If folks in historical Rome wished bread to rise completely, they’d flip to the divine personification of the oven, Fornax, who was additionally a goddess of baking.
In historical Rome, baking was a well-liked and well-respected occupation. And, as methods advanced over the centuries, these bakers helped pave the best way for most of the fashionable baking practices we’ve right now. Now, in case you have entry to a cup of flour, baking powder, some vegan butter, and a touch of vanilla extract, just about anybody can bake.
However except you’re a Star Baker (shout out to The Nice British Baking Present), then one of the best place to discover a actually show-stopping cake, doughnut, cupcake, or brownie is knowledgeable bakery. From Los Angeles to New York, Washington, DC to Portland, we’ve highlighted a few of the greatest vegan bakery retailers within the US beneath (in no specific order).
Donut Buddy
1Donut Buddy
Los Angeles, CA
Each morning, Donut Buddy’s vary of vegan doughnuts is made recent to order, and what a spread it’s. In case you have a candy tooth, the X-Ray Speculoos—which options cookie butter, chocolate glaze, and vanilla drizzle—is properly price sinking your enamel into.
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Simply What I Kneaded
2Simply What I Kneaded
Los Angeles, CA
For stunning, awe-inspiring, and, most significantly, scrumptious birthday muffins, Simply What I Kneaded is about to develop into your new go-to. And as a bonus, whenever you go to select up your candy deal with, you too can seize a savory chew on the bakery’s personal plant-based café, too.
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Clementine Bakery
3Clementine Bakery
New York, NY
Peanut butter blondies, chocolate babka, cinnamon rolls, and cream cheese brownies are only a few examples of the kind of mouthwatering baked items you’ll be able to choose up at New York’s Clementine Bakery. Thirsty? It additionally affords a spread of fruity, refreshing smoothies. Within the temper for one thing savory? There are sandwiches, salads, and vegan wings, too.
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Le Petit Monstre
4 Le Petit Monstre
New York, NY
In case you’re in Brooklyn, head all the way down to Le Petit Monstre for a recent vegan pastry and a steaming cup of espresso. There are doughnuts, Pop-Tarts, and croissants on supply, however the store, which prides itself on its “imaginative” providing, modifications most of its flavors every day.
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Erin McKenna’s Bakery
5Erin McKenna’s Bakery
Los Angeles, CA & Orlando, FL
Since 2005, Erin McKenna’s Bakery has been supplying clients with tasty vegan baked items. The New York spot has closed down now, however it nonetheless has two places in Los Angeles and Orlando. In every, the menu is filled with delicious-options, together with brownie bites, cookie sandwiches, teacakes, doughnuts, and cupcakes.
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Candy Vegan Bakes
6 Candy Vegan Bakes
Chicago, IL
Candy Vegan Bakes’ founder, Chef Cheryl, initially went vegan for her personal well being. However after discovering the enjoyment of plant-based dwelling (and muffins), she is now all about sharing her scrumptious vegan candy treats, together with delicious Lemon Crunch Cake and chocolate eclairs, with the remainder of Chicago.
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Pie, Pie My Darling!
7 Pie, Pie My Darling!
Chicago, IL
For a particular occasion, Pie, Pie My Darling! is aware of that solely a really spectacular, mouth-watering cake will do. In case you’re catering for little ones, funfetti, which options layers of vanilla sprinkle cake, dollops of buttercream, and a sprinkle coating, is a scrumptious crowd-pleaser.
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Sticky Fingers
8 Sticky Fingers
Washington, DC
Sticky Fingers has established a stellar fame in Washington, DC, the place it has been serving plant-based candy treats because the early aughts. From brownies to its ever-changing cookie flavors, every part is 100-percent vegan. In case you’re looking forward to a style however you’re not in DC, don’t fear, as a result of this bakery additionally ships nationwide!
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Wilma Bakes Truffles
9 Wilma Bakes Truffles
Washington, DC
From gingersnap cookies to indulgent chocolate raspberry cupcakes, you’ll be able to rely on Wilma Bakes Truffles to at all times ship deliciousness within the type of baked items. Bonus cute truth: it’s named after and impressed by the founder Robin Walker’s candy adopted pooch, Wilma.
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Doe Donuts
10 Doe Donuts
Portland, OR
You’ll not be dissatisfied by the artistic, tasty vary of flavors on supply at Doe Donuts, which incorporates every part from Breakfast BLT (full with Simply Egg) to Portland Fog (which options an natural Earl Gray glaze!).
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Vegan Treats
11Vegan Treats
Bethlehem, PA
The clue is within the title, however every part at this standard Pennsylvania bakery (which was named one of many high 10 bakeries on the planet by American Specific) is vegan. From show-stopping Lambeth-style cake muffins to shortbread cookies to addictive, fluffy ring doughnuts, this bakery has all of it.
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Peaceable Provisions
12 Peaceable Provisions
Beacon, NY
In case you’re in Beacon, head all the way down to Peaceable Provisions and seize a stuffed, unfilled, or chocolate cake doughnut (the dream mixture). The flavors change commonly, however they’re at all times scrumptious.
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Chaumont Vegan
13 Chaumont Vegan
Los Angeles, Beverly Hills & Santa Monica, CA
In Beverly Hills, Chaumont Bakery has a fame for delivering top-quality baked items. In 2021, it expanded with the opening of Chaumont Vegan subsequent door. Now with a further location in Santa Monica and Westwood, every part on supply is simply as scrumptious and fully animal-free.
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Cake Lady
14Cake Lady
Los Angeles, CA
Whether or not you need vegan cupcakes with chocolate sprinkles, churro doughnuts tossed in cinnamon sugar, or vanilla cake with vanilla frosting, Cake Lady has you coated. Plus, every part is gluten- and allergen-free.
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Baker’s Bench
15Baker’s Bench
Los Angeles, CA
This Chinatown hidden gem is an absolute should when in Los Angeles. Jennifer Yee, the mastermind behind the bakery, used her skilled baking background to make flaky, vegan croissants a actuality. Her croissants have been described as a few of the greatest croissants in LA, and for good purpose. Buttery, flaky, crisp … every part you desire a croissant to be and vegan! Along with the croissants, you’ll discover cookies in flavors like black sesame and fruit-topped muffins resembling white sesame cherry cake.
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San & Wolves
16 San & Wolves Bakeshop
Lengthy Seaside, CA
These baked items from Kym Estrada have been popping up throughout our Instagram feeds. From ube buns to maple-glazed doughnuts, there is no such thing as a scarcity of dreamy sweets at this Southern California bakery.
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Orange & Blossom
17 Orange & Blossom
Portland, OR
This PDX-based fashionable patisserie is churning out seasonal baked items that characteristic native produce. Suppose orange blossom buns, pistachio olive oil cake with native edible flowers, and Nutella maritozzi with house-made chocolate hazelnut cream.
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Crust Vegan Bakery
18 Crust Vegan Bakery
Philadelphia, PA
Crust Vegan Bakery was born to fill the vegan void that bakery proprietor Meagan Benz noticed rising up. Offering vegan choices for much-loved basic desserts was the purpose, and the bakery’s emphasis on social justice is simply the icing on the cake. Crust has made a reputation for itself with iconic and nostalgic Pop-Tarts in flavors resembling strawberry mango, blueberry maple, and raspberry rose. Its different choices embody decadent layer cake slices, gooey marshmallow-topped fudgy brownies, and chewy cookies.
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The Baklava Girl
19The Baklava Girl Turkish Cafe
Englishtown, NJ
This New Jersey spot is the one totally vegan Turkish bakery within the US, and its choices are completely jaw-droppingly good—suppose cinnamon rolls, pistachio baklava, simit, halva chocolate chip cookies, and a lot extra.
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Timeless Espresso
20 Timeless Espresso
Oakland, CA
This totally vegan espresso store has two places in Oakland and affords a caffeine kick in addition to a sugar excessive. The café homes a full-scale bakery full with customizable celebration muffins in addition to the standard tea muffins, scones, and danishes for these on the go. It’s lengthy been a favourite within the vegan scene since its opening in 2012.
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Ardour Flour
21 Ardour Flour
Salt Lake Metropolis, UT
Since 2015, Jessica Davies, a classically educated French pastry chef gone vegan, has been serving up unbelievable pastries to the Salt Lake Metropolis neighborhood. Her mission to create vegan variations of French classics has been an absolute success, and right now the bakery affords a totally vegan brunch menu alongside its award-winning baked items.
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Donut Farm
22Donut Farm
Berkeley, CA
Made with natural, vegan components and fried recent day by day, Donut Farm by no means misses on the subject of top-quality, scrumptious doughnuts. It earns further factors for artistic flavors, too—salted caramel and lavender Earl Gray? We’ll take all of them.
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Dottie’s Donuts
23Dottie’s Donuts
Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphians, don’t fear—you may have nice doughnuts, too, courtesy of Dottie’s Donuts. Alongside just a few basic flavors, the menu modifications every day, so that you by no means know precisely what you’ll get, however it’s assured to be tasty.
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Valhalla Bakery
24Valhalla Bakery
Saint Petersburg & Orlando, FL
Whether or not you’re in Saint Petersburg or Orlando, you’ll have entry to Valhalla Bakery’s scrumptious treats. The doughnuts are at all times successful, however the cupcakes, cookies, muffins, and bars are assured crowd-pleasers, too. Don’t miss the tiramisu bar, which layers espresso, cream, and cocoa for a chew of pure indulgence.
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Maya’s Cookies
25Maya’s Cookies
San Diego & San Marcos, CA
For greater than a decade, Maya’s Cookies has stored Californians properly provided with scrumptious vegan cookies—and we thank them for his or her service. Good luck selecting between flavors like purple velvet, Cinnabun Bun, chocolate chip s’mores, and Double Chocolate Chunk.
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Lovebirds Donuts
26Lovebirds Donuts
Kittery, ME & Portsmouth, NH
This New England vegan bakery has two places—one in Maine and one in New Hampshire. Head to your nearest spot to bask in Boston cream doughnuts, ganache-dipped ring doughnuts, brioche gingerfolk, and a lot extra.
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Cinnaholic
27Cinnaholic
A number of places
Don’t have an area vegan bakery to depend on? Search for your nearest Cinnaholic. This vegan chain has places in 25 states throughout the nation.
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28 Vegan Donut Gelato
Oakland, CA
Are you able to title a greater mixture than vegan doughnuts and gelato? We predict not. Head to Vegan Donut Gelato in Oakland to bask in an assortment of its scrumptious plant-based doughnuts, and possibly seize a scoop of dairy-free gelato to go. The bakery now additionally affords bánh mì, so it actually has all of the bases coated.Discover out extra
ID-Eclair
29ID-Eclair
Pasadena, CA
In case you’re on the lookout for candy treats which might be as refined as they’re scrumptious, head to ID-Eclair in Pasadena. At this French pâtisserie, you’ll discover every part from completely fashioned vegan macarons to eclairs and even custom-printed cookies.
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Dun-Effectively Donuts
30 Dun-Effectively Donuts
New York, NY
East Williamsburg’s Dun-Effectively Doughnuts is the place to go for artisanal vegan doughnuts in Brooklyn. The menu is continually altering, however on the time of writing, the bakery was tempting clients with flavors like toasted coconut caramel cookie, orange spice cake, and white chocolate raspberry.
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Sixteen Mill
31 Sixteen Mill
New York, NY
Fed up with struggling to seek out candy treats which might be vegan, gluten-free, and free from refined sugar? Sixteen Mill in New York has you coated. All the pieces—from muffins and doughnuts to Belgian waffles—meets the factors, with out sacrificing taste.
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Devi’s Donuts
32 Devi’s Donuts
Lengthy Seaside, CA
This family-owned bakery serves up a few of the greatest vegan doughnuts in Lengthy Seaside. For proof, head to its brick-and-mortar location on Anaheim Road or its pop-up on the Marina Farmers Market to pattern flavors like Oreo Crumb, apple cinnamon, double chocolate, and Boston crème.
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Dough Pleasure
33 Dough Pleasure
Seattle, WA
Because the title guarantees, every doughnut from this Seattle bakery is assured to deliver you pleasure. What began as a meals truck now boasts three places throughout Seattle and Washington, DC. Standout flavors embody Pop-Tart, French toast, and strawberry milkshake—we might go on and on.
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Mighty-O Donuts
34 Mighty-O Donuts
Seattle, WA
Seattle, you actually are spoiled on the subject of scrumptious vegan doughnuts. Mighty-O is one other good spot to refill in your favourite candy treats. Seize a latte to clean down its all-natural, plant-based doughnuts in flavors like Raspberry Riot, Nutty Chocolate, lemon poppy, and Espresso Bomb.
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Beacon Doughnuts
35 Beacon Doughnuts
Chicago, IL
Chicagoans, don’t fear—there’s one thing for you, too. Beacon Doughnuts and Espresso handmakes its doughnuts every day in small batches to make sure top-notch high quality. The flavors are at all times altering, however you’ll be able to count on choices like Oreo Outdated Usual, apple fritter, and Maple Bourbon Crunch.
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Donut Run
36 Donut Run
Washington, DC
Each day, Donut Run posts its present flavors to its Instagram Story, so be sure you comply with alongside should you’re within the DC space. On the time of writing, choices like gingerbread and peppermint chocolate had been (very loudly) calling our title.
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Cloudy Donut Co.
37 Cloudy Donut Co.
New York, NY
New Yorkers, should you haven’t stopped by Cloudy Donut Co. for an indulgent candy deal with, let this be your signal to go. Present doughnut flavors embody brown butter chocolate chip, maple butter pecan, and blueberry sage.
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Manifold Bakery
38 Manifold Bakery
Venice, CA
Manifold Bakery opened final yr and has rapidly develop into a go-to spot in Venice for indulgent, plant-based sweets, together with cinnamon rolls, snickerdoodle cookies, and cheesecake pies. Come for the desserts, however keep for the savory choices, like focaccia and delicate brioche dinner rolls. In case you go to on a Saturday, be sure you catch the rotating pop-up, which contains a restricted menu of particular baked items price looking for out.
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Delice de Bernay
39 Delice de Bernay
New York Metropolis, NY
For revolutionary, plant-based takes on basic French pastries, Délice de Bernay is an absolute can’t-miss in New York Metropolis. Count on vegan croissant pudding, ache au chocolat crammed with hazelnut praliné, delicate macarons, and many extra price lingering over at this Délice & Sarrasin Restaurant spinoff.
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Sarah McLaughlin (@sarahmclaughlin) is the New Merchandise Editor at VegNews and is at all times on the seek for the most recent improvements in plant-based meals.
Charlotte is a VegNews editor and author based mostly in sunny Southsea on England’s southern coast.
