Detroit, MIBakeries

MexicanTown Bakery & Cafe fills its Vernor Highway cases with conchas, empanadas, cookies, and celebration cakes. The large self service selection makes it easy to build a mixed box, while the attached cafe adds a savory stop to a bakery visit in the heart of Mexicantown.

New Palace Bakery carries Hamtramck's Polish baking tradition through paczki, filled cookies, breads, and seasonal specialties. Its Joseph Campau storefront is especially busy around Fat Tuesday, but the broad everyday pastry case gives regulars plenty of reasons to visit outside that annual rush.

Good Cakes and Bakes brings from scratch layer cakes, cupcakes, cookies, and breakfast pastries to Livernois Avenue. The bakery works with organic ingredients where possible and offers vegan options alongside its classic butter cakes, making the bright Avenue of Fashion shop useful for both an afternoon sweet and a celebration order.

New Yasmeen Bakery pairs an extensive Lebanese bread and pastry operation with a busy prepared food counter. Pita emerges fresh from the ovens, while trays of baklava, maamoul, savory pies, and knafeh make the Warren Avenue bakery a practical introduction to Dearborn's baking culture.

Sister Pie approaches pie with a seasonal pantry and an inventive streak, folding ingredients such as salted maple, buckwheat, fruit, and herbs into deeply browned crusts. The compact West Village shop also turns out cookies, scones, and savory hand pies, all shaped by a recognizable neighborhood bakery style.