14 bakeries in St. Louis, editor-picked for bakeries open sunday. Bakeries baking on sundays. All bakeries in St. Louis.
Union Loafers Cafe and Bread Bakery ★ 4.6
botanical-heights · 1629 Tower Grove Ave, St. Louis, MO 63110
Hours: Tue-Sat 11:00-21:00, Sun 11:00-15:00, closed Mon
Union Loafers bakes naturally leavened bread and runs a lunchtime cafe of sandwiches in Botanical Heights, a James Beard-nominated bakery and pizza spot.
Tip: Bread sells out, so come early for a loaf. The Tuesday-to-Saturday pizza nights are a separate, busy service.
Nathaniel Reid Bakery ★ 4.6
kirkwood · 11243 Manchester Rd, Kirkwood, MO 63122
Hours: Tue-Sun 07:00-18:00, closed Mon
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.
Missouri Baking Company ★ 4.4
the-hill · 2027 Edwards St, St. Louis, MO 63110
Hours: Tue-Fri 07:00-17:30, Sat 07:00-17:00, Sun 07:30-12:00, closed Mon
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.
Comet Coffee Micro-Bakery ★ 4.3
the-hill · 4474 Shaw Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63110
Hours: Mon-Fri 07:00-14:00, Sat-Sun 08:00-14:00
Comet's serious in-house micro-bakery turns out kouign-amann and seasonal galettes alongside the espresso, a pastry program that rivals the coffee here.
Tip: The kouign-amann and galettes sell out by midday, so come early. There are two locations, on Shaw and Oakland.
Park Avenue Coffee ★ 4.2
lafayette-square · 1919 Park Ave, St. Louis, MO 63104
Hours: Mon-Sun 06:30-18:00
Park Avenue Coffee bakes more than 70 varieties of gooey butter cake, the dessert invented here, served with house-roasted coffee in Lafayette Square.
Tip: The Mom's Traditional was named best in town by Food Network. Boxes hold up well as edible souvenirs.
Whisk: A Sustainable Bakeshop ★ 4.2
cherokee-street · 2201 Cherokee St, St. Louis, MO 63118
Hours: Wed-Sun 08:00-15:00, closed Mon-Tue
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.
SweetArt Bakeshop & Cafe ★ 4.2
midtown · 3701 Lindell Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63108
Hours: Wed-Sun mornings through afternoon, closed Mon-Tue
Reine Bayoc's SweetArt bakes plant-based cakes, cupcakes and savoury plates with strong vegan and gluten-free options, a longtime favourite now in Midtown.
Tip: It is the city's go-to for vegan celebration cakes. The savoury cafe menu is a bonus alongside the case.
Federhofer's Bakery ★ 4.1
affton · 9005 Gravois Rd, St. Louis, MO 63123
Hours: Mon-Sat 06:00-18:00, Sun 07:00-15:00
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.
Sugaree Baking Company ★ 4.1
dogtown · 1242 Tamm Ave, St. Louis, MO 63139
Hours: Fri-Sat 11:00-17:00, Sun 11:00-16:00, closed Mon-Thu
A small Dogtown bakery, Sugaree specialises in scratch pies and layer cakes, a neighbourhood spot known for seasonal fruit pies. Weekend hours only.
Tip: It is open only Friday to Sunday, so plan accordingly. The seasonal fruit pies and the cakes are the reasons to go.
Gooey Louie ★ 4.1
richmond-heights · 7719 Clayton Rd, St. Louis, MO 63117
Hours: Mon-Sat 10:00-18:00, Sun 10:00-15:00
Gooey Louie bakes the city's signature gooey butter cake from scratch in mini and full sizes from a small Clayton Road shop minutes west of Forest Park.
Tip: Order minis to mix flavours, or call ahead for a full cake. Cream-cheese original is the canonical pick.
McArthur's Bakery ★ 4.0
south-county · 3055 Lemay Ferry Rd, St. Louis, MO 63125
Hours: Mon-Sat 06:00-18:00, Sun 07:00-15:00
A South County mainstay since 1956, McArthur's is a classic full-service bakery known for celebration cakes and a deep case of St. Louis bakery staples.
Tip: It is the go-to for custom and celebration cakes. The gooey butter cake and the donuts hold up the everyday case.
Strange Donuts ★ 4.0
maplewood · 2709 Sutton Blvd, Maplewood, MO 63143
Hours: Sun-Thu 06:00-12:00, Fri-Sat 06:00-18:00
Strange Donuts makes inventive, often over-the-top doughnuts and rotating collaboration flavours from a Maplewood shop, a playful local doughnut institution.
Tip: The wild rotating specials change weekly; the standards are reliable too. They sell out on busy mornings.
Marconi Bakery ★ 3.9
the-hill · 1913 Marconi Ave, St. Louis, MO 63110
Hours: Mon-Sun mornings, closing midday most days
A small Italian bakery on The Hill, Marconi turns out cannoli, cookies and crusty Italian bread to a neighbourhood crowd, a no-frills Hill morning stop.
Tip: It opens early and closes by early afternoon; the bread and cannoli go first. Cash-friendly and unpretentious.
STL Toasted ★ 3.9
the-hill · 2201 Macklind Ave, St. Louis, MO 63110
Hours: Fri-Sun 11:00-18:00, closed Mon-Thu
STL Toasted took over the old Mama Toscano's space on The Hill and built a counter around toasted ravioli, the breaded-and-fried St. Louis dish born here.
Tip: Open only Friday to Sunday; order the t-ravs by the dozen with marinara. It carries on the Hill's ravioli tradition.