Pistacia Vera ★ 4.7
Pistacia Vera on South Third Street is the Columbus German Village French patisserie since 2004, with macarons, kouign-amann and laminated pastries.
Worth the queue: Kouign-amann
Bakery counters in Columbus worth queuing for: levain breads, laminated pastry, regional bakes and the morning ritual.
Where to queue for bread and pastry
Fox in the Snow German Village ★ 4.7
Fox in the Snow on Thurman Avenue in Columbus is the reference bakery cafe for the giant cinnamon roll and the buttermilk biscuit sandwich since 2018.
Worth the queue: Cinnamon roll
Pattycake Bakery ★ 4.4
Pattycake Bakery on North High Street in Columbus's Clintonville has been the city's anchor vegan bakery since 2003, certified organic and 100% plant.
Worth the queue: Sticky bun
Belle's Bread Japanese Bakery ★ 4.4
Belle's Bread at Kenny Centre's Japan Marketplace is the Japanese-French bakery and cafe, with milk bread, melon pan and strawberry cream cake.
Worth the queue: Strawberry cream cake
Kittie's Cakes German Village ★ 4.3
Kittie's Cakes on South Third Street in Columbus's German Village is the small-batch bakery for buttercream cupcakes and seasonal cakes since 2009.
Worth the queue: Buttercream cupcake
Kittie's Cakes Worthington ★ 4.2
Kittie's Cakes on High Street in Old Worthington Columbus is the suburban outpost for buttercream cupcakes and the rotating seasonal pie of the week.
Worth the queue: Seasonal pie of the week
Schmidt's Fudge Haus ★ 4.4
Schmidt's Fudge Haus next to Schmidt's Sausage Haus on Kossuth Street has been the German Village fudge counter and cream puff bakery since 1979.
Worth the queue: Schmidt's Cream Puff
Fox in the Snow Italian Village ★ 4.6
Fox in the Snow Italian Village on North Fourth Street is the second Columbus Fox shop, with laminated pastries and the buttermilk egg sandwich daily.
Worth the queue: Egg sandwich
Pistacia Vera Short North ★ 4.5
Pistacia Vera's Short North outpost on North High Street in Columbus is the second French patisserie counter for macarons and the kouign-amann daily.
Worth the queue: Pistachio macaron
Fox in the Snow Clintonville ★ 4.5
Fox in the Snow Clintonville on North High Street is Columbus's third Fox shop, with the cinnamon roll and a breakfast sandwich counter for the area.
Worth the queue: Cinnamon roll