CuisineBakery
Price$
Neighborhoodlafayette-square
HoursMon-Sun 06:30-18:00
Last verified

Tip: The Mom's Traditional was named best in town by Food Network. Boxes hold up well as edible souvenirs.

Book food experiences in St. Louis

See all 25 bookable experiences in St. Louis

Location

Address: 1919 Park Ave, St. Louis, MO 63104

More bakeries in St. Louis

Federhofer's Bakery ★ 4.1

Bakery$afftonMon-Sat 06:00-18:00, Sun 07:00-15:00Walk-in onlyOld-school St. Louis bakery cases

A decades-old Affton bakery, Federhofer's makes a distinctive gooey butter cake without cream cheese or powdered sugar, plus full cases of cakes and cookies.

Tip: Its gooey butter is a denser style than the cream-cheese versions. Come early for the freshest cases.

Worth the queue: Gooey butter cake without powdered sugar

Missouri Baking Company ★ 4.4

Bakery$the-hillTue-Fri 07:00-17:30, Sat 07:00-17:00, Sun 07:30-12:00, closed MonWalk-in onlyItalian-American bakery

A family-run Italian-American bakery on The Hill, Missouri Baking Company is famous for cookies by the pound and a dense, almond-paste gooey butter cake.

Tip: It is cash-and-pickup with no online ordering; buy cookies by weight. Weekend mornings see a line of Hill regulars.

Worth the queue: Almond-paste gooey butter cake and cookies

La Patisserie Chouquette ★ 4.4

Bakery$botanical-heightsTue-Fri 09:00-14:00, Sat 09:00-15:00, closed Sun-MonWalk-in onlyFrench patisserie

Chef Simone Faure's French patisserie in Botanical Heights turns out macarons, croissants and cakes with classical technique. The city's French bakery.

Tip: Macarons and laminated pastries are the strengths; custom cakes are a specialty. The morning croissants go quickly.

Worth the queue: Macarons and laminated pastries

Nathaniel Reid Bakery ★ 4.6

Bakery$kirkwoodTue-Sun 07:00-18:00, closed MonWalk-in onlyModern French pastry

Award-winning pastry chef Nathaniel Reid makes precise modern French entremets, tarts and viennoiserie in Kirkwood, rated the metro's finest pastry case.

Tip: The seasonal entremets and the croissants are the standouts. It draws a weekend crowd, so go early.

Worth the queue: Entremets, tarts and viennoiserie

Whisk: A Sustainable Bakeshop ★ 4.2

Bakery$cherokee-streetWed-Sun 08:00-15:00, closed Mon-TueWalk-in onlySustainable scratch baking

Whisk bakes cakes, cookies and seasonal pastries from scratch on Cherokee Street with a sustainability focus, a community-minded anchor of the Cherokee crawl.

Tip: The seasonal cakes and the cookies are the orders. It shares the Cherokee Street block with the Mud House coffee crowd.

Worth the queue: Cakes, cookies and seasonal pastries

Pint Size Bakery & Coffee ★ 4.3

Bakery$lindenwood-parkTue-Fri 07:00-14:00, Sat 08:00-14:00, closed Sun-MonWalk-in onlySmall-batch baked goods

A tiny Lindenwood Park bakery, Pint Size turns out muffins, scones and a cult salted caramel-chocolate cookie alongside Kaldi's coffee. A peanut-free kitchen.

Tip: The salted caramel-chocolate cookie is the order, and stock is small. Get there before mid-morning on Saturdays.

Worth the queue: Salted caramel-chocolate cookies and muffins

See every bakeries pick in St. Louis →

← Back to Bakeries in St. Louis ← St. Louis food guide