Top 5 bakeries in Toronto
Published June 13, 2025 at 4:30 pm
Bakeries in Toronto are innumerable, and represent a dizzying array of cultures. Breads, baked goods, pastries and sometimes even other staples like pantry goods and frozen items are all available at these neighbourhood one-stop shops.
The products available from top bakeries are so great because they prioritize high quality ingredients, and everything is typically baked fresh on site every single day. Great bakeries also often serve sandwiches made with their own fresh bread.
Here are some of the top bakeries in Toronto.
5 – Mabel’s Bakery
Name a baked product, and there’s probably a location of this bakery in your neighbourhood that has an exemplary version of it. They’re especially known for their pies and brownies, and their shelves of breads often sell out each and every day.
A raspberry financier is topped with lots of crunchy almond slivers and a generous dusting of icing sugar, and tastes nice and cakey but still light. Mabel’s is also great for stocking lots of veggie versions of items, with a popular walnut lentil version of their sausage roll.
Multiple locations of this bakery make a wide range of breads and pastries fresh every day. They’re especially known for their Kensington White sourdough, made with several kinds of flour and their signature sourdough culture, named for the neighbourhood where you can find one of their spots (they also make Baldwin Brown and Riverside Rye breads).
Their pastries include croissants, danishes, cookies and galettes with perfect pleats coated in lots of crunchy sugar, filled with seasonal ingredients such as rhubarb.
3 – Forno Cultura
When in search of Italian baked goods but also just an all-around amazing bakery, head to any location of this business. They’re especially known for huge, almost-pizza sized focaccia with toppings like potato or tomato and olive, as well as their biscotti.
For their appolini sfoglia con crema pasticcera, seemingly infinite layers of crispy, crunchy, golden pastry are packed to the brim with fluffy, sweet and slightly tangy pastry cream. Like almost everything here, it’s an absolute showstopper.
2 – Brodflour
This bakery in Liberty Village mills their own flour, so you know every single baked good on offer is top quality. You can really taste the rich wholesomeness of the flour in every bite of each product. Aside from bread, they’re especially known for their brownies, cardamom knots, croissants, butter tarts and sandwiches.
Their most popular bread is the bird pan loaf, absolutely coated in seeds for lots of texture that contrasts with the spongy, soft interior. A small babka weaves together layers of chocolatey pastry for a sweet and substantial pick-me-up.
1 – Robinson Bread
This small batch bakery uses fresh, organic flours and specializes in pastry and sourdough bread. Find them sharing a space with Sam James Coffee Bar on Brock, or at farmers’ markets.
Their baguette is 15 per cent spelt blended with poolish and sourdough culture, is fermented for 24 hours and is available with or without a sesame crust. It’s incredibly spongy and airy inside with a crisp but tender exterior. A seasonal danish is buttery and crispy with a fresh, tart fruit filling.
