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23 Austin Bakeries Serving Up Outstanding Baked Goods

Seek out croissants, conchas, cookies, baklava, cakes, and more

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A croissant from Heaven’s Bistro Bakery.
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Every day is a good day for cookies, pies, cakes, pastries, kolaches, and other baked goods, right? With that in mind, here is Eater’s guide to the best bakeries in the city. This means classic cupcakes from Sugar Mama’s Bakeshop, sturdy pastries from Texas French Bread, pan dulces from Mi Tradición, vegan sweets from Capital City Bakery, French delights from Julie Myrtille Bakery, adorable macarons and Japanese cheesecake from OMG Squee, baklava from Bakalva House, and much more.

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85°C Bakery Cafe

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85C Bakery is nicknamed the “Starbucks of Taiwan” for good reason: there’s an array of bread like milk bread and soft brioches, sweet and savory pastries filled with red beans, ham, cheese, and chocolate, as well as European-style cakes and fun teas and boba teas. The pudding one is worth a try. The egg tarts are excellent as well. There’s a second location down on Airport Boulevard in Highland. Pickup orders can be placed in person or online; both are open for indoor dine-in services.

Heaven's Bistro Bakery

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The French-leaning far north Austin bakery offers up a nice array of pastries (including savory options like puffs), dreamy desserts, cookies (including nankhatai, a South Asian shortbread), and breads. Pickup orders can be placed online. The bakery has an outdoor seating area.

Peace Bakery

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The Middle Eastern bakery offers a bunch of baklava options, from pistachio to even vegan, alongside a good variety of cookies. To-go orders can be placed in person or over the phone. The restaurant is open for on-site dining.

Baklava House

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The Middle Eastern/Mediterranean bakery in North Lamar is all about the baklava, which is sweet and savory and texturally fun with pistachios and sticky layers of phyllo pastries. There’s also a beautiful array of other pistachios-and-nuts-laden sweets, from the nest-like mabrouma, to the madloukah (pudding topped with nuts). The knafehs (soaked pastries with a filling layer) are also just as great, especially the cheese, as well as the katayef (folded filled pastries), such as the cream. Takeout orders can be placed in person. There are indoor dine-in areas.

Mi Tradición

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The Mexican bakery with two locations (the other in the South Austin area on East William Cannon Drive) features a wonderful array of baked sweet breads (from conchas to pan blancos), pastries like cinnamon rolls and kolaches, plus cakes. To-go orders can be placed online or in person. The bakeries are open for indoor dining.

Tous Les Jours Bakery

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The two Austin locations of the French-Korean bakery chain (the other on Lakeline Boulevard) are your best bet for all sorts of bread (including milky), red bean buns, rich honey toasts, cakes, and more. To-go orders can be placed in person, and there are Uber Eats deliveries.

Brentwood Social House

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The European-styled cafe dishes out English-style pies (curry, breakfast) and pastries (quiches, tarts, scones). To-go orders can be placed in person, preorders can be placed online, and there are indoor and outdoor dining areas.

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The pastry display at Brentwood Social House.
Brentwood Social House

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The French-Louisiana restaurant features a really strong bakery, serving up everything from fluffy beignets to perfect almond croissants to wonderfully crispy-buttery kouign amanns. Pickup orders can be placed online. The restaurant is open for indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

Upper Crust Bakery

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From the almost-too-pretty-to-eat fruit danishes to the sugar-dusted almond croissants, pick up a morning treat along with coffee and a fresh loaf of bread at this North Austin staple. Place pickup and curbside pickup orders online or over the phone.

Zucchini Kill Bakery

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Find vegan gluten-free baked goods at the North Loop bakery, which dishes out cookies, Twinkies, bread, cupcakes, and doughnuts. Pickup orders can be placed online or in person. There’s a second location at Tweedy’s Bar in North Campus.

Quack's 43rd St Bakery

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This Hyde Park bakery and its South Austin counterpart are the spots to sample the array of Quack’s signature mega-cookies and luscious cakes. To-go orders can be placed in person or over the phone, and there are curbside pickups. Both are open for dine-in services with outdoor spaces.

Texas French Bread

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The campus-adjacent bakery is back in the form of an Airstream trailer and a lovely little garden space. On deck are its delightful baked goods, from breads to cakes, to croissants. Preorders can be placed online, or takeout in person, and there are outdoor dine-in areas.

Sour Duck Market

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Sour Duck Market’s pastry lineup is inventive and fun, like star anise snickerdoodle cookies and danishes topped with mushrooms and cheeses, alongside breads, kouign amanns, and croissants. Pickup orders can be placed online or in person. The restaurant is open for dine-in service, with a large patio.

Swedish Hill

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McGuire Moorman Lambert Hospitality opened up its flagship bakery in Clarksville, featuring all sorts of baked goods, from croissants to scones to cookies to tarts. Curbside pickups can be placed online or over the phone. The restaurant is open for dine-in service, with outdoor tables available.

Better Half Coffee & Cocktails

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Check out some or all of the great baked goods at the all-day cafe, from excellent cookies to pop tarts to cakes. Pickups can be placed online or in person, and the restaurant is open or dine-in service, with a large patio available. Find kolaches over at sibling spot Little Brother on South Congress.

Julie Myrtille Bakery

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The favorite French farmers market stand opened up its first storefront within the Springdale General complex in the East Austin area. On deck are so many pastries from croissant varieties to tarts to eclairs. To-go orders can be placed online or in person, and there are on-site dining areas, including outdoor space, available.

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Caneles from Julie Myrtille.
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OMG Squee

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The Tex-Asian bakery creates signature adorable macarons, delicate Japanese cheesecakes, mochi doughnuts taiyaki, and other goodies. Curbside pickup orders can be placed online or in person, and there is a patio available.

Capital City Bakery

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Pick up vegan treats at this East Austin bakery, choosing from an array of dreamy flavors. Advanced preorders and same-day curbside pickups can be placed online. Outdoor seating is available.

ThoroughBread

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The tiny South Austin bakery is all about bread, with all sorts of sourdough loaves (from white to olive), plus traditional ones and a variety of cookies, like banana-Nutella and peanut butter and jelly. To-go orders can be placed online or over the phone.

Abby Jane Bakeshop

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The trek out to Dripping Springs bakery is worth it for the stellar array of baked goods made with grains from host site Barton Mill, from scones to cookies to croissants to breads. To-go orders can be placed online or in person, and there are indoor and outdoor seating areas.

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Pastries from Abby Jane Bakeshop.
Abby Jane Bakeshop

Mañana

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The South Congress Hotel bakery and coffee shop has a very nice selection of pastries and baked goods. Don’t miss out on the fantastic everything kolache. To-go orders can be placed in person; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas.

Sugar Mama's Bakeshop

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Sugar Mama’s is the gold standard for Austin cupcakes, so pay your respects and head over to experience the buttercream for yourself. Plus, there are other pastries and sweets to try out, too, like pies, cheesecake, bars, and more. Delivery and curbside pickup orders can be placed online.

Plaza Colombian Coffee

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The new South American cafe and bakery and drive-thru is full of Colombian baked goods like pan de yuca (a cheese bread made with tapioca), roscon (a sweet bread filled with guava), and others. To-go orders can be placed online or in person through the drive-thru. The cafe is open for dine-in service, with a large patio.

85°C Bakery Cafe

85C Bakery is nicknamed the “Starbucks of Taiwan” for good reason: there’s an array of bread like milk bread and soft brioches, sweet and savory pastries filled with red beans, ham, cheese, and chocolate, as well as European-style cakes and fun teas and boba teas. The pudding one is worth a try. The egg tarts are excellent as well. There’s a second location down on Airport Boulevard in Highland. Pickup orders can be placed in person or online; both are open for indoor dine-in services.

Heaven's Bistro Bakery

The French-leaning far north Austin bakery offers up a nice array of pastries (including savory options like puffs), dreamy desserts, cookies (including nankhatai, a South Asian shortbread), and breads. Pickup orders can be placed online. The bakery has an outdoor seating area.

Peace Bakery

The Middle Eastern bakery offers a bunch of baklava options, from pistachio to even vegan, alongside a good variety of cookies. To-go orders can be placed in person or over the phone. The restaurant is open for on-site dining.

Baklava House

The Middle Eastern/Mediterranean bakery in North Lamar is all about the baklava, which is sweet and savory and texturally fun with pistachios and sticky layers of phyllo pastries. There’s also a beautiful array of other pistachios-and-nuts-laden sweets, from the nest-like mabrouma, to the madloukah (pudding topped with nuts). The knafehs (soaked pastries with a filling layer) are also just as great, especially the cheese, as well as the katayef (folded filled pastries), such as the cream. Takeout orders can be placed in person. There are indoor dine-in areas.

Mi Tradición

The Mexican bakery with two locations (the other in the South Austin area on East William Cannon Drive) features a wonderful array of baked sweet breads (from conchas to pan blancos), pastries like cinnamon rolls and kolaches, plus cakes. To-go orders can be placed online or in person. The bakeries are open for indoor dining.

Tous Les Jours Bakery

The two Austin locations of the French-Korean bakery chain (the other on Lakeline Boulevard) are your best bet for all sorts of bread (including milky), red bean buns, rich honey toasts, cakes, and more. To-go orders can be placed in person, and there are Uber Eats deliveries.

Brentwood Social House

The European-styled cafe dishes out English-style pies (curry, breakfast) and pastries (quiches, tarts, scones). To-go orders can be placed in person, preorders can be placed online, and there are indoor and outdoor dining areas.

A bakery display full of pastries.
The pastry display at Brentwood Social House.
Brentwood Social House

épicerie café & grocery

The French-Louisiana restaurant features a really strong bakery, serving up everything from fluffy beignets to perfect almond croissants to wonderfully crispy-buttery kouign amanns. Pickup orders can be placed online. The restaurant is open for indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

Upper Crust Bakery

From the almost-too-pretty-to-eat fruit danishes to the sugar-dusted almond croissants, pick up a morning treat along with coffee and a fresh loaf of bread at this North Austin staple. Place pickup and curbside pickup orders online or over the phone.

Zucchini Kill Bakery

Find vegan gluten-free baked goods at the North Loop bakery, which dishes out cookies, Twinkies, bread, cupcakes, and doughnuts. Pickup orders can be placed online or in person. There’s a second location at Tweedy’s Bar in North Campus.

Quack's 43rd St Bakery

This Hyde Park bakery and its South Austin counterpart are the spots to sample the array of Quack’s signature mega-cookies and luscious cakes. To-go orders can be placed in person or over the phone, and there are curbside pickups. Both are open for dine-in services with outdoor spaces.

Texas French Bread

The campus-adjacent bakery is back in the form of an Airstream trailer and a lovely little garden space. On deck are its delightful baked goods, from breads to cakes, to croissants. Preorders can be placed online, or takeout in person, and there are outdoor dine-in areas.

Sour Duck Market

Sour Duck Market’s pastry lineup is inventive and fun, like star anise snickerdoodle cookies and danishes topped with mushrooms and cheeses, alongside breads, kouign amanns, and croissants. Pickup orders can be placed online or in person. The restaurant is open for dine-in service, with a large patio.

Swedish Hill

McGuire Moorman Lambert Hospitality opened up its flagship bakery in Clarksville, featuring all sorts of baked goods, from croissants to scones to cookies to tarts. Curbside pickups can be placed online or over the phone. The restaurant is open for dine-in service, with outdoor tables available.

Better Half Coffee & Cocktails

Check out some or all of the great baked goods at the all-day cafe, from excellent cookies to pop tarts to cakes. Pickups can be placed online or in person, and the restaurant is open or dine-in service, with a large patio available. Find kolaches over at sibling spot Little Brother on South Congress.

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Julie Myrtille Bakery

The favorite French farmers market stand opened up its first storefront within the Springdale General complex in the East Austin area. On deck are so many pastries from croissant varieties to tarts to eclairs. To-go orders can be placed online or in person, and there are on-site dining areas, including outdoor space, available.

A bunch of caneles on a white tiered cake stand.
Caneles from Julie Myrtille.
Rui Nakata

OMG Squee

The Tex-Asian bakery creates signature adorable macarons, delicate Japanese cheesecakes, mochi doughnuts taiyaki, and other goodies. Curbside pickup orders can be placed online or in person, and there is a patio available.

Capital City Bakery

Pick up vegan treats at this East Austin bakery, choosing from an array of dreamy flavors. Advanced preorders and same-day curbside pickups can be placed online. Outdoor seating is available.

ThoroughBread

The tiny South Austin bakery is all about bread, with all sorts of sourdough loaves (from white to olive), plus traditional ones and a variety of cookies, like banana-Nutella and peanut butter and jelly. To-go orders can be placed online or over the phone.

Abby Jane Bakeshop

The trek out to Dripping Springs bakery is worth it for the stellar array of baked goods made with grains from host site Barton Mill, from scones to cookies to croissants to breads. To-go orders can be placed online or in person, and there are indoor and outdoor seating areas.

A tiered glass display of various pastries.
Pastries from Abby Jane Bakeshop.
Abby Jane Bakeshop

Mañana

The South Congress Hotel bakery and coffee shop has a very nice selection of pastries and baked goods. Don’t miss out on the fantastic everything kolache. To-go orders can be placed in person; there are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas.

Sugar Mama's Bakeshop

Sugar Mama’s is the gold standard for Austin cupcakes, so pay your respects and head over to experience the buttercream for yourself. Plus, there are other pastries and sweets to try out, too, like pies, cheesecake, bars, and more. Delivery and curbside pickup orders can be placed online.

Plaza Colombian Coffee

The new South American cafe and bakery and drive-thru is full of Colombian baked goods like pan de yuca (a cheese bread made with tapioca), roscon (a sweet bread filled with guava), and others. To-go orders can be placed online or in person through the drive-thru. The cafe is open for dine-in service, with a large patio.

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