The Best Bakeries in Canada

Calgary

Glamorgan Bakery makes breads, pastries and custom cakes in house, and its cheese buns are the signature item. The team designs custom cakes to order. Good Bread is a bakery and coffee shop that sells bagels, bread, pastries and cruffins. Its jalapeño cheese bagels, pressed croissants and sourdough draw repeat visits from neighbourhood regulars.

Vaughan

Bartholomew Bakery sells croissants, sourdough, focaccia sandwiches and espresso drinks. Its laminated pastries and in-house sourdough are the main draw, and the shop has no seating. Gulbay Turkish Bakery sits on Highway 7 and sells simit, börek, açma, baklava, soups and Turkish pantry goods. It stays open 24 hours.

Quebec and other towns

La Meunerie Urbaine, in Montreal's NDG neighbourhood, mills its own flour and sells sourdough, focaccia and pastries. Pascal Le Boulanger has shops in Saint-Sauveur and in Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury, both selling French-style breads, viennoiseries, cakes and quiches. Dooher's Bakery in Campbellford, Ontario, is family-run and sells donuts, pies, breads and cheese buns. Working Culture Bread in Victoria sells sourdough loaves, savoury pastries, sandwiches and coffee, and its lines run long on weekends.