Bakery counters in Providence worth queuing for: levain breads, laminated pastry, regional bakes and the morning ritual.

Where to queue for bread and pastry

Seven Stars Bakery Hope Street ★ 4.7

Bakery$east-sideMon-Fri 06:30-18:00; Sat-Sun 07:00-18:00Walk-in onlyCountry breads and laminated pastries

Seven Stars opened its Hope Street flagship in January 2001 at Hope and Fourth. Country bread, croissant, the morning bun every East Sider knows.

Worth the queue: Morning bun

820 Hope Street, Providence, RI 02906

Seven Stars Bakery Broadway ★ 4.6

Bakery$west-sideDaily 06:30-18:00Walk-in onlyCountry breads and viennoiserie

Seven Stars Broadway opened in 2007 as the West Side sister to the Hope Street original. Country breads, pain au chocolat, the same croissants.

Worth the queue: Pain au chocolat

342 Broadway, Providence, RI 02909

Scialo Bros Bakery ★ 4.5

Bakery$federal-hillMon-Sat 07:00-19:00; Sun 07:00-18:00Walk-in onlyItalian-American bakery

Scialo Bros opened on Atwells in 1916 and reopened in 2021 after a pandemic-era closure. Cannoli filled to order from brick ovens dating to the 1920s.

Worth the queue: Cannoli, filled to order

257 Atwells Avenue, Providence, RI 02903

LaSalle Bakery ★ 4.3

Bakery$downtownMon-Sat 07:00-19:00; Sun 07:00-18:00Walk-in onlyItalian-American sweets and breads

LaSalle on Smith Street is the Smith Hill neighborhood Italian bakery; cakes, cookies, sandwiches, breakfast pastries, a steady morning line.

Worth the queue: Cake by the slice

993 Smith Street, Providence, RI 02908

Knead Doughnuts ★ 4.6

Bakery$fox-pointWed-Sun 07:30-13:00; closed Mon-TueWalk-in onlyYeast-raised and cake doughnuts

Knead Doughnuts on Cromwell Street in Providence, the Rhode Island gourmet doughnut counter using locally sourced flour and dairy with rotating seasonal.

Worth the queue: Brown butter glazed yeast doughnut

55 Cromwell Street, Providence, RI 02907

Aleppo Sweets ★ 4.7

Bakery$fox-pointWed-Thu 11:00-20:30; Fri-Sat 11:00-21:30; Sun 11:00-20:30; closed Mon-TueWalk-in onlySyrian baklava and pastry

Youssef Akhtarini's Aleppo Sweets is the Ives Street Syrian counter that opened in 2019. Eight baklava styles from walnut to chocolate pistachio.

Worth the queue: Pistachio baklava

107 Ives Street, Providence, RI 02906

Hartley's Pork Pies ★ 4.3

Bakery$downtownWed-Fri 09:00-17:00; Sat 09:00-16:00; closed Sun-TueWalk-in onlyEnglish pork pies

Hartley's English pork pies use the 1902 recipe Thomas Hartley brought from England. The Lincoln RI satellite serves the Somerset MA original's classics.

Worth the queue: Original pork pie

871 Smithfield Avenue, Lincoln, RI 02865

Ellie's Bakery ★ 4.5

Bakery$downtownTue-Thu 08:00-16:00; Fri-Sun 08:00-15:00Walk-in onlyFrench pastry

Ellie's reopened on Westminster Street in August 2024 after relocating from its longtime Weybosset Street room. French pastry from croissant to madeleine.

Worth the queue: Kouign-amann

250 Westminster Street, Providence, RI 02903
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