Sarcone's Bakery ★ 4.8
Sarcone's Bakery in Philadelphia is the 1918 brick-oven Italian Market bakery on South 9th, fifth-generation Sicilian-American with tomato pie and seeded.
Worth the queueTomato pie by the square
Bakery counters in Philadelphia worth queuing for: levain breads, laminated pastry, regional bakes and the morning ritual.
Where to queue for bread and pastry
Termini Brothers Bakery ★ 4.6
Termini Brothers Bakery in Philadelphia is the 1921 South Philly Sicilian-American bakery at 8th and Tasker, with cannoli filled to order and a sugar-dust.
Worth the queueHand-filled cannoli
Beiler's Doughnuts ★ 4.5
Beiler's Doughnuts in Philadelphia is the Pennsylvania Dutch family-run Reading Terminal Market bakery since 1984, with hand-cut yeasted doughnuts.
Worth the queueGlazed cream-filled doughnut
Lost Bread Co. ★ 4.7
Lost Bread Co. in Philadelphia is the Kensington bakery on Howard Street that stone-mills its own flour from regional grains, a weekend-only counter.
Worth the queueCountry sourdough
Machine Shop ★ 4.4
Machine Shop in Philadelphia is the South Philly boulangerie on 9th and Dudley from Emily Riddell, sourcing fruit, grain and dairy from a tight Mid-Atlantic.
Worth the queueEverything croissant with pistachio cream
K'Far ★ 4.3
K'Far in Philadelphia is Michael Solomonov's Israeli bakery cafe on 19th near Rittenhouse, with borekas, rugelach and pistachio babka pulled straight.
Worth the queuePistachio babka
Iannelli's Bakery ★ 4.2
Iannelli's Bakery in Philadelphia is the East Passyunk Italian Market bakery, a brick-oven holdout next to the cheesesteak corner with the city's second-best.
Worth the queueTomato pie
Mighty Bread Grab & Go ★ 4.1
Mighty Bread Grab & Go in Philadelphia is the Rittenhouse Pine Street counter from baker Bryan Eberly, naturally leavened country sourdough with shatter.
Worth the queueCountry sourdough
Isgro Pastries ★ 4.0
Isgro Pastries in Philadelphia is the 1904 Italian Market pastry counter on Christian Street, with cannoli filled to order and rainbow cookies the size.
Worth the queueCannoli
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