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Sweetie PiesA whole room at this shop is dedicated to displaying wedding cakes, its forté. Kids' cakes can be adorned with anything from Shrek to Kermit the Frog. Basic sheet cakes can be ordered to serve anywhere from 15 to 96 guests (starting at $18.50). Choose from cakes like marble, German chocolate or carrot; fillings like Bavarian cream, blueberry or chocolate fudge; and icings including butter cream, chocolate chipped cream and cream cheese. Cakes aside, a wide selection of Danishes, like strawberry cheese, praline and apricot, are also very tempting. The cookie selection is worth testing, especially Chinese almond and lemon coconut. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) Add a Review Oh, the glories of a Vietnamese sandwich with house-made butter, ham, pickled veggies, pâté and head cheese. If head cheese is too much of an acquired taste, coconut cake, beautiful steamed
pandan
buns and light, airy sesame balls are really not. Neither is watching Linda bring out a pan of fresh, hot
bánh tiêu
or sweet, fried bread sprinkled with sesame seeds. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) Add a Review Cake Fetish is a boutique bakery with a singular passion for cupcakes (it won Best Cupcakes in the 2010 Best of Burque Restaurants poll). Not only that, the shop makes teeny, tiny cupcakes—dense, two-bite buttons of cake, so you can comfortably troll through 30 flavor concepts like "Velvet Elvis," red-velvet cake with cream cheese icing; or the minty, dark-chocolate grasshopper, mounded with fluffy French buttercream. Regular-sized cupcakes also available. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) View/Add Reviews [ 3 ] Easily the most excessively punctuated business title in Albuquerque, Cravin’ Cookies ... and More! is a cozy bakery nestled in the lush greenery of the Far North Valley. Café-style seating indoors and out, potted plants and a wooden display hutch create a warm, homey environment that begs visitors to sit and sip a cup of tea. Barb, the carbohydrate crafter, bakes up at least a dozen different cookies a day, along with several pies, cakes and tortes. Cookies are available in mini and regular sizes, and there’s always a plate of samples to help you make up your mind—but may we suggest the red-chile chocolate cookies, chocolate chip cookies, toasted coconut pie ... and skipping lunch and going straight for the flourless chocolate torte. Winner of Best Cookies in recent Best of Burque Restaurants polls. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) Add a Review Winner of Best Cupcakes in our most recent restaurant poll. With a rotating baking schedule of 32 cake and frosting combos, this place is bound to have a cupcake that calls to you. The “Monkeybutter” (banana cake topped with butterscotch butter cream) will have you swinging from a tree with its moist crumb and lightly flavored icing, as will the fluffy cream cheese frosting on the red velvet, the triple-dose coconut and the adorable "Bun Bun" (chocolate cake topped with baby-pink marshmallow and shredded coconut). Everything is baked from scratch and nothing less than real butter gets mixed into the frosting. Small tables and coffee complete the feel. Closed Sundays and Mondays. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) Add a Review Dagmar's Strudel HouseTues-Fri: 9am-3pm
Sat: 9am-3pm, 5:30-8pm
Closed Monday (subject to change)
Whether it’s a full German breakfast with
jagerschnitzel
the size of a baby’s arm, German rye bread and
späetzle
, or a big honkin’ breakfast burrito, the food here is large, affordable and fantastic. If warm apple strudel is one of your favorite things, then you're in luck—Dagmar’s has that in abundance, too. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) View/Add Reviews [ 1 ]  Flying Star CaféSun-Thurs: 6am-11pm
Fri-Sat: 6am-midnight (subject to change)
Winner of Best Casual Dining, Best Veggie Burger, Best Toast, Best Healthy Breakfast and Best Desserts in our 2008 restaurant poll. Sure, you go in thinking you’ll be good and get a skinny latte, scrambled egg whites and a side of turkey and green chile sausage, but five minutes later somebody’s saying “apple pie with ice cream” and the voice is coming from your mouth. Give in. It tastes good. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) View/Add Reviews [ 1 ] Gold Rush CupcakesMonday-Friday 10 am - 3 pm (subject to change)
Moist cake, exceptional cream cheese frosting, and inspired flavors and decorations (the adorable “breakfast” cupcake is topped with a diminutive stack of “pancakes,” strips of “bacon” and a sunny-side-up “egg”) are a treasure on their own. Wholesome and affordable sandwiches, a staggering menu of “create your own cupcake” options, and daily specials are just the icing on the cake. (Alibi Staff, June 16, 2011) Add a Review  Golden Crown PanaderíaTues-Sat: 7am-8pm
Sun: 10am-8pm
Closed Monday (subject to change) Read more: Locovore: Golden Crown Panadería does green to a perfect golden brown (7/14/2011)
Walking into the Golden Crown Panadería, you have the sense of entering someone’s home. Countertops flow over with pan dulce, bolillos (Mexican hard rolls) and Appaloosa bread (dark and light rye swirled). A glass-fronted case proudly displays fruit empanadas and delicious flaky dessert flautas (in lemon and apricot) coated in powered sugar. The biscochitos are delicious here, so much so that both the Food Network and
Gourmet
magazine featured them. Golden Crown's green chile bread is made with tomatoes, parmesan cheese, cilantro, onions and spices and decorated with the design of a coyote howling at the moon. Bread sculptures are baker Pratt Morales' specialty; he's known for his bread turkeys at Thanksgiving, but he can sculpt nearly anything from dough. And there’s fresh bakery pizza. Yes, GW does pizza, too. And coffee drinks. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) View/Add Reviews [ 2 ]  The Grove Café and MarketTues-Sat: 7am-4pm
Sun: 8am-3pm
Closed Monday (subject to change) $$$ • Vegetarian Available • Booze Served • Wine Bar • Outdoor Patio • Wireless Internet • Dog-Friendly • Credit Cards Full review: Twenty more years (9/21/2006)
This ray of sunshine in Huning Highlands serves gourmet breakfast and lunch, sells house-made English muffins, and has a mini-shop filled with goodies like honey, jams, mustards and vinegars, not to mention non-edibles like cook books, serving vessels and cards. A tiny wine list is just as chic—five reds and five whites are marked on a chalkboard, and all are constantly changing. This list is extremely well thought-out and offers a sampling of some of the most esoteric varietals and brands available in Albuquerque. There’s also a large, shaded patio, incredible house-made cupcakes and too-cute French
macarons. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) View/Add Reviews [ 5 ] You can’t miss the pink, green and purple neon cross that adorns Helen’s Bakery, just north of Lomas. There you’ll find rows of Mexican pastries, cookies and rolls tucked away inside glass cases or cooling on a big metal rack up front. If you don’t speak Spanish, here’s how it all works: Walk up to the register, grab a pair of tongs and a cafeteria tray and load up on sweet treats. A little café serves savory Mexican snacks like tacos and
chicharrones
by the pound. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) Add a Review This mother-daughter bakery specializes in special occasion cakes, some boxed lunches and a surprisingly large selection of mini-cupcakes filled with ethereal creams, berries and other unexpected delights. The cupcakes look less than perfect, but everything else is down pat—the flavors and textures are just how we like ’em and among the very best we’ve had. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) Add a Review  Just Muffin AroundFull review: That’s right, they said “muffin” (7/24/2008) Read more: Mina's Dish: Goodbye Rodeo, hello Gregorio’s (11/3/2011)
Unlike other bakery/lunch places, this cute little breakfast and lunch spot isn’t at all saccharine in decor: The small space is adorned with works by local artists instead of teddy bears and dried flowers. Service is on the ball. Order at the counter, take a seat and soon a sweet-as-can-be lady will deliver food and napkins. Where the food is concerned, you have two choices: Gorge yourself on fresh-baked muffins or order a lunch mom would be proud of. The muffins rock, and a wide variety of sandwiches--two-handers--are served with a mini muffin in each basket. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) Add a Review This little neighborhood Italian bakery always seems deserted, but the pineapple upside-downs, cream puffs and iced cinnamon cookies are divine. We hear the cake donuts are a must, but we were too full of cannoli to try one. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) Add a Review La Quiche is an authentic French bakery from husband-and-wife team Sabine Pasco and Bruno Barachin. (Bruno is from Bordeaux, where he achieved Master Baker status years ago.) In addition to a large menu of sandwiches, pâtés, soups and stews, La Quiche sells loaves of country bread, fantastically complicated bread showpieces and
viennoiseries—
flaky, buttery pastries like
brioche
,
croissants
and
pain au chocolate
. The fruit tarts are the best in town. You'll also find a catering menu and a variety of quiches, ready to go for Downtown’s abundant supply of workers with little time for a proper lunch. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) View/Add Reviews [ 8 ] If the café’s mural of French street life doesn't quite make you forget that you're in an Albuquerque strip mall, closing your eyes and tasting a flaky blueberry cheese croissant might. If the croissant doesn't work, try some petits fours. Le Chantilly has been voted Best French Pastries in Albuquerque, after all. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) Add a Review The baguettes at this little Northeast Heights storefront and café are phenomenal—many of the city’s best restaurants use Le Paris as their house bread. Not familiar with French food? The friendly staff will happily steer you in the direction of one of the light breakfast and lunch offerings. Don’t skip anything involving chocolate. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) Add a Review Searching for specialty Mexican sweets, candies and sodas? Try Panadería Parralense.
Si se habla Español
, you'll get an education as well as a treat. If you don't speak any Spanish, you're in for an adventure. We love the dough-things covered with granulated sugar and filled with pineapple, pumpkin or strawberry. Coconut-covered cookies taste as good as they look. With all that sweet dough in your mouth, you'll need a refreshing beverage, no? Dig into the coolers for some milk or a soda.
Fantastico. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) Add a Review Family-owned for 35 years, Pastian's offers everything from breads and pies to pastries and cookies. Operating as a retail and wholesale bakery, much of its business is with hotels and restaurants, but a visit here to the small café with friendly service is well worth the trip. It's cheap, too, with pastries, empanadas and Danishes all under $1. The cherry turnovers perfectly balance crisp cinnamon sugar pastry and chewy fruit filling. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) Add a Review You can't help but pick out this bakery's fabulous-looking treats from the crowd. Luckily for you, these cakes and cookies actually taste as good as they look. Unluckily for you, they’re open only by appointment, but the space has plenty of wedding and party supplies to make up for it. If you’re pressed for time, try placing an order (for pick-up or shipping) online instead at patisseriec.com. (Alibi Staff, August 11, 2010) Add a Review | 
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