6 must-try bakeries for sweet and savory delights

6 must-try bakeries for sweet and savory delights

These bakeries offer up a host of sweet and savory treats, freshly baked every day.

  1. Bread Ahead
    Bread Ahead
    The popular British bakery — which is most famous for its donuts — has outposts in Riyadh and Jeddah, as well as a bakery school in the latter.
  2. Chestnut Bakery
    Chestnut Bakery
    Another import from London, Riyadh’s Chestnut Bakery offers croissants, danishes, and pastries that make for the ideal morning treat. Its blueberry sourdough loaf is another ever-popular option.
  3. Easy Bakery
    Easy Bakery
    The Riyadh bakery is known for its viennoisserie, while freshly baked breads include sourdough, brioche and German bread options available every day. Easy Bakery’s blueberry and almond tart is also worth a try.
  4. Textured Bakehouse
    Textured Bakehouse
    Carb fans in Jeddah can head to this Al-Hamra bakery for its four cheese taco croissant and delectable pistachio mille feuille.
  5. Joyn
    Joyn
    Jeddah’s Joyn boasts caramel pie and fruit tarts galore, with their pompom biscuits going down particularly well with dessert lovers.
  6. Myra
    Myra
    Relatively new to the scene, Jeddah’s Myra offers sleek interiors and mouthwatering cakes and viennoiserie. The menu was designed by pastry chef Jonas Plangger and there are currently two branches in Jeddah, both of which boast the must-try tiramisu tart.