Best Bakery in Los Angeles (2026)

100 places ranked using live data from Google, Yelp, Uber Eats & many other platforms

Top Rated Bakery in Los Angeles

Showing 10 of 100 restaurants · Ranked by FoodIndex score

Nostalgic Cakes

All-American, homestyle cakes and cupcakes loaded with rich buttercream.

888 S Hope St Suite 131 · Downtown

Google: 4.3 Yelp: 4.1 Uber Eats: 4.8

FoodIndex Score 80.81
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Secret Cookies

Incredible, gourmet cookies hiding inside a West LA gas station.

9815 National Blvd · Cheviot Hills

Google: 4.7 Yelp: 4.6 Uber Eats: —

FoodIndex Score 80.76
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Japanese French

A sleek bakery blending delicate Japanese flavors with classic French techniques.

807 S La Brea Ave · Mid-Wilshire

Google: 4.5 Yelp: 4.6 Uber Eats: 4.8

FoodIndex Score 80.66
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A legendary Italian deli famous for its sandwiches and freshly baked filone bread.

1517 Lincoln Blvd · Downtown

Google: 4.5 Yelp: 4.2 Uber Eats: —

FoodIndex Score 80.63
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Retro Treats

Playful, upscale takes on classic childhood treats like pop tarts and ding dongs.

7807 Beverly Blvd · Fairfax District

Google: 4.5 Yelp: 4.3 Uber Eats: 4.8

FoodIndex Score 80.49
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Classic French

Impeccable French baking bringing a true taste of Paris to the Westside.

11111 Santa Monica Blvd Suite 150 · Westwood

Google: 5.0 Yelp: 4.4 Uber Eats: 4.8

FoodIndex Score 80.43
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French Window

A brilliant, tiny take-out window serving phenomenal French sandwiches and pastries.

4770 Melrose Ave · East Hollywood

Google: 4.6 Yelp: 4.4 Uber Eats: 4.9

FoodIndex Score 80.36
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Downtown Quick

A dependable counter-serve spot for downtown workers needing a caffeine and pastry fix.

530 S Grand Ave · Downtown

Google: 4.7 Yelp: 4.8 Uber Eats: 4.6

FoodIndex Score 80.00
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Historic Sweets

A Chinatown institution operating since 1938, famous for its strawberry cakes.

969 N Broadway · Chinatown

Google: 4.7 Yelp: 4.3 Uber Eats: —

FoodIndex Score 79.94
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Mexican Sweets

A beloved neighborhood spot serving fantastic pan dulce, tamales, and vegan options.

11365 Riverside Dr · Toluca Lake

Google: 4.7 Yelp: 4.7 Uber Eats: —

FoodIndex Score 79.71
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About Los Angeles Bakery

LA's bakery scene is one of the most genuinely competitive in the country, and the data supports that claim. The croissant conversation here is real, Asian bakery culture has built devoted followings across multiple neighborhoods, and doughnut culture has been elevated well past where it started. Best bakery in Los Angeles is a legitimate debate, and the range of styles competing for the top spot is wider than most people expect.

The Fairfax District is a cluster worth knowing. Mensch Bakery, Milk Bar, and LA Chouquette all rank in the top 20 and sit within a few blocks of each other, making it the most concentrated stretch of strong bakeries in the city. Beverly Hills has Chaumont Bakery and Chaumont Vegan, plus Beverly Hills Cookies, andSons Chocolatiers edging into dessert territory. For Asian bakeries in Los Angeles, Little Tokyo's Fugetsu-Do Bakery is a historic entry that earns its spot through decades of consistency. Culver City has Copenhagen Pastry, which regularly appears in best bakery searches across the Westside. Santa Monica has Cookie Good and Paderia Bakehouse. For serious pastry, Artelice Patisserie in West LA and Republique Cafe Bakery in Mid-Wilshire are the two that surface most often across platforms.

Deja Vu Cakes in Valley Village sits at #1 on this list, pulling exceptional scores that have held across multiple review cycles. Sidecar Doughnuts Downtown holds #2. The ranking runs on FoodIndex scores, platform signals blended across delivery and review sites so the order tracks what people are actually ordering and rating. Most of the top entries on this list do coffee as well, which matters if you're planning a morning rather than just a pickup.

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How FoodIndex Scores Restaurants

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