Can Can Brasserie Bakery ★ 4.3
Can Can's bakery side runs French pastry through the Carytown brasserie. Almond croissants, baguettes and morning bun pastries served at the bar and to-go.
Worth the queue: Almond croissant
Location
Address: 2930 W Cary Street, Richmond, VA 23221
Also in carytown
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Perly's Bakery ★ 4.3
Perly's house bakery runs alongside the deli with rye, challah and bagels. Take-home loaves available at the counter, breakfast through 3 pm.
Worth the queue: House rye loaf
Sally Bell's Kitchen ★ 4.4
Sally Bell's Kitchen has baked cupcakes, cheese wafers and pastries since 1924. Founded by Sarah Cabell Jones and Elizabeth Lee Milton; a century of Richmond.
Worth the queue: Iced cupcake
Can Can Brasserie Bakery ★ 4.3
Can Can's bakery side runs French pastry through the Carytown brasserie. Almond croissants, baguettes and morning bun pastries served at the bar and to-go.
Worth the queue: Almond croissant
Sub Rosa Bakery ★ 4.8
Evrim and Evin Dogu's Sub Rosa Bakery in Church Hill is the Richmond bakery to know. Multi-year James Beard semifinalist; reopened December 2025.
Worth the queue: Country sourdough loaf
Pearl's Bake Shoppe ★ 4.3
Pearl's Bake Shoppe on Patterson runs scratch-baked cupcakes, cakes and pastries. Sit-down counter near Westhampton, open Tuesday through Saturday.
Worth the queue: Cupcakes
WPA Bakery ★ 4.4
WPA Bakery on Semmes in Forest Hill bakes the city's vegan-leaning sweet program. Slice cakes, hand pies and cookies; Saturday line is long.
Worth the queue: WPA cake slice