The Best Bakeries in the United States

Sourdough and wood-fired breads

Domaselo in Miami sells loaves through a walk-up window in a parking lot, in flavors from country loaves to guava cheese and chocolate almond. Wild Flour Bread in Freestone, California, bakes in a wood-fired brick oven, and Seylou in Washington mills its flour on site and bakes pizza in a wood-fired oven on Wednesdays. Proof Bread in Mesa grinds its own stoneground flour, while Tabor Bread in Portland, Boulted Bread in Raleigh and The Burque Bakehouse in Albuquerque focus on sourdough.

Bakeries and cafés

Reunion in Denver serves Portuguese, Venezuelan and South American pastries from a new space on South Pearl Street. Wayfarer Bread & Pastry in La Jolla and Radio Bakery in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, sell croissants and seasonal pastries. Oakmont, near Pittsburgh, Blue Corn Cafe & Bakery in Glendale, Niedlov's on South Main in Chattanooga, Okayama Kobo in downtown Anaheim and Bakery Four in Denver's Tennyson neighbourhood all combine a counter with coffee, sandwiches or both.

Large and family-run bakeries

Rockland Bakery in Nanuet is a large commercial bakery, where shoppers take bagels and loaves from the conveyor belt and racks. Rotella's outlet beside the factory in La Vista sells day-old breads at low prices. Colombino Italian Bakery in West Palm Beach is family-run and sells subs and pizza alongside its loaves. Federhofer's in St. Louis is family-owned and makes gooey butter cake, and Superior Bakery in Fayetteville has been in business since the 1950s.