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.
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.
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