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The Sweet Life Bakeshop on South Street makes the city's best banana pudding.
DreamWorld Bakes is a bakery in Kensington with unmissable pastries, elaborate cakes, and buttery buns.
New June Bakery is an online bakery (with a brick-and-mortar coming to Fairmount) with some of the best baked goods in town.
Downtime Bakery is a new place to go for sourdough bread and pastries in Mount Airy.
No, out-of-towners, it's not just Sicilian pizza served at the wrong temperature. Grow up.
Oteri's Italian Bakery in Holmesburg is an old-school bakery with good donuts, cupcakes, and below-average cannoli.
Holy Cannoli is a West Passyunk cafe that has coffee, bagels, and, of course, specialty cannoli.
Pop's Bun Shop in Bella Vista serves sweet and savory buns that are so delicious, the whole neighborhood is lining up.
Majdal is a Middle Eastern bakery in Queen Village with fantastic flatbreads, borekas, and tarts.
Manakeesh is a Lebanese bakery in West Philly that’s good for a quick coffee or a flatbread with some friends.
Grindcore is a West Philly coffee house with great specialty drinks, a solid all-vegan menu, and a heavy metal playlist.
Vernick Coffee Bar in the Comcast Center is a good breakfast or lunch option if you’re in the area.
Vibrant is a tiny Rittenhouse coffee shop with creative espresso drinks and delightful pastries.
Elixr’s huge coffee roastery in Callowhill is a great place to get work done and order specialty coffee drinks.
The Kensington location of ReAnimator is a great place to get work done and buy some wine.
There are a lot of donut shops in the city. Here are the ones you need to know about.
This Jewish bakery in East Passyunk makes great apple cake, bagels, babka, and chocolate rugelach.
Darnel’s Cakes is a Black-owned bakery in Northern Liberties that makes pastries we love and one of our favorite breakfast sandwiches.
The Bagel Place is a Queen Village staple with perfectly balanced bagels that you can top with house-made schmears and spreads.
Gilda in Fishtown is a Portuguese-inspired café and market in with great sandwiches and housemade pastries.
