6 Best Baltimore Bakeries for Your Sweet Tooth

Each year, approximately 885,000 tons of sugar are refined at the Domino Sugar Refinery in Baltimore. Beyond Domino Sugar itself, Charm City’s sweet side also comes through in the desserts found on restaurant menus and in bakeries and other food establishments across the city. When you’re looking for something sweet to celebrate a special occasion, you can take your taste buds on a journey of discovery as you explore the best Baltimore eateries for sugar cravings. 

Berger Cookies

From its location in Lexington Market, Berger Cookies continues to satisfy the Baltimore community’s sugar cravings. The bakery traces its origins to 1835, when German immigrant Henry Berger opened his first bakery in East Baltimore. 

Baltimoreans by birth can identify Berger’s signature treat in a heartbeat: the soft, cake-like cookies hand-dipped into a lusciously rich fudge frosting. The bakery team creates these cookies using the same homemade recipe from the 1800s with only a few minor adjustments. 

Cookies aren’t the only Berger’s baked goods you can enjoy. Cakes are also a popular treat. Berger’s cakes come in two varieties. The Berger’s Original Half Cake features freshly baked layers of pound cake covered with Berger Cookies fudge frosting. The Coconut Half Cake contains delicious pound cakes covered with vanilla frosting and fluffy flakes of coconut.

• Location: 2900 Waterview Ave., Baltimore.
• Telephone: 800-398-2236

Dangerously Delicious Pies

Founded more than 15 years ago by Rodney “The Pie Man” Henry, Dangerously Delicious Pies puts a rock-and-roll spin on a bakery favorite. As the frontman to Baltimore’s “Glenmont Popes,” Rodney Henry knew an excellent pie when he tasted one. While touring with Glenmont Popes, he slung pies at merchandise tables and traded slices of pie for lodging. 

Today, Dangerously Delicious Pies offers a complete line of quiches and sweet and savory pies for dine-in at its Canton Square retail shop, carryout, and delivery. Each pie is handmade from scratch. You’ll find cream pies such as coconut cream and banana cream, fruit pies with apple and blueberry, as well as specialty pies, such as the Baltimore Bomb. 

• Location: 2839 O’Donnell St., Baltimore.
• Telephone: 410-552-PIES (7437), option 1.

Harmony Bakery

As Baltimore’s gluten-free, vegan bakery, Harmony Bakery creates delectable treats using fresh, organic ingredients from local farmers. The Harmony Bakery team mixes all the flour used in the bakery in house, resulting in crunchy crusts and delicious cakes and cookies.

Discover delicious after-dinner desserts or choose from vegan cupcakes, luscious brownies, and delicate tarts that will perfectly accompany your breakfast cup of coffee or tea. Children will adore Harmony Bakery’s cookie options, which include chocolate chip and oatmeal cream pies. A specialty doughnut of the day always brings big smiles from regular customers.

Harmony Bakery offers convenient online ordering for its bakery products.

• Location: 3446 Chestnut Ave., Baltimore.
• Telephone: 410-235-3870.

Pure Chocolate by Jinji

Fresh off its 10th anniversary, Pure Chocolate by Jinji remains dedicated to sharing the gift of exceptional quality chocolate with others. Founded by Jinji Fraser and her father, Guy, Pure Chocolate by Jinji’s retail shop in Baltimore’s historic Belvedere Square Market will introduce you to the flavor nuances of some of the highest-quality chocolate you’ll ever taste.

“Each chocolate we create tells a story,” Jinji describes on the company’s website. “We begin by focusing on a specific memory, an event, or an emotion, and we work with that moment until we can taste it. Then, the crafting of our next piece of chocolate starts.”

Products available at the retail shop include barks, bean-to-bar chocolate, drinking chocolate, fudge, truffles, and more. Look for Jinji chocolates in limited supply at cafes, grocers, and restaurants in the Baltimore area.

• Location: 529 E. Belvedere Ave., Baltimore.
• Telephone: 410-394-9901.

Sacré Sucré Pastry Studio

With its headquarters in downtown Baltimore, the Sacré Sucré Pastry Studio is a charming French-inspired bakery with plenty of character. If you’re a fan of macarons, you must taste these delicacies from Sacré Sucré. Flavors vary based on holidays and seasons.

Beyond macarons, Sacré Sucré also prepares fabulous gâuteaus featuring tahini, caramel, Earl Grey-infused mousse, and almond ganache. Flaky croissants, luscious pain au chocolat, apple turnovers, and salted caramel marshmallows make perfect breakfast or after-dinner treats. Pair your favorite bites with a beverage: espresso drinks, loose-leaf teas, and matcha are among some of the cups of comfort awaiting you at Sacré Sucré.

Convenient online ordering is available for pickup at its Fleet Street location.

• Location: 2001 Fleet St., Baltimore.
• Telephone: 443-873-0020

The Charmery

Dishing out happiness through ice cream, The Charmery offers handcrafted, exceptional-quality ice cream from four Baltimore-area locations. An ever-changing menu of seasonal ice cream flavors, specialty sundaes, milkshakes, and floats delight customers young and old. Established by David and Laura Alima, The Charmery values creativity and community — two elements you’ll find in every scoop you savor. 

The Charmery takes inspiration for its frosty creations from local agriculture and maker communities. You can taste real fruit and high-quality dairy products in the ice cream. Customer favorite flavors include Mint Mountain, Tell Tale Chocolate, Old Bay Caramel, and Malty Vanilla Chip. Vegan offerings are available and follow the seasons.

• Locations: 801 W. 36th St., Baltimore; 6807 York Road, Baltimore; 6000 Merriweather Drive, #185B, Columbia; 1700 W. 41st St., #400, Baltimore.
• Telephone: 410-814-0493 (801 W. 36th St.); 443-275-2859 (6807 York Road); 443-546-3359 (Columbia location); 443-759-4905 (1700 W. 41st St.).

The next time your sugar cravings strike, explore the above destinations for mouth-watering sweets you can’t resist. Now it’s your turn to share your favorites. Tell us what you think about our suggestions. Did we overlook one of your favorite Baltimore establishments? Write to us and let us know so we can add your recommendations to this list.

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