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The World’s 100 Best Bakeries · 2026

The Best Bakeries in the Caribbean

1 of the 100 bakeries in The World’s 100 Best Bakeries 2026 is in the Caribbean. The highest placed is Panadería y Repostería Lemy in Toa Baja, at number 4 in the world.

Panadería y Repostería Lemy
N° 4 · Panadería y Repostería Lemy, Toa Baja

Toa Baja

Panadería y Repostería Lemy is in Toa Baja, the only Caribbean entry on this page. The bakery also sells pastries and coffee. It is a panadería and repostería, so bread and sweets share the same counter.

Sobao and Water Bread

Lemy bakes sobao and water bread. The sobao stays soft for over a week, which the entry notes as a point of its own. The made-to-order sandwiches are large, and they are sold alongside the pastries and coffee.

  1. Panadería y Repostería Lemy N° 4 Panadería y Repostería Lemy Toa Baja, Puerto Rico Bakery

Best by region

  1. The NordicsMannz BageriLund, SwedenN° 11
  2. EuropeJulius Brantner BrothandwerkMunich, GermanyN° 1
  3. AsiaCelebreadTaipei, TaiwanN° 12
  4. The Middle EastForanji BakeryAmman, JordanN° 16
  5. North AmericaDomaseloMiami, United StatesN° 2
  6. The CaribbeanPanadería y Repostería LemyToa Baja, Puerto RicoN° 4
  7. Latin AmericaPadaria São DomingosSão Paulo, BrazilN° 29
  8. OceaniaWild BakeryFremantle, AustraliaN° 99

Best by country

  1. United StatesDomaseloMiamiN° 2
  2. CanadaLa Meunerie UrbaineMontrealN° 6
  3. GermanyJulius Brantner BrothandwerkMunichN° 1
  4. ItalyPanificio ViolanteBariN° 8
  5. JapanKoro BakeryOnomichiN° 22
  6. PolandPiekarnia Tradycyjna KlementowskiKonstantynów ŁódzkiN° 3
  7. FranceAtelier P1ParisN° 27
  8. SpainGalparsoro OkindegiaSan SebastianN° 33
  9. BrazilPadaria São DomingosSão PauloN° 29