Benchwarmers Bagels ★ 3.9
Transfer Co. Food Hall's bagel counter serving hand-rolled New York-style bagels. The everything bagel with scallion cream cheese has the strongest following.
Worth the queue: Everything bagel with scallion cream cheese
Big Ed's City Market Restaurant is a bakery in Raleigh.
Big Ed's scratch-made biscuits are a benchmark for North Carolina breakfast baking. Made daily at the City Market since 1989 and best paired with country ham.
Editorially verified June 24, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Address: 220 Wolfe St, Raleigh, NC 27601
Transfer Co. Food Hall's bagel counter serving hand-rolled New York-style bagels. The everything bagel with scallion cream cheese has the strongest following.
Worth the queue: Everything bagel with scallion cream cheese
North Carolina's first WSET wine school weaves Spanish and Mediterranean baking into its pairing classes. Baked output is available to class participants.
Worth the queue: Spanish and Mediterranean pastries
Founded in 2014, Boulted Bread mills its own organic grain on a stone mill. Sourdough and pastries sell out by mid-morning on weekends; arrive before 09:00.
Worth the queue: Country sourdough loaf
The Triangle's premier French boulangerie by James Beard-nominated Master Baker Lionel Vatinet. Breads, pastries, and viennoiseries baked fresh daily.
Worth the queue: Sourdough boule
A neighbourhood artisan bakery on East Franklin Street offering handcrafted breads, pastries, and baked goods made from scratch. A devoted local following.
Worth the queue: Seasonal sourdough loaf
North Raleigh Creekside location of the James Beard-nominated La Farm Bakery. Fresh breads and pastries daily; Counter Culture coffee; eat-in available.
Worth the queue: Hand-shaped baguette