Indianapolis bakeries run from old-line family counters to dessert specialists scattered across the north side and Mass Ave. Long's Bakery in Haughville and Taylor's Bakery in Meridian-Kessler are longtime neighborhood institutions, while Heidelberg Haus in Irvington keeps a German baking tradition going. For sweeter occasions, The Cake Bake Shop in Broad Ripple and Macaron Bar on Massachusetts Avenue cover the celebration end of the spectrum.
Bakeries in Indianapolis
15 bakery places in Indianapolis we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Indianapolis · Bakery across every city.
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Long's Bakery
- ★ 4.7
- $
- Haughville
Order A dozen hot glazed donuts straight from the fryer.
Long's Bakery in Haughville, Indianapolis is the West Side donut counter since 1955.
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Taylor's Bakery
- ★ 4.6
- $
- Meridian Kessler
Order A sugar cream pie. Their version is canonical Hoosier.
Taylor's Bakery on Allisonville Road in Indianapolis since 1913.
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Heidelberg Haus Cafe and Bakery
- ★ 4.3
- $
- Irvington
Order A loaf of pumpernickel, a slice of Black Forest cake and a coffee.
Heidelberg Haus on Pendleton Pike in Indianapolis runs a German cafe, bakery and grocery for over 55 years.
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Amelia's
- ★ 4.6
- $
- Fletcher Place
Order A country loaf to take home and an almond croissant for now.
Amelia's is the in-house bakery at Bluebeard on Virginia Avenue.
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The Cake Bake Shop
- ★ 4.7
- $
- Broad Ripple
Order A slice of Earl's Sugar Cookie Cake and a glass of Champagne.
The Cake Bake Shop on Carrollton in Broad Ripple is Gwendolyn Rogers's storybook pastry room, known for layer cakes, sit-down high tea and a full bar.
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The Flying Cupcake
- ★ 4.2
- $
- Mass Ave
Order A Death by Chocolate and a Hoosier Mama.
The Flying Cupcake's Mass Ave shop in Indianapolis bakes scratch cupcakes from local single-origin chocolate.
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Rene's Bakery
- ★ 4.5
- $
- Broad Ripple
Order An almond croissant, a baguette, a quiche slice.
Rene's Bakery in Broad Ripple, Indianapolis runs a French-leaning bakery and deli since 2004.
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Circle City Sweets
- ★ 4.4
- $
- Downtown Indianapolis
Order A butter croissant and a kouign-amann.
Circle City Sweets at 16 Tech in Indianapolis runs scratch French-style pastries, laminated croissants, kouign-amann, macarons and artisan breads.
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Good Morning Mama's Cafe
- ★ 4.4
- $
- Broad Ripple
Order A pecan cinnamon roll and a coffee for the road.
Good Morning Mama's on 54th Street in Indianapolis is a breakfast pastry shop.
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Jack's Donuts
- ★ 4.0
- $
- Downtown Indianapolis
Order A coconut cake donut and a regular coffee.
Jack's Donuts on West Market in downtown Indianapolis is the Central Indiana donut institution since 1961.
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Cookie Plug
- ★ 4.2
- $
- Mass Ave
Order A stuffed chocolate chip and a milk for dunking.
Cookie Plug on Mass Ave in Indianapolis serves oversized stuffed cookies that are part cake, part brownie, part cookie.
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Please & Thank You Bakery
- ★ 4.4
- $
- Mass Ave
Order A chocolate chip cookie warm and a cortado.
Please & Thank You on Mass Ave in Indianapolis bakes the city's reference chocolate-chip cookie and pours espresso under a vinyl-wall counter.
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Macaron Bar
- ★ 4.3
- $
- Mass Ave
Order A box of six: salted caramel, pistachio, raspberry, lemon, coffee, chocolate.
Macaron Bar on Mass Ave in Indianapolis runs scratch French macarons in 20-plus flavors.
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Endangered Species Chocolate
- ★ 4.3
- $
- Northwest
Order A single-origin tasting flight and a bag of dark sea salt almonds.
Endangered Species Chocolate factory store in Indianapolis runs a bean-to-bar program with 10 percent of profits funding wildlife conservation.
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Long's Bakery
- ★ 4.7
- $
- Haughville
Try Dozen hot glazed donuts
Long's Bakery in Haughville, Indianapolis runs hot glazed yeast donuts at 10 dollars per dozen since 1955.