The Best Bakeries in Miami, by the Record
The best bakeries in Miami, by the professional record: James Beard Awards, Time Out, and The New York Times have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Zak The Baker comes out on top, and the record runs deepest in Coral Gables and Miami.
Caracas Bakery and Baker and Barista hold the next two places. Miami New Times shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with James Beard Awards next.
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Rank 1. Zak The Baker
Bakery
The color-splashed facade in Wynwood is hard to miss, and the line of regulars out front means you won't either. This all-day kosher bakery and cafe runs on naturally leavened breads and pastries, with sandwiches, soups, and salads filling out the menu. The seasonal concha tends to disappear fast. A James Beard nominee for Outstanding Baker, Zak Stern trained on organic farms across Europe before bringing the whole project back home to Miami.
- James Beard Awards 2023 · Nominee · Outstanding Bakery
- Time Out The best bakeries in America
- James Beard Awards 2022 · Nominee · Outstanding Baker · Zak Stern
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Rank 2. Caracas Bakery
Venezuelan Bakery
- The New York Times 22 of the Best Bakeries Across the U.S. Right Now
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Nominee · Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker · Jesus Brazon and Manuel Brazon
- Miami New Times 2023 · Best Bakery · Best of Miami New Times
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- The Infatuation Our Favorite Bakeries In The Country Right Now
- Eater Where to Drink the Best Coffee in Miami
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Rank 4. Bachour
Bakery
An arch of roses at the door signals exactly the kind of bakery this is: one where the pastries look almost too considered to eat. Antonio Bachour's Coral Gables shop holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand, and the counter seats face a glass-enclosed kitchen where those famously ornate croissants and tarts take shape. There's savory food too, but everyone here has already mentally committed to dessert before they've sat down.
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- Miami New Times Top 100 Restaurants
- James Beard Awards 2022 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Pastry Chef · Antonio Bachour
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Rank 5. 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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Rank 6. Chocolate Fashion
French Bakery
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Rank 6. Sesame
Israeli Bakery
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Rank 8. Domaselo
Bakery
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Rank 8. Vicky Bakery
Cuban Bakery