11 editor picks in Columbus.
Food tour in German Village
German Village Walking Food Tour in Columbus
5 of these places are in German Village
Columbus has a deep bakery bench, and much of it clusters in the older brick neighborhoods south of downtown. German Village holds Pistacia Vera for French pastry and macarons, Kittie's Cakes for layer cakes, and Schmidt's Fudge Haus for confectionery, while Fox in the Snow runs its rustic, made-that-morning style across German Village, Italian Village and Clintonville. Pattycake Bakery in Clintonville adds a long-standing vegan option to the mix.
11 bakery places in Columbus we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Columbus · Bakery across every city.
Order Kouign-amann
Pistacia Vera on South Third Street is the Columbus German Village French patisserie since 2004, with macarons, kouign-amann and laminated pastries.
Order Cinnamon roll
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.
Order Sticky bun
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.
Order Strawberry cream cake
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.
Order Buttercream cupcake
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.
Order Seasonal pie of the week
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.
Order Schmidt's Cream Puff
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.
Order Egg sandwich
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.
Order Pistachio macaron
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.
Order Cinnamon roll
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.
Try Cinnamon roll with drip coffee
Fox in the Snow's signature cinnamon roll plus a drip coffee at the Thurman Avenue counter runs under $11, the Columbus morning cheap classic.
