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  1. Address
    1017 7th St NW, Washington, DC, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Wed 7:30 AM

    Tuesday 7:30 AM–2 PM

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  2. Rank 202. Utopia Bagels

    NY-Style Bakery


  3. The iced coffee uses frozen coffee cubes so nothing gets diluted, which tells you everything about how this patisserie operates. The rotating case runs to laminated croissants, delicate tarts, and entremets that look like small architecture projects, alongside a daily sandwich on old-world bread milled locally. The team came up through fine dining, and it shows, even if the room feels more suburban café than Parisian. A James Beard Outstanding Bakery semifinalist in 2024.


    Address
    1100 Reynolda Rd, Unit 100, Winston Salem, NC, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Wed 7 AM

    Tuesday 7 AM–5 PM

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  4. Address
    14300 W Warren Ave, Dearborn, MI, United States
    Hours

    Closes soon, 11 PM, in 35 min

    Tuesday 7:30 AM–11 PM

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  5. Rank 205. Liberty Bagels

    NY-Style Bakery


    Address
    16 E 58th St, New York, NY, United States · Manhattan
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Wed 6 AM

    Tuesday 6 AM–5 PM

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  6. Rank 205. Liberty Bagels

    NY-Style Bakery


    Address
    32 Broadway, New York, NY, United States · Manhattan
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Wed 7 AM

    Tuesday 7 AM–6 PM

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  7. Rank 205. Liberty Bagels

    NY-Style Bakery





  8. Address
    23 E 17th St New York, NY, United States · Manhattan
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Wed 7 AM

    Tuesday 7 AM–5 PM

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  9. Rank 211. Mike's Pastry

    Italian Bakery


    Address
    300 Hanover St, Boston, MA, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Wed 8 AM

    Tuesday 8 AM–10 PM

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  10. Address
    133 N 7th St, Brooklyn, NY, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Wed 7 AM

    Tuesday 7 AM–3 PM

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  11. Address
    41 John St, New York, NY, United States · Manhattan
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Wed 7 AM

    Tuesday 7 AM–3 PM

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  12. Address
    73 Greenwich Ave, New York, NY, United States · Manhattan
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Wed 7 AM

    Tuesday 7 AM–5 PM

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  13. Rank 213. Bergen Bagels

    NY-Style Bakery


    Address
    473 Bergen St, Brooklyn, NY, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Wed 6 AM

    Tuesday 6 AM–10 PM

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  14. Rank 213. Tal Bagels

    NY-Style Bakery


    Address
    357 First Ave, New York, NY, United States · Manhattan
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Wed 6 AM

    Tuesday 6 AM–6 PM

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  15. Rank 219. Bagel Pub

    NY-Style Bakery


    Address
    287 Ninth St, Brooklyn, NY, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Wed 7 AM

    Tuesday 7 AM–3 PM

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  16. Address
    367 Knickerbocker Ave, Brooklyn, NY, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Wed 7 AM

    Tuesday 7 AM–5 PM

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  17. Rank 225. Aioli

    Bakery

    An all-day bakery and café on South Dixie where the in-house bread pulls double duty, appearing in the breakfast sandwiches, alongside the soups at lunch, and leaving with you by the loaf on the way out. The menu shifts often, which keeps the regulars from coasting. Dinner options exist, though they're the take-home-and-reheat variety, which is either very convenient or very honest about how evenings in West Palm go. It holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand.

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    Address
    7434 S. Dixie Hwy., West Palm Beach, FL, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Wed 7 AM

    Tuesday 7 AM–4 PM

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  18. Rank 225. Mother

    Bakery

    A former garage in South Slope, white painted brick, the big door rolled up so inside and outside blur into one easy afternoon. Mother is a bakery and wine cafe where the sourdough comes from a chef whose pandemic hobby became a full-blown obsession, and the wine list is in equally serious hands. Loaves to take home, quiche and sandwiches to eat there, and a dinner menu that drifts toward crudo and seared prawns. It holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand.

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  19. Rank 225. Sunday

    American Bakery

    A daytime cafe on a walkable block of vintage shops in St. Augustine, Sunday runs on a simple gospel: breakfast, lunch, and sourdough. The menu is short and unfussy, built on good ingredients and real technique. The rotating desserts tend to disappear fast. It holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand, which means the crowds waiting on the sidewalk are not an accident.

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    Address
    73 San Marco Ave., St. Augustine, FL, United States · Saint Augustine
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Wed 8:30 AM

    Tuesday 8:30 AM–4 PM

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  20. The pastrami chop cheese bagel sandwich with sport peppers, provolone, and a house special sauce is the kind of thing you think about on the drive home. This Walker's Point corner bagel shop goes well beyond schmears, running latkes, lox, matzo ball soup, and fried spiced sugar bagels through a menu that feels more like a deli daydream than a quick stop. Casual, counter-service, and busy on weekends.


  21. Rank 228. Songbird

    Bakery

    The breakfast sandwich here is finished with sea salt that catches in the griddled sourdough's crags, keeping the salty and sweet separate rather than letting them blur together. That level of attention is what drew crowds at Tower Grove Farmers Market before this bakery-cafe had walls. Bialys and sprouted-grain English muffins, milled from local grain, come out of the kitchen the same way: unhurried and precise.


  22. Rank 230. Wheated

    Pizzeria

    The New Haven-style pies here are cooked to a serious crunch, with dough pressed thinner than the Connecticut purists would sanction and a tangy, oregano-heavy tomato sauce that makes a decent argument for staying in Brooklyn. Wheated is a Ditmas Park pizzeria with a full bar that also does bagels, so the menu has range. The New York Times put it on their best pizza in New York list, which is the kind of thing that fills a neighborhood spot fast.



  23. Rank 231. Bagel Hole

    NY-Style Bakery


  24. Rank 231. Bagel Joint

    Fusion Jewish Bagel Shop



  25. Rank 231. Bagels & Schmear

    NY-Style Bakery


    Address
    116 E 28th St, New York, NY, United States · Manhattan
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Wed 6 AM

    Tuesday 6 AM–6 PM

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  26. Rank 231. Frenchette Bakery

    French Bakery


    Address
    220 Church St, New York, NY, United States · Manhattan
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Wed 8 AM

    Tuesday 8 AM–4 PM

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  27. Address
    1065 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Wed 7 AM

    Tuesday 7 AM–3 PM

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  28. Address
    107 Third Ave N, Minneapolis, MN, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Wed 7 AM

    Tuesday 7 AM–2 PM, 5 PM–9 PM

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    Tock
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  29. Address
    3301 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Wed 6:30 AM

    Tuesday 6:30 AM–2 PM

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  30. Address
    3934 Market St, Minneapolis, MN, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Wed 7 AM

    Tuesday 7 AM–4 PM

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    Tock
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  31. Bagels arrive stacked on wooden dowels here, which tells you most of what you need to know about the vibe. This is Major Food Group's theatrical, not-quite-kosher take on a Jewish appetizing shop in Soho, where seed-crusted bagels anchor spreads of lox, sable, and sturgeon, and there's a full caviar section for when a schmear feels insufficiently dramatic. Budget accordingly; this crowd did not come to save money.



  32. Address
    189 Spring St, New York, NY, United States · Manhattan
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Wed 8 AM

    Tuesday 8 AM–7 PM

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  33. Cocorico is a French bakery and café where the owner is actually from France, which saves everyone the usual accent anxiety. Croissants and baguettes share space with a little market of quiches, pasta, and local goods, plus a goat cheese sandwich that Nashville Scene once crowned Best Vegetarian Sandwich. Framed photos of Toulouse and mosaic tile set the scene for a counter-service lunch, with a muffin-sized chocolate cake as the closer.


    Address
    1600 Division St, Unit 120, FL 1, Nashville, TN, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Wed 7:30 AM

    Tuesday 7:30 AM–3 PM

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  34. Rank 250. Bake Sum

    Cantonese Bakery

    The croissant stuffed with Thai tea custard and mango puree probably tells you everything about what Bake Sum is doing: Cantonese bakery traditions running headlong into pan-Asian flavors via laminated dough. The okonomiyaki danish keeps its bonito flakes and smoky fishiness intact. The New York Times flagged their croissubi in 2024. Counter service, a few sidewalk tables, and a line worth joining on a Grand Lake morning.


  35. Dozen Bakery is a counter-service bakery that quietly supplies half the coffee shops in Nashville, so you've probably eaten its pastries without knowing it. The Berry Hill spot has room for laptops and brunch dates, and the line is a permanent fixture that moves faster than it looks. Lemon bar croissants and chili-garlic focaccia are the sort of thing that makes someone say "oh, I know a guy" about a bakery.


    Address
    2522 Grandview Ave, Nashville, TN, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Wed 7 AM

    Tuesday 7 AM–4 PM

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  36. Rank 252. Fisher's Deli

    NY-Style American


  37. Rank 253. Mark's Off Madison

    Old-School Italian Bagel Shop


    Address
    41 Madison Ave, New York, NY, United States · Manhattan
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Wed 11:30 AM

    Tuesday 11:30 AM–2:45 PM, 5 PM–10 PM

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    Resy
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  38. Address
    548 N Washington Ave, Ste 105, Minneapolis, MN, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Wed 11 AM

    Tuesday 11 AM–8 PM

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  39. The awards




  40. Rank 258. La Purisima Bakery

    Mexican Bakery

    The line at this cash-only Mexican bakery in Glendale moves slowly because everyone freezes in front of the cases. Giant pink pig-shaped cochinitos glazed with molasses, chamoy-dipped apples, tamales, fresh tortillas, and trays of pan dulce all compete for your attention at once. Phoenix New Times named it the best Mexican bakery in the city, and the regulars waiting ahead of you look like they already knew that.


    Address
    4533 W Glendale Ave, Glendale, AZ, United States
    Hours

    Closes soon, 9 PM, in 35 min

    Tuesday 6 AM–9 PM

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  41. The team once competed on Food Network's Cupcake Wars under a different name and won, which tells you something about what's happening at this bright, family-run bakery near Seventh and Camelback. Frosted cupcakes and cookies rotate with the seasons and holidays, so there's almost always a reason to stop in. The signature brown boxes travel well and double as a gift when flowers feel lazy.


    Address
    2325 N 7th St, Phoenix, AZ, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Wed 9 AM

    Tuesday 9 AM–6 PM

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  42. The Coco Puffs in the bakery case are cream puffs frosted on top, not cereal, and locals have been devoted to them for generations. This outpost of a Honolulu institution sits in a bright, open-air space at the top of International Market Place, which feels a little glossy for a diner that trades in pancakes, Denver omelets, and mochi donuts. The food is the same as the original, which is exactly the point.


    Address
    2330 Kalākaua Ave, FL 3, Honolulu, HI, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 10 PM

    Tuesday 7 AM–10 PM

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  43. A palm-sized guava tart with finger limes that pop against smooth guava cream put this bakery on the New York Times list of the year's best desserts across the country. Sol Bakery is a neighborhood bakery on Hayes Street where the pastry work tilts toward barely sweet, bright, and texturally alive. The guava tart alone has earned a following before the permanent doors were barely open.


  44. What started as a farm outside Tampa grew into a daytime kitchen and bakery where the all-day menu runs from biscuits with honey and whipped butter to turkey Reubens and rotating soups. The mac and cheese, particularly the green hog version with pulled pork and green chilis, has its following. A community calendar on the wall keeps track of on-site events, which gives the place the feeling of a neighborhood hub that also happens to bake its own bread.

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  45. The name nods to the two stones used to grind grain, and the flour-sack-shaped concrete blocks lining the walls suggest nobody here is being subtle about the theme. This Brooklyn bakery-restaurant splits its menu between sandwiches and salads, with the bread doing most of the talking. A Per Se alum runs the bakery side, which shows. Save room for dessert, then buy something extra for the walk home.

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    Address
    285 Third Ave., Brooklyn, NY, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Wed 7:30 AM

    Tuesday 7:30 AM–9 PM

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  46. Address
    216 N 70th St, Seattle, WA, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Wed 8 AM

    Tuesday 8 AM–3 PM

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  47. Rank 269. 17 Berkshire

    Artisan Bakery



  48. Address
    2055 West St, Unit 12, Germantown, TN, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Wed 10 AM

    Tuesday 10 AM–7 PM

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  49. Address
    1113 S Florida Ave, Lakeland, FL, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Wed 7 AM

    Tuesday 7 AM–2 PM

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  50. Rank 269. Bouchon Bakery

    French Bakery





  51. Address
    812 S Summit St, Iowa City, IA, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Wed 7 AM

    Tuesday 7 AM–5:30 PM

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  52. Address
    448 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn, NY, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Wed 8 AM

    Tuesday 8 AM–4 PM

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  53. Address
    11243 Manchester Rd, Kirkwood, MO, United States · Saint Louis
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Wed 8 AM

    Tuesday 8 AM–4 PM

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  54. Address
    215 E Main St, Chattanooga, TN, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Wed 7 AM

    Tuesday 7 AM–6 PM

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  55. Rank 269. Vienne

    Bakery


    Address
    101 S Wallace Ave, Bozeman, MT, United States
    Hours

    Closes soon, 9 PM, in 35 min

    Tuesday 6:30 AM–9 PM

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  56. Sonoran white wheat, no oil, no sugar: Don Guerra's bagels are stripped down to grain and craft, and the lines in Gilbert form accordingly. This pop-up bakery at Hayden Flour Mills, where Guerra sources his flour, sells boules, loaves, and Sonoran bagels, with a preorder form online so you don't drive out empty-handed. Guerra holds a James Beard Award, and the crowd that shows up on bake days acts like it knows exactly why.


  57. Rank 285. La Fillette Bakery

    French Bakery

    La Fillette is a French bakery in Montclair, wedged between a 7-Eleven and a nail salon, which is about as Parisian as East 14th Avenue gets. The pastry case holds croissants, kouign-amanns, and chocolate-dipped eclairs, and lunch means sandwiches on house-made bread. There's also green chile soup, apparently a legal requirement for any Denver menu. Order at the counter, eat with flaky sleeves.




  58. Rank 289. Grossman’s Noshery & Bar

    New York Jewish Deli

    The sourdough starter for the bagels here is fed with imported Brooklyn water, a detail that tells you exactly where this deli-bar's loyalties lie. Grossman's is a relaxed Jewish-style deli and cocktail bar in Santa Rosa, turning out knishes, latkes, and chopped liver in a corner of California that doesn't see nearly enough of them. The San Francisco Chronicle named it among the best restaurants in Sonoma County and called its bagels the best in the Bay Area.


    Address
    308 1/2 Wilson St, Santa Rosa, CA, United States
    Hours

    Closes soon, 8 PM, in 35 min

    Tuesday 8 AM–8 PM

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  59. Lines form outside this Turkish-inspired bakery and cafe before the doors open on weekends, drawn by za'atar and caramelized kouign amann scenting the street. Pastry chef Maura Kilpatrick builds her pastries from New England grains, so the simit, a sesame-crusted braided ring, tastes a little local even when it doesn't look it. The brunch and mezze menu runs to poached eggs over green garlic yogurt and baked feta, and the shelves of Mediterranean spices make the wait useful.


    Address
    1 Belmont St, Cambridge, MA, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Wed 8 AM

    Tuesday 8 AM–5 PM

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  60. The awards


  61. Rank 291. Matok Bakery

    Middle Eastern Bakery

    Za'atar buns and feta-filled croissants are the draws at this Middle Eastern and Mediterranean-inspired bakery on South Lamar, which started as a viral pop-up before finding a permanent home. The leap from online orders to a brick-and-mortar is a big one, and plenty of pop-ups don't make it, so the line out front tells you something. Pastries, breads, and cakes round out the case.


  62. Rank 293. Backhaus

    Bakery

    Loaves lined up on shelves like a carb library, pastries under glass, and a window straight into the breadmaking operation: Backhaus is a downtown San Mateo bakery and coffee shop that takes laminated dough seriously. The croissants lean toward the ornate, one arrives garnished with pistachios and raspberry as a preview of what's inside. The San Francisco Chronicle named it among the Bay Area's best bakeries and best coffee.


    Address
    32 E Third Ave, San Mateo, CA, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Wed 7:30 AM

    Tuesday 7:30 AM–4 PM

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  63. Rank 293. Cafe Landwer

    Levantine Café


  64. Rank 293. Kantine

    Nordic Bakery

    Cardamom buns, jumbo jam thumbprints, and gingery caramel cookies set the tone at this Scandinavian café and bakery on Market Street. The menu leans seasonal, with tartines on sprouted rye and both sweet and savory porridges, but the flaky seed-topped pastry stuffed with soft scrambled eggs and molten havarti is what brings people back. Grab a sidewalk table and let the Market Street parade do its thing.


    Address
    1906 Market St, San Francisco, CA, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Wed 8 AM

    Tuesday 8 AM–2 PM

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    Make a reservation
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  65. Rank 293. Maison Nico

    Modern French

    A glass case of choux, pâté en croûte, and individual rounds of quiche greets you the moment you walk into this French patisserie and café in the Financial District. The quiche, filled with custard, bacon, and comté, comes as its own small pie rather than a slice, which feels either very Parisian or very practical depending on your mood. The canelés have a genuinely crackling shell that most local versions never manage.


    Address
    710 Montgomery St, San Francisco, CA, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Wed 8 AM

    Tuesday 8 AM–5 PM

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    Make a reservation
    Online
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  66. Address
    1796 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Wed 7 AM

    Tuesday 7 AM–2 PM

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  67. Address
    500 E Davie St, Raleigh, NC, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Wed 7 AM

    Tuesday 7 AM–2 PM, 5 PM–8 PM

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  68. Address
    816 N Russell St, Portland, OR, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Wed 8 AM

    Tuesday 8 AM–1 PM

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