The Best Bakeries in Scottsdale
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The best bakeries in Scottsdale, according to the experts: James Beard Awards, Phoenix New Times, and AZ Central have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. JL Patisserie comes out on top.
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Chaconne Patisserie and Chin Up Donuts hold the next two places. Phoenix New Times shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with Eater next.
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Rank 1. JL Patisserie
French Bakery
Kouign-amann and cruffins sharing a case with proper baguettes and macarons sets the tone fast at this French patisserie. The laminated dough is serious, the espresso keeps things moving, and the whole operation closes by two, so the morning crowd treats it with the urgency the pastries deserve. A James Beard Outstanding Bakery semifinalist, JL Patisserie is what happens when French technique finds a permanent home in the desert.
The awards
- James Beard Awards James Beard Awards: 2023 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Bakery
- Phoenix New Times Phoenix New Times: The 10 best breakfast spots in Phoenix
- AZ Central AZ Central: The 100 Best Metro Phoenix Restaurants
- James Beard Awards 2023 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Bakery
- Phoenix New Times The 10 best breakfast spots in Phoenix
- AZ Central The 100 Best Metro Phoenix Restaurants
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Mirror-glazed, multilayered pastries from a chef whose résumé includes Chez Panisse, Tartine, and Noma, now available at a small South Scottsdale walk-up bakery open Wednesday through Saturday evenings. Mark Chacón's desserts were already circulating through Phoenix's better cafes before he opened this shop, so the crowd showing up already knows what it wants. Top sellers go fast, which at these hours is less a warning than a scheduling note.
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Rank 2. Chin Up Donuts
Doughnut Shop
A donut shop in Old Town Scottsdale that leans into vintage furniture and bright walls, making it feel more like a coffee shop than a bakery. The donuts themselves split the difference between cake and yeast, landing somewhere denser and breadlike, which gives toppings like strawberry shortcake crumbles or Lucky Charms marshmallows something to push against. The pizza donut and mac and cheese fritter are exactly as committed to the bit as they sound.
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Rank 2. The Local Donut
Doughnut Shop
A tiny donut shop tucked into a shopping center off Hayden, where the menu categories are literally named Classy, Fancy, and Schmancy, so expectations are appropriately calibrated. Yeast donuts, cake donuts, mochi donuts, fritters, and seasonal pastries all share the case, and the creme brulee donut gets a kitchen torch before it reaches you. Phoenix New Times put it on their list of the Valley's top dozen donut shops.
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