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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in Richmond Magazine and Style Weekly. Updated September 2026.
Sub Rosa Bakery · Church Hill
A Church Hill bakery working with wood-fired bread, pastries and grain milled in house. The sibling-led shop rebuilt after a fire and returned to its North 25th Street room.
Shyndigz · The Fan
A Fan dessert bakery built around cakes, pies and other sweet treats. Its Cary Street counter also offers oatmeal cream pies and seasonal slices.
Westhampton Pastry · West End
A Richmond-area bakery operating since 1952, now at a new Three Chopt Road home in Henrico. The case still centers on cakes and pastries made from familiar recipes.
Idle Hands Bread Company · The Fan
A bread and pastry bakery that reopened in a larger North Robinson Street space in March 2026. The new Fan counter gives customers room to sit with its croissants and loaves.
Janet’s Cafe & Bakery · Forest Hill
A Forest Hill Avenue cafe and bakery with a neighborhood counter for baked goods and coffee. It adds a daytime stop to the south side corridor.