Heirloom Bakery and Hearth is a bakery in Brookside, Kansas City.
Editorially verified May 20, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Bakers arrive at 03:00; the breakfast burrito and Pop-Tart combo is the move at 09:00.
Address: 401 E 63rd St, Kansas City, MO 64110
McLain's Bakery in Kansas City's Waldo has run since October 1945, making it the city's longest-running independent bakery. At 201 E Gregory Blvd.
Tip: Cake doughnuts and birthday cakes are the must-orders; the kitchen closes at 14:00 daily.
Worth the queue: Cake doughnuts
Mud Pie Vegan Bakery on Johnson Drive in Mission, Kansas runs a 100 percent vegan and largely gluten-free programme. Open tue to sun 7:00-18:00.
Tip: Friday 7:00-18:00 is the late shift; weekends are family-friendly.
Worth the queue: Vegan brownie
Messenger Bakery shares the Grand Boulevard flagship with Ibis on the ground floor. Located in Crossroads. Open daily 7:00-17:00. At 1624 Grand Blvd.
Tip: Walk between Messenger, Blip Roasters and Cafe Ca Phe; all are close on a Crossroads coffee crawl.
Worth the queue: Cardamom morning bun
Carollo's Italian Grocery and Deli on 3rd Street in Kansas City's City Market has run since 1989, with Mike Carollo's imports plus a daily run of cannoli.
Tip: Pick up imported tomatoes and olive oil; the deli builds sandwiches on the same bread out front.
Worth the queue: Filled cannoli
Ibis Bakery's Leawood outpost on Roe Avenue in suburban Kansas City sells the same breads as the Crossroads flagship, with parking and a quieter pace.
Tip: The Leawood store opens earlier than the flagship; pain de campagne sells out by mid-morning.
Worth the queue: Pain de campagne
McLain's Market in Leawood is the suburban Kansas City spin-off of the 1945 Waldo bakery, with a wider cafe menu and a full case of cakes, doughnuts.
Tip: Cinnamon rolls hot from the oven at 09:00. The cafe runs daily breakfast and lunch.
Worth the queue: Cinnamon roll
