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Durham's top 3 bakeries, ranked

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Published on October 17, 2019
Durham's top 3 bakeries, rankedGuglhupf Bakery, Cafe & Biergarten | Photo: Rachel O./Yelp

Looking to try the best bakeries in town?

Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top bakeries in Durham, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of where to achieve your dreams.

October is one of the top months of the year for consumer spending at food and beverage shops across the Durham area, according to data on local business transactions from Womply, a provider of CRM and business analytics for small businesses. Estimated daily customers at Durham-area food and beverage shops rose to 24 per business in October of last year, second only to April with an average of 25, and 3% higher than the average for the rest of the year.

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1. Guglhupf Bakery, Cafe & Biergarten

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First on the list is Guglhupf Bakery, Cafe & Biergarten. Located at 2706 Durham Chapel Hill Road, the Germany bakery and cafe is the highest rated in Durham, boasting four stars out of 940 reviews on Yelp.

2. Monuts

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Next up is Monuts, situated at 1002 Ninth St. With four stars out of 404 reviews on Yelp, the bakery, which offers doughnuts, bagels and more, has proven to be a local favorite.

3. The French Corner Bakery

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The French Corner Bakery is another much-loved go-to, with 4.5 stars out of 52 Yelp reviews. Head over to 2005 N. Pointe Drive, Suite B, to try it for yourself.


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