Best Bakeries in Amarillo, TX

When you're craving sweets, the best place to go is a local bakery. Whether you need to start your day with fresh donuts or you're looking for a late-night grab bag of cookies and pastries to take home, Amarillo is an amazing place for made-from-scratch baked goods with plenty of bakeries to choose from. There are gourmet pastry shops, Mexican sweet bread bakeries, and local cafes with a bakery built in.

We know you'll soon have a favorite local bakery, and we're here to help you find it. Let's go on a tour of the best bakeries in Amarillo, TX.

Benjamin Donuts & Bakery + Western

For an incredible variety of fresh-made donuts, you've got to try Benjamin Donuts & Bakery. Benjamin Donuts is a local fixture famous for its beautiful, creative, and always-fresh donuts made from 5 am to 11:30 am every morning. While exclusively a breakfast place, these donuts are worth getting up early. They serve breakfast sandwiches, sausage rolls, and kolaches in addition to their sweet signatures, including apple fritters, bear claws, and long johns.

The original Benjamin Donuts location (still open) is located in South Amarillo. But if you want donuts closer to home, check out Benjamin Donuts Western, just a few blocks from Palo Duro Place Apartments. You can take your donuts home in victory or enjoy them in-house at the welcoming long tables inside the cafe.

Scratch Made Bakery

Scratch Made Bakery is a local gem that does a little bit of everything. Located in downtown Amarillo, they have a small but delicious brunch menu, a pastry display case full of homemade treats (cupcakes, macrons, giant cookies, bars, and unique homemade pop tarts being the main features), and they take custom cake orders that are truly beautiful to behold. And, you guessed it, everything is made from scratch.

The cafe itself provides a cute dining area with little tables where you can enjoy your treats and contemplate the pastry display shelf for sweets to take home.

Sanchez Bakery

If your sweet tooth can only be satiated by Mexican sweet bread, head over to Sanchez Bakery. Amarillo's best Mexican bakery makes donuts and churros fresh every morning, so arrive early to get them while they're hot. They have an amazing variety of sweet bread that will trigger your nostalgia and make you want to take a big box home with you.

There are walls of bakery displays, so you can pick your own treats to eat in-house or take home. They also run a pretty great Mexican cafe featuring tacos and burritos, tortas, menudo, flautas, enchiladas, and more.

Blue Crane Bakery

For a delicious bakery experience that caters to dietary restrictions, the Blue Crane Bakery is the best spot in town. The Blue Crane selection caters to vegan and vegetarian, keto, gluten-free, nut-free, and a variety of other options that inspire truly creative (and delicious) bakery creations. The staff is also extremely friendly and knowledgeable, so they can guide you toward the perfect picks for your tastes and dietary style - or help you pick out sweet treats for a friend who has a dietary restriction.

Blue Crane Bakery is a walk-in shop where you can order at the counter. They sell drinks like coffee and tea, but there are no tables for seating.

Girasol Cafe and Bakery

Girasol Cafe is one of the best brunch spots in town, but it's also one of the best bakeries. Especially if you love homemade pie, they sell cake and pie by the slice in the diner. The pastry display is full of cookies, giant cinnamon rolls, bars and brownies, scones, and weekly specialties when the patissier is feeling creative.

You can also order event cakes made to order, including sheet cakes, traditional round cakes, and gluten-free or vegan options.

The Ruffled Cup

The Ruffled Cup is known for its beautiful and creatively flavored cupcakes. There are cupcake flavors for the day and week, and each one is a work of art. But that's not all. This downtown location has built a great reputation for a tasty lunch menu and a diverse selection of pastries beyond its signature cupcakes. You can get a slice of pie, cannoli, lemon bar, specialty cake, or sausage wraps. They also have a fresh and tasty lunch menu if you're stopping by to refuel on a mid-shopping spree in the center of town.

You may have also seen their work at events, as the Ruffled Cup is a favorite for beautifully decorated and flavorful cakes.

Fresh Baked Goods Every Day Near Your Amarillo Apartment

If you're looking for an apartment in Amarillo, TX, near a fantastic bakery, join us at Palo Duro Place Apartments. There are amazing bakeries all over town, but Benjamin Donuts Western is right down the road and the fresh morning donuts are an amazing way to start any day. To inquire about availability, book a tour, or get more local tips, contact us today!