Wandering the West for Pastries and other Baked-Goods and Sweet Treats

[MarkBC]

This topic is for folks to post their tips/suggestions/finds about bakeries, restaurants, stores in the West that have great pastries, cinnamon rolls, other baked goods and similar sweet treats.

Feel free to add a post in this thread directly.
Or if a separate thread or post on the subject is made elsewhere on WTW, I can make a link to that thread or post on this post. Let me or another Site Team member know if you see another post/topic that deserves a link here.

Ideally for sources of sweet-treats/baked-goods -- especially if available to-go, and preferably not just a list of favorite restaurants in general -- "Favorite Western-Wandering Eateries" would be a good subject for another Topic.

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Links to other topics/posts that mention sources of pastries, etc., on the road in the West:

• I was inspired to start this topic by this thread: Cinnamon rolls
• Polebridge Mercantile -- huckleberry bearclaws and more. As recommended by rotti; also recommended by beemerchef in his book.

 

[Wandering Sagebrush]

Otis Cafe - Otis, Oregon
Heaven on Earth - I-5 near Azalea, Oregon

Excellent cinnamon rolls, both. Spectacular omelets in Otis.


Beckie's Cafe - Union Creek, Oregon... Huckleberry Pie

 

[billharr]

Kiva Kofeehouse Hwy 12 by the Escalante Grand Staircase National Monument Utah. Had some fine pastries when we stopped. Also a great view.

 

[SunMan]

Schat's in Bishop. Chileno chili pepper cheese bread. Dangerous stuff. I'll also second Kiva as Bill mentioned.

 

[Taku]

Odd Fellows Bakery in Salmon, ID
Bernice's Bakery in Missoula, MT
Pendle's Bakery in Driggs, ID
Persephone Bakery in Jackson, WY (if you have lot's of money!)
Big Hole BBQ in Victor, ID (not a bakery, but need some variety!)
Others I have obviously forgotten in the haze of time

 

[sourdough]

Reynaldo's, Lucky Llama both in Carpinteria, Ca
BTW, did you know that coffee is being grown the Goleta,Ca. I found this out at Lucky Llama...
http://goodlandorganics.com

 

[4llamas]

Sweet Life Patisserie Eugene, Oregon
http://www.sweetlifedesserts.com/
Sinfully delicious

 

[Bosque Bill]

Archangeli Grocery, a.k.a. Norms Market, in Pescadero, CA (between SF and Santa Cruz). Their artichoke garlic herb sourdough bread is to die for!

 

[billharr]

Archangeli Grocery, a.k.a. Norms Market, in Pescadero, CA (between SF and Santa Cruz). Their artichoke garlic herb sourdough bread is to die for!

I never go by on hwy 1 without hitting Norms for a loaf to take home. Note the olallieberry scones are to die for.

 

[MarkBC]

Feed Barn Cafe in Silver Lake, Oregon (on OR 31 between Bend and Lakeview)

Some friends of mine stopped there yesterday on the way back from Summer Lake and raved about the desserts, pies.
One friend had Buttermilk pie, and recommended it.

I've been through Silver Lake more times than I can count but never saw anything that looked worth stopping for...I wonder if this place is under new management. I probably shouldn't recommend a spot without trying it myself..but these friends are from the South and know pie.

I'll do a day-trip drive soon, this nice Oregon outback loop, and stop at the Feed Barn for dessert so I can speak from personal experience.

 

[ski3pin]

If we find ourselves in California's Mother Lode, Sweetie Pies has great cinnamon rolls in Placerville.

 

[Casa Escarlata Robles Too]

For those traveling hwy 4 and going through Murphys make a stop at Aria artisan bakery, across from the hotel.
Their scones,muffins and biscuits are great. They also have a lot of breads and other bakery goodies.
We always plan on a visit there to have a snack or two and get some to take with us for later.
They are closed Monday,Tuesday.
Enjoy
Frank

 

[Platano]

Feed Barn Cafe in Silver Lake, Oregon (on OR 31 between Bend and Lakeview)

Some friends of mine stopped there yesterday on the way back from Summer Lake and raved about the desserts, pies.
One friend had Buttermilk pie, and recommended it.

I've been through Silver Lake more times than I can count but never saw anything that looked worth stopping for...I wonder if this place is under new management. I probably shouldn't recommend a spot without trying it myself..but these friends are from the South and know pie.

I'll do a day-trip drive soon, this nice Oregon outback loop, and stop at the Feed Barn for dessert so I can speak from personal experience.

Wow! Wish I'd known about this. Was just in the Silver Lake / Summer Lake area in mid-July. Better luck next time.

 

[Cayuse]

Just outside of Sandpoint, ID in Ponderay there is a place called The Hoot Owl Cafe that has amazing cinnamon rolls. Well worth the stop if you are passing through.

 

[iowahiker]

We always visit the Park Avenue Bakery in Helena Montana on the south side of town. I enjoy the Ciabatta bread since I bake bread as a hobby and like to see what taste each baker creates from good flour, yeast, salt and water. The Wheat Montana bakery at exit 274 on interstate 90, 60 miles south of Helena on route 287, is a good stop for a sweat roll snack but I am a yeast and flour aficionado and sugar just covers up the good parts, the taste of the yeast.

Our favorite flour: Dakota Mills bread flour
Our favorite yeast: Hodgson Mill, regular not fast
Our secret to great yeast taste: Triple rise, once as batter, once as dough, and once in the baking pans
Our favorite cinnamon: Penzeys (mail order) China if you like zing, Vietnamese if you like lots of zing,
WARNING: if you make homemade sweet rolls with fresh Penzeys China or Vietnamese
cinnamon then every other sweet roll will taste flat (yes, I am so afflicted but the
cinnamon high was worth it)

 

[Wu Wei]

Since some of you are going to be some what in the area or a short drive from Graeagle. You have to try Graeagle Mill works shop for the best homemade snickerdoddles around, plus other assorted goodies for the sweet tooth. They are also very friendly..

 

[iowahiker]

The Sugar Shack Bakery in Reedsport, on the Oregon coast, on route 38 a few blocks east of the route 101 and route 38 junction. The name says it all but we enjoyed the bakery items they made with nuts best.

 

[liftedlimo]

Just past the sugar shack, down 101 in Winchester Bay right on the road is a great bakery that the name escapes me . I used to sugar shack it but now I go strait to Winchester for the giant rolls and coffee.

 

[Basin Deranged]

I do a lot of bicycling in Coastal Marin and Sonoma Counties and have a keen eye for delicious calories.

The Bovine Bakery in Point Reyes Station, CA. My favorites are the Morning Bun, Armando Bun, Pain au Chocolat, and the Cheese Twists.
They also make some delicious and eclectic pizzas around lunch time!

The Tomales Bakery in Tomales, CA. Only open Thursday through Sunday I believe, and they tend to close around 4:00 or so. All their pastries are delicious as are their Pizzettes, and their lemonade is also first rate.

Wildflour Bakery in Freestone, CA. (Near Bodega) Brick oven breads both savory and sweet. My favorites are the Goat cheese flat and the Cheese Fougasse. Open Thursday through Monday.

 

[GroovyDad]

Schat's in Bishop. Chileno chili pepper cheese bread. Dangerous stuff. I'll also second Kiva as Bill mentioned.

There's a Paul Schat's Bakery in Carson City now (next to Sportsman's Warehouse). I think he's a son or brother of Eric Schat's in Bishop.
http://www.schatsbakeries.com/