Spotlighting the Best Bakeries Around Town

Looking to satisfy your craving for treats and sweets? Join me as we visit several of the best bakeries around the Houston region. We’ll discover choices to tempt your sweet tooth and indulge those desiring savory flavors. The metroplex region has many choices and it was challenging to narrow the list down to these top picks.

85°C Bakery Cafe - Multiple locations around Houston and Sugar Land

The 85°C features multi-layer cakes, breads, delicious teas and coffees, and offers box sets of pastries. You can’t go wrong with whichever food or drink you select. Be sure to check out their website at https://www.85cbakerycafe.com to watch for each month’s featured sweet. 2023 is shaping up to be a feature year for this bakery as they revisit the 85 at Home program which ships their pastries directly to homes spanning the West Coast to the East Coast. Keep this in mind for your next gift-giving occasion.  

Mademoiselle Louise - 1725 Main Street #1, Houston, TX

This cozy little French café offers a scrumptious selection of freshly made baked goods ranging from pastries, breads, and croissants as well as teas and coffees. Following the seasons and Chef Frederick Fortin’s mood, your taste buds will delight in eclairs (chocolate, vanilla, pistachio), chocolate cake, lemon pie, chocolate pie, or the customer’s favorite, Normandy pie.  

El Bolillo Bakery - 2517 Airline Drive, Houston, TX

Looking for authentic Mexican baked goods? You’ll delight in this traditional Mexican bakery serving handmade breads, pies, cookies and cakes. Choose from baguettes, sandwich breads, fresh tortillas, doughnuts, conchas, sweet and savory empanadas, churros, sugar cookies and so much more.

Rustika Cafe and Bakery: Sugar Land - 3227 Hwy. 6, Sugar Land, TX

This local, neighborhood cafe and bakery is where the community gathers over homemade pastries, cakes, dessert, coffee, or to enjoy breakfast. Rustika Café was voted by Houston Press as the Best Cake in Houston. Rustika Café invites you to come make a mess in their kitchen at the School of Lil’ Chefs. Offering age-based children’s activities, taking 30-45 minutes, for young chefs to experience cooking or custom cake decorating. They also offer private team building, corporate courses, date nights, and much more for adults, too!

Delices de Maurice - 22764 Westheimer Pkwy., Ste. 670, Katy, TX

Pastry genius Dany Sours infuses his decades of pastry experience and global influences into all that is prepared. The Chef’s passion for pastries and flavors will come through in each bite. If you’re not sure what to choose, try one of these fan favorites: French onion soup and prosciutto—a special offer of this café—along with tasty almond croissants, crepes and lemon pie.  

Since 2004 Sara Lyn Nguyen continues to bring a wealth of knowledge and expertise about buying and selling real estate around the Houston area to those she serves. Sara is a multi-year award winning REALTOR® and relocation specialist where her clients trust her to have up-to-date information on the real estate market. She has been one of Gary Greene’s Multi-Million Dollar Top Producers, and citywide was the #2 Top Producing agent in 2020, and #3 in 2021. When it’s time to buy, sell, invest, or relocate speak with a trusted professional knowledgeable in the homes and neighborhoods of Fort Bend/Sugar Land and the surrounding region.