Village Baking Co. (Oak Lawn) is a bakery in Uptown, Dallas.
Editorially verified May 25, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Must 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.
Address: 3218 Oak Lawn Ave, Dallas, TX 75219
Dallas's longest-running craft bakery since 1992, known for daily-baked sourdough loaves, baguettes, and lunch sandwiches. Located in Uptown.
Order: Country sourdough loaf; levain sandwich with house-made mustard
Tip: Bakes fresh every morning. Sandwich fillings rotate daily. The West Lovers Lane location has the longest hours and most reliable inventory.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Dallas's longest-running craft bakery since 1992, known for daily-baked sourdough loaves, baguettes, and lunch sandwiches. Located in Uptown.
Order: Country sourdough loaf; levain sandwich with house-made mustard
Tip: Bakes fresh every morning. Sandwich fillings rotate daily. The West Lovers Lane location has the longest hours and most reliable inventory.
