The Top 36 Bakeries Near Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams
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Rank 1. Pondicheri
Indian
- Houstonia The Best Brunch Restaurants in Houston
- Houstonia Houston’s Best Restaurants
- Houston Chronicle Houston’s Top 100 Restaurants
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Rank 2. Cucharita
Mexican/Tex-Mex
- Houston Chronicle Houston’s Top 100 Restaurants
- Houstonia Best Bakeries in Houston for Pastries, Cakes, and Bread
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Rank 3. Koffeteria
Bakeries
Koffeteria is the kind of bakery-cafe that makes you wonder why everyone else is doing it so plain. Chef Vanarin Kuch won a James Beard Award for Outstanding Bakery by mashing together Cambodian, French, Mexican, and whatever else earns a spot on the menu that day. The pastry case pulls in creative locals who very much have opinions about croissants. Order the Salty Cambodian latte and figure out why sourdough butter belongs in coffee.
- The Infatuation Our Favorite Bakeries In The Country Right Now
- The New York Times 22 of the Best Bakeries Across the U.S. Right Now
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Bakery
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Rank 4. La Sicilia italian Bakery & Cafe
Italian, Bakeries
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Rank 5. Xochi
Oaxacan Mexican
- James Beard Awards 2022 · Nominee · Outstanding Pastry Chef · Ruben Ortega
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Nominee · Outstanding Restaurateur · Hugo Ortega and Tracy Vaught - H-Town Restaurant Group
- Eater 2017 · The Best New Restaurants in America
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Rank 6. Badolina Bakery & Cafe
Bakeries
- Houston Chronicle Houston’s Top 100 Restaurants
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Restaurateur · Itai Ben Eli and Itamar Levy - Sof Hospitality Group
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Restaurateur · Itai Ben Eli and Itamar Levy - Sof Hospitality Group
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Rank 7. Dessert Gallery
Dessert
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Rank 8. Casaema
Mexican/Tex-Mex
A daytime Mexican cafe in Houston Heights with a Bib Gourmand and the kind of menu that makes you wish you had two stomachs. The team elevated a bakery pop-up into something genuinely special, with heirloom corn taking center stage and coffee that holds its own. The horchata cream doughnut sells out early, so either arrive hungry or make dessert your opening move. The crowd skews weekend-brunch-regulars who knew about this place before you did.
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- Texas Monthly 2025 · #6 · Texas’s Best New Restaurants
- Houston Chronicle #3 · Houston’s Top 100 Restaurants
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Rank 9. Ema
Indigenous
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Nominee · Best New Restaurant
- The New York Times 2024 · Horchata Berlinesa · The Best Restaurant Dishes We Ate Across the U.S.
- Eater The 38 Essential Houston Restaurants
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- James Beard Awards 2026 · Nominee · Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker · Susan Bae
- Houston Chronicle Houston’s Top 100 Restaurants
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Rank 11. Love Croissants
Bakeries
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Rank 13. Sinfull Bakery
Vegan, Bakeries
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Rank 15. Ms. Myrtle's Bakery
Bakeries
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Rank 16. EaDough
Bakeries
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Rank 17. Kolache Shoppe
Eastern European, Bakeries, American/New American
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Rank 18. Fluff Bake Bar
Bakeries
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Rank 19. Jane and the Lion Bakehouse
Bakeries
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Rank 20. Three Brothers Bakery
Dessert, Café, Bakeries
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Rank 21. El Bolillo Bakery
Mexican/Tex-Mex, Bakeries
- Houstonia The Best Mexican Restaurants in Houston
- Houstonia Best Bakeries in Houston for Pastries, Cakes, and Bread
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- Houstonia The Best Mexican Restaurants in Houston
- Houstonia Best Bakeries in Houston for Pastries, Cakes, and Bread
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Rank 24. Magnol French Baking
Bakeries
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- Houstonia Best Bakeries in Houston for Pastries, Cakes, and Bread
- Houstonia The Best Mexican Restaurants in Houston
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Rank 26. We’re Dough
Bakeries
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Rank 27. Azucar
Cuban, Bakeries
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Rank 28. Bombay Sweets
Indian
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Rank 29. The Original Kolache Shoppe
Bakeries
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- Houstonia The Best Mexican Restaurants in Houston
- Houstonia Best Bakeries in Houston for Pastries, Cakes, and Bread
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- Houstonia Best Bakeries in Houston for Pastries, Cakes, and Bread
- Houstonia The Best Mexican Restaurants in Houston
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