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A Global Tour of Bakeries With Fascinating Histories

From Slovenian pastries on an island to Bukharan Jewish sweets in Queens, these places work wonders with flour, sugar, and salt.
Diana Hubbell August 25, 2023
Hong Kong

Bakehouse

The iconic egg tart gets an upgrade with a laminated sourdough crust.
Amadou Ly at ALF Bakery.
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Meet the West African Baker Reshaping French Pastry

Amadou Ly is working wonders in laminated dough.
Diana Hubbell June 8, 2023
New York, New York

ALF Bakery

Supremely flaky treats await at Amadou Ly’s boulangerie and patisserie.
The entrance to Konditorei Buchwald.
Berlin, Germany

Konditorei Buchwald

For more than 170 years, this family-run bakery has been serving Berlin’s best Baumkuchen, or “tree cake.”
Seattle, Washington

Byen Bakeri

Pause for an afternoon fika with sublime Scandinavian cakes and pastries.
Though the concha and <em>melonpan</em> look very similar, some scholars think that they were invented independently.
food

Ever Spotted a Doppelgänger Food?

Your favorite dish may have a mysterious twin.
Sam Lin-Sommer February 27, 2023
The Tiny Bread Box.
Vernon, Vermont

Tiny Bread Box

Every Saturday morning, this microbakery fills up with freshly baked pastries and sourdough breads.
Atlanta, Georgia

Dr. Bombay’s Underwater Tea Party

Proceeds from this colorful teahouse in a historic Atlanta neighborhood directly fund women’s education in northeast India.
Little Czech Bakery
West, Texas

Czech Stop & Little Czech Bakery

Some of the best pastries in "the Czech heritage capital of Texas" come from a gas station off I-35.
Pix-O-matic
Portland, Oregon

Pix-O-Matic

On East Burnside, a 24-hour vending machine distributes world-class pastries.
Vintage advertisements prominently featured Mr. Spudnut.
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Resurrecting the Spudnut, America's Forgotten Halloween Treat

Bake the recipe remnant of a potato doughnut empire that once stretched from the United States to Japan.
Diana Hubbell October 7, 2021
Naegelin's Bakery
New Braunfels, Texas

Naegelin's Bakery

Texas's oldest bakery serves authentic German pastries, including legendary strudel.
The Cosmos cake.
food

This Jelly Cake Captures the Wonder of the Cosmos

Centrifuges and syringe-tipped knives are behind this edible miniature galaxy.
Diana Hubbell July 9, 2021
The bakers use copper pots and antique instruments used specifically by nuns for convent sweets.
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At This Portuguese Bakery, the Recipes Were Written by Nuns Centuries Ago

The owner of Alcôa has devoted decades to recovering lost pastries.
Dania Rodrigues February 26, 2021
In the World Championship of Pâté-Croûte, aesthetic helps contestants stand out.
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This Fraternity of Frenchmen Is Reviving the Beloved Pâté-Croûte

A foodie brotherhood launched a world competition dedicated to their favorite meaty pastry.
Emily Monaco October 4, 2019
The unassuming entrance.
Mexico City, Mexico

Helu's Productos Árabes

This tiny, tucked-away eatery reflects the history of Mexico's Lebanese immigrants.
Gastro Obscura

Maska Bun and Irani Chai at New Irani

Behind a bare-bones concrete exterior and amid crumbling walls, a cafe serves what may be Ahmedabad's sweetest buns.