St. Louis, MO
La Bonne Bouchée Patisserie & Cafe is St. Louis’s #1 in Bakeries, from 4 locals’ rankings.
In season through November 30part of Fall in St. Louis
City Consensus
What St. Louis locals agree on · updated 3 months ago
Top 5s
4 lists- JW@tuturen1.The Foundry Bakery2.Olive Bakery3.Wei Hong Bakery4.Nathaniel Reid Bakery5.La Bonne Bouchée Patisserie & CafeJW's Top 5
Biff PokarokaEstablished@gary1.La Bonne Bouchée Patisserie & Cafe2.St. Louis Bread Co.3.Missouri Baking Co4.Bello's Bakery & PastriesBiff Pokaroka's Top 5
LeahRising@lbraxton221.Missouri Baking Co2.La Bonne Bouchée Patisserie & Cafe3.Whisk: a Sustainable BakeshopLeah's Top 5
MattFounder@biznut1.Nathaniel Reid Bakery2.Union Loafers Café and Bread BakeryMatt's Top 5
Editor’s picks
Sourced from the local food press. As seen in St. Louis Magazine. Updated September 2026.
Nathaniel Reid Bakery · Kirkwood
Nathaniel Reid has taught pastry in France and earned U.S. Pastry's Pastry Chef of the Year honor, a James Beard Award semifinalist nod and a Dessert Professional top-ten placing. At the Kirkwood shop, order the almond croissant or the butter-rich kouign amann, which sells out quickly.
La Pâtisserie Chouquette · Tower Grove South
Simone Faure's Tower Grove South bakery received James Beard Foundation Best Bakery nominations in 2023 and 2024. Order the Darkness, a croissant layered with chocolate dough, chocolate batons and a chocolate drizzle. The shop also makes macarons, mille cake and cake tasting boxes.
Union Loafers Café and Bread Bakery · Botanical Heights
Most breads at this Botanical Heights bakery are naturally fermented, giving the loaves tang and irregular pockets. Head baker Ted Wilson selects flour for each style, including unbleached, roller-milled hard red wheat from Kansas for a light loaf. The butter is made in house; order it with a naturally leavened loaf.
Pint Size Bakery & Coffee · Lindenwood Park
The salted caramel croissant is a kouign-amann riff soaked in sweet butter. Emma Hankins and Alexis Pereira took over this Lindenwood Park bakery in 2024 and kept its small-batch, from-scratch approach. Order that croissant and a brookie.
Comet Coffee · Oakland
Comet's pastry program began in 2012 under co-founder Stephanie Fischer. Its croissants have flaky, buttery layers, and the current owners continue the program. Order a croissant and a chocolate chip cookie at the Oakland Avenue counter.
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