Miel Bon Bons ★ 4.1
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
Parker & Otis is a bakery in American Tobacco Campus, Durham.
Editorially verified June 24, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Address: 324 Blackwell St, Bay 4, Durham, NC 27701
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
Downtown Durham's original artisan bakery on E Chapel Hill Street since the 1990s. Sourdough loaves supply local restaurants; walk-in only, seven days a week.
Worth the queue: Country sourdough loaf
Monuts built a following on Ninth Street with seasonal-glaze donuts and quality dairy. Bagel sandwiches and coffee round out a morning menu that sells early.
Worth the queue: Seasonal glazed donut