Patisserie 46 ★ 4.8
John Kraus's Patisserie 46 on Grand Avenue South has run Minneapolis's defining French bakery since 2010. James Beard semifinalist for Outstanding Baker.
Worth the queue: Norwegian kringle
Turtle Bread Company on West 44th Street has run a Linden Hills bakery in Minneapolis since 1994. Country loaves, scratch pastries and the soup-and-bread lunch menu.
Address: 3421 W 44th St, Minneapolis, MN 55410
John Kraus's Patisserie 46 on Grand Avenue South has run Minneapolis's defining French bakery since 2010. James Beard semifinalist for Outstanding Baker.
Worth the queue: Norwegian kringle
John Kraus's Rose Street Patisserie on 43rd Street West has run a sister French bakery in Linden Hills Minneapolis since 2014. Almond croissants and macarons.
Worth the queue: Almond croissant
John Kraus's Patisserie 46 on Grand Avenue South has run Minneapolis's defining French bakery since 2010. James Beard semifinalist for Outstanding Baker.
Worth the queue: Norwegian kringle
John Kraus's Rose Street Patisserie on 43rd Street West has run a sister French bakery in Linden Hills Minneapolis since 2014. Almond croissants and macarons.
Worth the queue: Almond croissant
Solveig Tofte's Sun Street Breads on Nicollet has baked sourdough loaves in South Minneapolis since 2010. James Beard Outstanding Baker nominee.
Worth the queue: Country levain loaf
Isles Bun and Coffee on 28th Street West has run Uptown Minneapolis's classic cinnamon-roll counter since 1994. The puppy dog tail, a small caramel-pecan roll.
Worth the queue: Puppy dog tail cinnamon roll
Michelle Gayer's Salty Tart on East Lake Street has run a Minneapolis pastry counter inside Midtown Global Market since 2008. James Beard Best Pastry Chef finalist.
Worth the queue: Salted caramel macaron
Ingebretsen's on East Lake Street has cured Scandinavian deli items in Minneapolis since 1921. Lefse, lutefisk and a hundred-year Norwegian-American family business.
Worth the queue: Lefse