7 Best Baltimore Bakeries for When You’re Craving Something Sweet

Need a snack break? Stop by one of these Baltimore bakeries to have your fill of cakes, cookies, donuts and more.

7. CODETTA BAKE SHOP

Located in Federal Hill, Codetta is widely considered to have some of the best cheesecakes in Charm City. 

6. DANGEROUSLY DELICIOUS PIES

The name says it all: Dangerously Delicious Pies provides handmade, preservative-free sweet and savory pies that are so good, you’ll have to stop yourself from devouring them whole. 

5. MIDNITE CONFECTIONS CUPCAKERY

This Black-owned family business serves up fresh, made-from-scratch baked goods using home recipes. 

4. WOODLEA BAKERY

John and Dorothy Hergenroede first opened Woodlea Bakery in northeast Baltimore in 1943, and it has remained a neighborhood fixture ever since. 

3. AUNT KELLY’S COOKIES

Located on the historic Antique Row of Mount Vernon, this Black-owned business is the only local bakery offering the famous butter crunch cookie, among other flavors, baked fresh daily. 

2. BERGER’S BAKERY

Located in the historic Lexington Market, the country’s longest continually operating public market, Berger’s Bakery is a beloved Baltimore institution. 

1. DULCEOLOGY

Owned by sisters Alejandra and Nicole Leiva, Dulceology specializes in Latin American and El Salvadoran desserts 

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