Sugar and Twine ★ 4.3
Sugar and Twine in Carytown opened 2015 as a sit-down bakery cafe. Jam biscuits, croissants and Danishes daily; the indoor seating returned in October 2024.
Worth the queue: Jam biscuit
WPA Bakery is a bakery in Forest Hill, Richmond.
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.
Address: 3414 Semmes Avenue, Richmond, VA 23225
Sugar and Twine in Carytown opened 2015 as a sit-down bakery cafe. Jam biscuits, croissants and Danishes daily; the indoor seating returned in October 2024.
Worth the queue: Jam biscuit
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 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'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
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 on Patterson runs scratch-baked cupcakes, cakes and pastries. Sit-down counter near Westhampton, open Tuesday through Saturday.
Worth the queue: Cupcakes