The Mad Hatter's Cafe & Bakeshop ★ 4.1
An Old West Durham bakeshop on W Main Street with a front porch and all-day scratch-baking. Scones, muffins, quiches and layer cakes fill the morning case.
Worth the queue: Seasonal layer cake
Guglhupf Bakery, Cafe & Biergarten is a bakery in Old West Durham, Durham.
A German bakery and biergarten on Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd baking rye breads, pretzels and strudels alongside the ring cake that gives the place its name.
Editorially verified June 24, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Address: 2706 Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd, Durham, NC 27707
An Old West Durham bakeshop on W Main Street with a front porch and all-day scratch-baking. Scones, muffins, quiches and layer cakes fill the morning case.
Worth the queue: Seasonal layer cake
A French-trained bakery in North Durham making croissants, kouign-amann and brioche with classic lamination. Draws customers from across the Triangle.
Worth the queue: Kouign-amann
An Old West Durham bakeshop on W Main Street with a front porch and all-day scratch-baking. Scones, muffins, quiches and layer cakes fill the morning case.
Worth the queue: Seasonal layer cake
Parker & Otis at American Tobacco Campus is where locals send visitors. Pimento cheese on grilled bread with bacon and tomato is the signature of the shop.
Worth the queue: Pimento cheese and bacon grilled sandwich
A French-influenced patisserie on W Main Street specialising in bon bons, macarons and seasonal pastries. The Brightleaf location draws a neighbourhood crowd.
Worth the queue: Flavoured bon bons
A weekend-only French patisserie in South Durham baking to sell-out each Saturday and Sunday. Croissants, tarts, eclairs and seasonal specialities made fresh.
Worth the queue: Croissants and seasonal tarts
A bake shop in southwestern Durham focused on celebration cakes and seasonal pastry rotation. Walk-in pastries and cookies are available during retail hours.
Worth the queue: Custom celebration cakes
A French-trained bakery in North Durham making croissants, kouign-amann and brioche with classic lamination. Draws customers from across the Triangle.
Worth the queue: Kouign-amann