The best bakeries The United States Of America

New Yorkers are ready to queue for a long time to get this cookie stamped best cookie in the city by a large number of foodies. Fortunately, this address is not the most popular (it is the original shop opened in 1995, which is on the Upper West Side), but in any case, the wait seems ridiculous when you finally bite into the precious sesame: melting and crispy at the same time, there is little chance that you have ever eaten a better one. Whatever your choice, you will be won over.

Do you dream of a good rich pastry or a crispy baguette? If you are caught up in a very French desire, Baker Miller will offer you everything you can dream of! Everything here is homemade. In addition to the bread you can buy at retail, you can have lunch, the cuisine is simple and made of sandwiches and salads. Don't miss cookies and sweet cakes, they're great. The particularity of the place is that Chef Dave makes his own flour at the back of the restaurant.

Tartine Bakery perfectly embodies the San Franciscan lifestyle. The pastries and viennoiseries are made in the purest tradition and with the best ingredients, but by tattooed and pierced bakers, punctuating each sentence with a dude. And if a smell of sweet France hovers in the street, it is to fly over a colorful crowd of families, hipsters and other Mexican grandmothers who have come to brunch French style. We want everything here, and everything is good, so leave dieting aside and succumb to the temptation.

A relaxed café-bakery, which offers a wide variety of pastries (éclairs, chocolate mousse, gooseberry pies but also American specialties such as the excellent banana bread), sandwiches and salads. The menu changes according to the seasons and the mood of the chef. One of the strong points of the place are its croissants and pain au chocolat, which are much better than in most American cafés. Flour Bakery is located next to the Boston Children's Museum, but there are several addresses in Boston.

A cute little French bakery aptly named, it opened in 2013 in San Francisco. The owner, wishing to recreate the bakery of his childhood in Arpajon, offers quality pastries and gourmet food as well as simple and traditional French dishes like quiche, croque-monsieur, croque-madame, pain au chocolat... It's a real little piece of France in San Francisco and one of the best brunches in town. Absolutely delicious, don't hesitate to treat yourself!

A real bakery as it exists (almost) only in France. Just look at the opening hours, quite unusual in the city that never sleeps: after 1pm, don't expect to offer yourself a good chocolate croissant or the best baguette in New York (and we weigh our words), you'll have to wait until the next day. Everything is fresh and home-made, and the coffee is excellent too. The owner, a Frenchman, is a globe-trotting baker who made his debut in France before leaving for the four corners of the world to make the country shine.

Building on his success in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn, this French-born baker has decided to open a second location on the chic Upper East Side. Julien trained at a pastry school in Paris and worked for 10 years with the renowned chef François Payard, who is no longer in the limelight in New York. His New York bakeries offer delicious artisanal pastries and viennoiseries made with love. Whether you prefer butter croissants, macaroons or strawberry tarts, you will find what you are looking for!

Pavel's Backerei offers delicious sandwiches and pastries of French-German inspiration. Typical Brötchen, Apfelstrudel (apple cake), croissants, muffins and various breads(Brot) that only the Germans know how to make, you'll be spoilt for choice. The bakery has a few tables at the entrance. You can also take your victuals a hundred meters away, to have lunch while contemplating the sublime waterfront of Pacific Grove.

This is an American specialty that these restaurants have for breakfast or dinner. Mae will serve you only the traditional: eggs as you like them (omelette, fried, fried, fried, Bénédicte or sandwich...), pancakes, French toast, waffles (Belgian waffle). A little later in the morning, the more invigorating dishes arrive in force: burgers and sandwiches as thick as the phone book. Cheap and efficient. The locals know the place and often meet there for the weekend brunch.

If you miss France, stop at La Fournette! This typically French family bakery offers all kinds of pastries, quiches and various breads, prepared by chef Pierre Zimmermann, 1996 world champion baker. There are also pancakes, salads and sandwiches that you can enjoy on the spot. Just like the artisan shops that surround it in the charming Old Town district, this bakery café provides quality products that delight regulars and visitors alike.

With its warm atmosphere and bright setting, this coffee shop is the perfect place for a coffee break when visiting the neighborhood. Many New York University students work here, which gives the place a studious and peaceful atmosphere. We like the wooded decoration and the large bay windows which allow us to indulge in the art of people-watching, that is to say to observe the passers-by while quietly sipping a frothy latte. You can nibble good breads and pastries on the spot.

Frenchman and chef Dominique Rizzo opened this bakery in 2000. Enjoying a fine reputation, it nevertheless went through some difficult times when it reopened at the end of 2015, after a period of inactivity due to renovation. That's when renowned chef Donald Link, himself a customer of the establishment, stepped in, buying out the business and putting pastry chef Maggie Scales behind the stoves. You can find good crispy baguette, pastries, salads and sandwiches, etc. A must try!

The French chef Vincent Colombet runs this bakery which sells all the sweets we know well: baguettes, croissants, chocolate breads... You can eat on the spot but the place is quickly crowded, it is better to opt for a delicious pancake - a speciality of the house - to eat while strolling. If you are lucky, you can also meet the food truck of the bakery that walks the streets of Chicago. It is better to visit the establishment's site to find out where the truck is going.

This family-run bakery is usually packed with children and teenagers from the two neighboring schools. A sort of nerve center for the Brentwood community, it's a great place to grab a coffee, indulge in a sweet treat, or grab a sandwich or quiche for lunch. In addition to pastries, Belwood Bakery Cafe specializes in muffins - in original flavors such as pumpkin, cappuccino, lemon and low-fat corn - and revisited macaroons - lavender, red velvet, tiramisu and Nutella, among others.

From the smell of freshly baked bread and warm viennoiseries, to the mouth-watering colors of its pastries and cakes, French bakery savoir-faire is inimitable. That's why Frederic Laski and Laila Abddaim decided to open their Beverly Hills establishment, with a team of professionals from France, as well as a large proportion of the ingredients. A perfect address for a late breakfast or an early afternoon snack.

This café-bakery is one of Burlington's most coveted addresses for breakfast, brunch or lunch. The bread is made on the premises, with artisanal quality. From homemade granola and cookies to divine cinnamon rolls, avocado toast, salmon and polenta eggs, sandwiches and salads, everything is fresh and made to order. The restaurant has an indoor dining room and a few tables on the sunny terrace once the weather warms up. A great way to start the day!

This pretty brick house, which stands out from the surrounding buildings, is a La Jolla institution. Its specialty: scones, the original Scottish bread rolls that are almost as popular in North America as they are in the UK. Usually prepared "plain", Brick & Bell Cafe successfully revisits them with chocolate chips, maple syrup with walnuts or pumpkin. Also on the menu: paninis, as well as an interesting selection of breakfasts, coffees and desserts.

This small chain of bakeries, which also operates in Hollywood, Highland Park and outside Los Angeles in South Pasadena, was founded by Alfredo Livas and Ricardo Cervantes as a tribute to their native Mexico. In the window: pan dulce, conchas - traditional sweet rolls - taquitos, chocolate croissants, corn bread - pan de elote - cocadas - a delicacy made from shredded coconut - and guava cake, among others. People also come for the delicious coffee, which can be bought in bags.