The Chef Amazing Charts · November 2026
The Bakery 100
The 100 best bakeries in the world, the one thing to get at each, and when to go before it sells out. Every bake comes with a recipe to make it at home.
Every bake Croissants and pastry Bread Buns Tarts and custard Doughnuts Cakes and cookies Everywhere Europe (44) The Americas (36) Asia (13) Australia and NZ (6) Africa (1)
The top ten
1 A photo like it Canal Saint-Martin, 10th · Paris, France
Get: The chocolate-pistachio escargot, and a slab of pain des amis
When: Weekdays only (closed Saturday and Sunday). Go before 10am for the full tray of escargots.
2 Mission, Guerrero St · San Francisco, USA
Get: The country loaf, out after 4:30pm, and a morning bun if you're early
When: The line peaks 9 to 11am; the bread comes out late afternoon and goes fast.
3 Saint-Germain, rue du Cherche-Midi · Paris, France
Get: A quarter miche, and the punitions (butter cookies) by the bag
When: Any time; the original shop on rue du Cherche-Midi is closed Sundays.
4 Belém, Rua de Belém · Lisbon, Portugal
Get: Two pastéis de Belém, warm, with cinnamon and sugar shaken on
When: Skip the takeaway line and walk inside to the tables; it moves faster. Early morning or after 6pm is calmest.
5 Fitzroy, Rose St · Melbourne, Australia
Get: The plain croissant first, then the cruffin of the week
When: Weekends sell out by late morning. Go at opening on a weekday.
6 A photo like it Frederiksberg, Gammel Kongevej · Copenhagen, Denmark
Get: The cardamom bun and a sourdough loaf
When: Mornings; the cardamom buns are gone by early afternoon.
7 A photo like it Stockbridge, Hamilton Place · Edinburgh, UK
Get: Whatever's laminated that day, and the cardamom knot
When: Thursday to Sunday, from 8am until sold out. Queue before opening; a warden keeps the line.
8 Lower Pacific Heights, California St · San Francisco, USA
Get: The kouign-amann, plain or with chocolate
When: Weekend mornings mean a line out the door; weekday afternoons are easy.
9 A photo like it Porta Venezia, Via Felice Casati · Milan, Italy
Get: A brioche (Milanese croissant) with pistachio cream
When: Weekend brunch has a wait; weekday 8am is a stand-at-the-bar breakfast.
10 Chiado, Rua do Loreto · Lisbon, Portugal
Get: A pastel de nata straight off the tray, the moment the bell rings
When: Any time; tarts come out all day. Listen for the bell.
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11 Upper West Side, W 74th St · New York, USA
Get: The chocolate chip walnut cookie, still warm
12 A photo like it London Fields, under the railway arches · London, UK
Get: A Hackney Wild loaf and a cardamom bun
13 A photo like it Østerbro, Århusgade · Copenhagen, Denmark
Get: The cardamom bun, and the vanilla-custard cream bun
14 A photo like it Union Square, E 16th St · New York, USA
Get: The chocolate babka, a whole one to take home
15 A photo like it Surry Hills, Bourke St · Sydney, Australia
Get: The pork and fennel sausage roll, and a ginger brûlée tart
16 Montorgueil, rue Montorgueil · Paris, France
Get: A baba au rhum, and the Ali-Baba with raisins and pastry cream
17 Central, Lyndhurst Terrace · Hong Kong, China
Get: A hot egg tart in the short, buttery crust
18 A photo like it Mitte, Alte Schönhauser Str · Berlin, Germany
Get: A cinnamon swirl (Zimtschnecke), the chocolate one too
19 A photo like it Inner Richmond, Arguello Blvd · San Francisco, USA
Get: The plain croissant, and the kouign-amann if any are left
20 A photo like it Greenpoint, Brooklyn · New York, USA
Get: A pistachio croissant and a slice of focaccia
21 A photo like it Campo de' Fiori, Via dei Chiavari · Rome, Italy
Get: A slab of pizza bianca, and one rossa
22 A photo like it Vasastan, Rörstrandsgatan · Stockholm, Sweden
Get: The cardamom bun (kardemummabulle)
23 Latin Quarter, Sankt Peders Stræde · Copenhagen, Denmark
Get: The Wednesday snail (onsdagssnegl): huge, cheap and only on Wednesdays
24 A photo like it Neal's Yard, Covent Garden · London, UK
Get: A custard doughnut, filled to bursting
25 A photo like it Esquilino, Via dello Statuto · Rome, Italy
Get: A maritozzo, split and filled with whipped cream
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26 A photo like it By the central station, Vico Ferrovia · Naples, Italy
Get: A hot sfogliatella riccia, and a baba
27 Trumpington Street · Cambridge, UK
Get: The Chelsea bun, sticky and sweet with currants
28 Kapahulu Ave · Honolulu, USA
Get: Malasadas, hot from the fryer: original sugar, and one filled with haupia
29 A photo like it Ginza, 1-chome · Tokyo, Japan
Get: The shokupan tasting set: three breads, toasted, with butter and jam
30 Galerie des Grands Hommes, and around town · Bordeaux, France
Get: A canelé, dark and crackling outside, custardy inside
31 A photo like it South Pigalle, rue Condorcet · Paris, France
Get: The chocolate babka and a cinnamon roll
32 Oberkampf, rue Jean-Pierre Timbaud · Paris, France
Get: The black sesame baguette, and the flan
33 Opéra, avenue de l'Opéra · Paris, France
Get: A croissant, and a trompe-l'œil fruit if you're splurging
34 A photo like it Le Marais, rue des Rosiers · Paris, France
Get: A croissant, and a millefeuille assembled to order
35 A photo like it Bloomsbury, Colonnade · London, UK
Get: A buttermilk bun, glazed, and a cardamom bun
37 A photo like it Hackney, Wilton Way · London, UK
Get: A cupcake and a slice of the cake of the day
38 A photo like it Dalston, Abbot St · London, UK
Get: A focaccia sandwich and a loaf to take home
39 A photo like it Nørrebro, Nørrebrogade · Copenhagen, Denmark
Get: The croissant and a pain au chocolat
40 A photo like it Refshaleøen · Copenhagen, Denmark
Get: The cardamom bun and a slice of the daily cake
41 A photo like it Södermalm, Swedenborgsgatan · Stockholm, Sweden
Get: The cinnamon bun (kanelbulle)
42 A photo like it Grünerløkka, Thorvald Meyers gate · Oslo, Norway
Get: A skillingsbolle (Norwegian cinnamon bun)
43 A photo like it Innere Stadt, Naglergasse · Vienna, Austria
Get: A loaf of rye sourdough, and the Topfengolatsche
44 Kohlmarkt, by the Hofburg · Vienna, Austria
Get: A slice of apple strudel, and look through the kitchen window
45 Jordaan, Noordermarkt · Amsterdam, Netherlands
Get: The apple pie, with whipped cream
46 Rue au Beurre, by the Grand-Place · Brussels, Belgium
Get: Speculoos, the spiced biscuits, in a box
47 A photo like it El Born, Carrer dels Flassaders · Barcelona, Spain
Get: The mascarpone croissant
48 A photo like it Barceloneta, Carrer del Baluard · Barcelona, Spain
Get: A wood-fired loaf and a coca
49 A photo like it Old town, Carrer de Can Sanç · Palma, Spain
Get: An ensaïmada with a hot chocolate
50 A photo like it Via San Vincenzo · Genoa, Italy
Get: A square of focaccia genovese, warm, and some farinata
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51 A photo like it Dorsoduro, Calle San Pantalon · Venice, Italy
Get: A krapfen, or frittelle in Carnival season
52 Karaköy, by the Galata Bridge · Istanbul, Turkey
Get: Pistachio baklava, by the portion
53 A photo like it Roppongi Hills · Tokyo, Japan
Get: A pain au chocolat and a sourdough loaf
54 A photo like it Imadegawa, Kamigyo · Kyoto, Japan
Get: A croissant and a jambon-beurre
55 A photo like it Anguk, Bukchon · Seoul, South Korea
Get: A potato cheese bagel and a scallion cream cheese
56 Old town, Taejong-ro · Gyeongju, South Korea
Get: A box of hwangnam-ppang (red bean pastry)
57 Mong Kok, Bute St · Hong Kong, China
Get: A pineapple bun with a slab of butter (bo lo yau)
58 A photo like it Tiong Bahru, Eng Hoon St · Singapore, Singapore
Get: The kouign-amann
59 Camp, East Street · Pune, India
Get: Shrewsbury biscuits, buttery and crumbly
60 A photo like it Echo Park, and the Grand Central Market · Los Angeles, USA
Get: A sourdough loaf and a croissant
61 Venice, Sunset Ave · Los Angeles, USA
Get: Any loaf, and the smoked fish plate
63 South End, Washington St · Boston, USA
Get: The sticky bun, and a slice of banana bread
64 A photo like it Van Ness, Connecticut Ave · Washington, USA
Get: A baguette and a sourdough loaf
65 Wynwood · Miami, USA
Get: A sourdough loaf and a Jewish pastry
66 A photo like it Northwest, NW 21st Ave · Portland, USA
Get: The country brown loaf and a croissant
67 San Pablo Ave · Berkeley, USA
Get: The sweet baguette and the levain
70 New Orleans East · New Orleans, USA
Get: The king cake in season (January to Mardi Gras), and banh mi loaves year-round
71 A photo like it Barton Springs Mill, Fitzhugh Rd · Dripping Springs, USA
Get: A croissant from flour milled next door, and the quiche
72 A photo like it Brooklyn Heights · New York, USA
Get: The croissant cereal box if they have it, or a croissant
73 SoHo, Spring St · New York, USA
Get: The DKA (Dominique's Kouign Amann), and a Cronut if you must
74 Mile End, St-Viateur St · Montreal, Canada
Get: A sesame bagel, hot from the wood oven
76 A photo like it Fairview, Fir St · Vancouver, Canada
Get: The croissant and a kouign-amann
77 A photo like it Roma, Colima · Mexico City, Mexico
Get: The guava roll (rol de guayaba) and a concha
78 Almagro, Av Rivadavia · Buenos Aires, Argentina
Get: Medialunas with your coffee
80 A photo like it Newtown, Australia St · Sydney, Australia
Get: The yuzu meringue lamington
82 A photo like it Caulfield North · Melbourne, Australia
Get: A sourdough loaf and a bagel
83 A photo like it Ponsonby · Auckland, New Zealand
Get: A loaf and a sourdough doughnut
84 A photo like it Latin Quarter, boulevard Saint-Germain · Paris, France
Get: The butter croissant that won Paris's best croissant prize
85 A photo like it Newington Green · London, UK
Get: A loaf from their own milled flour, and a pastry from the counter
86 Bulevardi · Helsinki, Finland
Get: A korvapuusti (Finnish cardamom-cinnamon bun)
87 A photo like it Frakkastígur, by Hallgrímskirkja · Reykjavik, Iceland
Get: A cinnamon bun, sticky and dark
88 A photo like it Sirkeci, Hamidiye Cd · Istanbul, Turkey
Get: Pistachio baklava, and a piece of Turkish delight
90 A photo like it Wan Chai, Tai Wong St East · Hong Kong, China
Get: The sourdough egg tart
91 A photo like it Chelsea, W 24th St · New York, USA
Get: Pizza bianca, and a slice of potato pizza
92 A photo like it Williamsburg, Wythe Ave · New York, USA
Get: A skolebolle (custard and coconut bun) and a cardamom bun
93 Ukrainian Village, Chicago Ave · Chicago, USA
Get: The longganisa breakfast sandwich, and the ube Basque cake
94 A photo like it Dempster St · Evanston, USA
Get: A heritage-grain loaf and a croissant
95 A photo like it Thorndike St · Brookline, USA
Get: A sourdough loaf and a morning bun
96 A photo like it West Seattle, California Ave · Seattle, USA
Get: The twice-baked chocolate almond croissant
97 Mile End, Fairmount Ave · Montreal, Canada
Get: A sesame bagel, and a poppy
98 A photo like it Centro, 16 de Septiembre · Mexico City, Mexico
Get: A concha, and pick your own from the trays
99 A photo like it Centro, Porfirio Díaz · Oaxaca, Mexico
Get: A sourdough loaf and a pastry with Oaxacan chocolate
100 A photo like it Bree Street · Cape Town, South Africa
Get: The bacon croissant, and the doughssant on Saturdays
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How Chef picks
Bakeries you'd cross a city for, ranked by how good the one thing is, how consistent the rest of the counter is, and whether people still line up for it. One thing to get at each, so you never stand at the counter guessing. Every bakery was checked open in November 2026. A new chart every month: bakeries move up, come on and fall off.
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