Andre’s Confiserie Suisse

Although this European bakery and tea room serves light lunches (the menu changes daily, but think salads, schnitzels and quiches), the real draw is the gorgeous desserts. A seemingly endless array of cakes, brownies, kuchens, strudels, candies and tarts of all shapes and flavors grace the shelves at Andre’s. Any of these beautifully decorated treats […]

Azucar Bakery

Peruvian-born Marjorie Silva opened Azucar Bakery in 2006 to fill a hole in a town more accustomed to cupcakes and pie than flan and Suspiro de Limeña. Rapid growth led Silva and her team to relocate in 2011 to their current location on South Broadway, a shiny, pink-frosted space befitting the goodies within. Silva’s crew […]

Babettes Pizza & Pane

Steve Scott had worked at numerous restaurants, bakeries and even as a pastry chef at the University of Colorado before he decided to open his own place, Babettes, in the Source in 2013. “The bakery is all mine, I make all the decisions, I’m not making anyone else’s formulas, and there’s no compromise in quality,” […]

The Bagel Store

The Bagel Store sits in a quiet strip mall in the heart of Little Russia. But it’s staffed by young guys who really know their Jewish doughnuts, and if you go early (it closes at 2 p.m. on the dot most days), you can look right through the doors to the huge bakery in the […]

Baked N Denver

Independent doughnut shop Baked N Denver officially launched inside an old Winchell’s building in July 2020 (back then, it was called Wake & Bake). The name may have changed , but it still turns out a variety of classic doughnuts along with breakfast sandwiches and burritos, coffee and juice. You’ll find a few nods to […]

Baker’s Palace

You won’t need to hock Grandpa’s watch to afford banh mi at Baker’s Place, a clean but spartan Vietnamese bakery on Federal Boulevard; everything here is still on the cheap. There are over a dozen variations on the classic Vietnamese sandwich — including a fried-egg version, along with the standard pork, beef and chicken fillings. […]

Bakery Four

In 2022, Shawn Bergin’s popular Bakery Four moved into a space much larger than its previous Highland home, though the line still often snakes out the door. The new address meant not only room for more customers, but also plenty of space to expand the pastry selection and add savory items like sandwiches. The only […]

Banh & Butter Bakery Cafe

Pastry chef Thoa Nguyen dreamed of running her own Parisian-style Asian-fusion bakery for years. One of the daughters of the former owners of New Saigon, she grew up in the restaurant business. Now she’s running the show at this spot, which excels not only in sweets such as crepe cakes and croissants, but savory options […]

The Bindery

Linda Hampsten Fox opened her LoHi eatery – part market, part all-day dining destination – in 2017. Seven years later, the menu continues to show off her passion for highlighting seasonal ingredients in unexpected ways as she composes dishes inspired by memories from her childhood, her travels and a thirty-year-plus career in restaurants.

Bluepoint Bakery

Bluepoint Bakery, founded in 1987 by chefs Fred Bramhall and Mary Clark, was once one of the town’s top retail bakeries, with a storefront that exuded good smells up and down Sixth Avenue. Today, Bluepoint continues to bake from its wholesale spot in north Denver, delivering breads, rolls, muffins, Danish, pies, cakes and tortes to […]

The Botanical Bakery of Denver

What began as a love of the outdoors and also the kitchen blossomed into a botanical-inspired bakery, aptly named the Botanical Bakery of Denver. Located inside South Broadway plant shop Birdsall & Co., the bakery, which opened in September 2022, spreads whimsy and joy with its tasty pastries and events. Owner and baker Dylah Ray […]

The Boulangerie

Steven Roland, owner of the Boulangerie, is best known for his baguettes and other crusty French and Italian loaves. But leave it to a guy who once worked as a private chef at the British Embassy in Oslo to also put out the best scone in town. These golden, fruit-filled treats are so impossibly tender, […]

Church of Cupcakes

Have you had your daily prayer? If not, there are far worse ways to worship than licking the chocolate frosting off a devil’s food cupcake. Denver’s own Church of Cupcakes invites all supplicants to sample its sinful treats; owner Porche Lovely is a true believer in organic, eco-friendly and locally sourced ingredients and packaging. The […]

City Bakery

From his wholesale bakery building in north Denver, Michael Bortz supplies many of Denver’s best restaurants with bread and desserts. He gets up early and works long hours to keep rolling in the dough. But you don’t have to own an eatery to enjoy these treats: The public can pop in and make purchases, too. […]

City Donuts

Five-dollar doughnuts with too-clever names are around every corner these days, and there’s usually a line around that corner, too. But sometimes you just want the classics: When you’re with your kid on a Sunday morning or picking up a few dozen to take to work, less is more. When that mood strikes, look no […]

City Donuts

Five-dollar doughnuts with too-clever names are around every corner these days, and there’s usually a line around that corner, too. But sometimes you just want the classics: When you’re with your kid on a Sunday morning or picking up a few dozen to take to work, less is more. When that mood strikes, skip the […]

Cook’s Fresh Market

Cook’s Fresh Market is a quick stop on the 16th Street Mall shuttle circuit, but you’ll want to get off and stay a while once you get a glimpse of the gourmet bakery, deli, prepared-foods case, cheese counter and shelves stocked with homemade nibbles, European specialty foods and spices. There’s even a small cooler in […]