French Artisan Bakery$$uptownDaily 07:00-17:00
Oak Lawn Village Baking outpost serving the same award-winning French breads and pastries to the gym-going, brunch-hungry Oak Lawn crowd from 7am daily.
Order: Almond croissant; banana nut muffin; fresh-baked batard loaf
Tip: Parking lot behind the building. Saturday mornings before 8:30am are the best time to find a full pastry selection. Dog-friendly on the sidewalk tables.
Bakery$$north-dallasDaily from 06:00
One of five Dallas locations of Cindi's NY Deli Bakery, baking bagels in 15 flavours, challah, rye, and daily-sliced breads in-house. Located in North Dallas.
Order: Everything bagel with lox and cream cheese; fresh challah on Fridays; black and white cookie
Tip: Challah is baked fresh every Friday and sells out by noon. The Forest Lane location has the most complete bakery counter of the five Dallas sites.
Cafe$$lakewoodDaily 07:00-16:00
Woman-owned boutique bakery in the Lakewood neighbourhood run by chef Kelly Ball, turning out handmade kolaches, quiches, croissants. Open daily 7am-4pm.
Order: Kolache with fruit filling; quiche lorraine; almond croissant
Tip: The kolaches sell out by 11am on weekends. Go early for the quiche while it is still warm from the oven.
French Artisan Bakery$$lower-greenvilleDaily 07:00-17:00
Dallas's best French artisan bakery, founded in 2004, turning out some of the finest almond croissants, pain au chocolat, and sourdough in the state.
Order: Almond croissant; pain au chocolat; jambon et fromage baguette sandwich
Tip: Almond croissants are baked fresh each morning and sell out by 10am on weekends. Arrive at 7:30am to guarantee one.
Bakery$$bishop-artsMon-Thu 11:00-21:00, Fri-Sat 11:00-23:00, Sun 11:00-21:00
Bishop Arts pie institution where all pies are handmade with seasonal ingredients. Known for signature flavors like Drunken Nut Pie and Honey, Honey.
Order: Drunken Nut Pie (bourbon pecan); Honey, Honey (lemon cream); seasonal berry pie slice
Tip: Whole pies sell out by early afternoon on Sundays. The seasonal menu changes monthly; check the board when you arrive.
Bakery$$lakewoodTue-Fri 07:00-15:30, Sat 07:00-17:00, Sun 08:00-15:00, Mon closed
East Dallas fine-dining pastry chef Maria Becerra's neighborhood bakery, opened 2022, offering coconut tres leches cakes, cinnamon rolls, quiche.
Order: Coconut tres leches cake; cinnamon roll; seasonal quiche slice
Tip: Casa View location in a strip center, easy parking. The tres leches sells out by Saturday midday. Call ahead to reserve holiday orders.