Bādolina's got all the goodies. Credit: Photo by Kirsten Gilliam

Best Bakery: Bādolina Bakery & Cafe

From the team behind hotshot Israeli restaurants Doris Metropolitan and Hamsa is this standout bakery in Rice Village (sitting right next to Hamsa). The uber chic spot expands on Doris’s famous bread service, offering fresh breads from smoked sourdough with sour cherries to a gorgeous blackberry poppyseed loaf, plus a bonanza of sweet and savory Middle Eastern and Israeli goodies–eggplant sambusak and spinach and cheese burekas, labneh halva and pistachio kissed blossom mousse, and gorgeous custom cakes for your next event.

5555 Morningside
832-649-5909
badolinabakery.com

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