann, plus laminated croissants from a 1928 commissary.

Muth's Candies ★ 4.8 · Louisville

630 East Market Street, Louisville, KY 40202

Muth's Candies on East Market in Louisville has made hand-rolled chocolates and modjeskas in NuLu since 1921, the family-owned confectioner.

Tip: Walk-in only. Modjeskas are the city's signature confection: caramel-dipped marshmallow.

Muddy's Bake Shop ★ 4.8 · Memphis

broad-avenue · 2497 Broad Ave, Memphis, TN 38112

Muddy's Bake Shop in Memphis has run scratch-baked cupcakes, layer cakes and cookies since 2008, now anchoring the Broad Avenue Arts District storefront.

Tip: Closed Sunday through Tuesday. Get there by 11:00 on Saturdays before the favourites sell out.

Patisserie 46 ★ 4.8 · Minneapolis

linden-hills · 4552 Grand Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55419

John Kraus's Patisserie 46 on Grand Avenue South has run Minneapolis's defining French bakery since 2010. James Beard semifinalist for Outstanding Baker.

Dong Phuong Oriental Bakery ★ 4.8 · New Orleans

14207 Chef Menteur Hwy, New Orleans, LA 70129

Dong Phuong in New Orleans is the James Beard America's Classics Vietnamese bakery on Chef Menteur Highway in New Orleans East, with the city's most-demanded.

Tip: King cake sales run January 6 to Ash Wednesday only; lines form before opening on weekends.

Bake Sum ★ 4.8 · Oakland

lake-merritt · 3249 Grand Avenue, Oakland, CA 94610

Bake Sum on Grand Avenue near Lake Merritt runs an Asian American pastry program. Passionfruit tarts, ube cookies and Spam musubi croissants sell out daily.

Buttermilk Bakery ★ 4.8 · Orlando

winter-park · 1198 Orange Ave, Winter Park, FL 32789

Buttermilk Bakery on Orange Avenue in Winter Park is the family-run morning bakery and lunch counter, with cruffins, croissants and biscuit sandwiches.

Sarcone's Bakery ★ 4.8 · Philadelphia

758 S 9th St, Philadelphia, PA 19147

Sarcone's Bakery in Philadelphia is the 1918 brick-oven Italian Market bakery on South 9th, fifth-generation Sicilian-American with tomato pie and seeded.

Standard Baking Co ★ 4.8 · Portland

old-port · 75 Commercial Street, Portland, ME 04101

Standard Baking on Commercial Street, since 1995 from Alison Pray and Matt James, is Portland's artisan bakery for levain breads and laminated pastries.

Tip: Open 07:30 daily; the cinnamon-walnut morning bun lot sells out by 11:00, the country sourdough boules around 14:00.

Sub Rosa Bakery ★ 4.8 · Richmond

church-hill · 620 N 25th Street, Richmond, VA 23223

Evrim and Evin Dogu's Sub Rosa Bakery in Church Hill is the Richmond bakery to know. Multi-year James Beard semifinalist; reopened December 2025.

Ginger Elizabeth Chocolates ★ 4.8 · Sacramento

midtown · 2413 J Street, Suite 120, Sacramento, CA 95816

Ginger Elizabeth Hahn's chocolate and macaron counter on J Street, midtown Sacramento, was named one of the 24 Best Chocolate Shops in America by Eater.

Eva's Bakery ★ 4.8 · Salt Lake City

downtown · 155 S Main St, Salt Lake City, UT 84101

Eva's Bakery on South Main, chef Charlie Perry's French bakery named for his great-grandmother Eva Coombs, runs French pastries and breakfast plates daily.

Bread and Cie ★ 4.8 · San Diego

350 University Ave, San Diego, CA 92103

Bread and Cie in San Diego is the Hillcrest European stone-hearth bakery on University Avenue since 1995, the rustic-bread room that anchors the Hillcrest.

Tip: The kalamata olive bread is the room's signature; the cafe upstairs serves sandwiches on house-baked rolls.

Top Bakeries in United States