Rise Biscuits & Donuts is one of The 15 Best Places for Pastries in Durham.

1. Rise Biscuits & Donuts

8.7
8200 Renaissance Pkwy Ste 1003, Durham, NC
Breakfast Spot · 100 tips and reviews

Channing M.Channing McAdams: Amazing chicken biscuit and tons of other things I want to try. Lemon bomb donut was great too.

Hasti M.Hasti M: Absolutely delicious chocolate chocolate cake donut & really awesome service!

Percy D.Percy Dinozo: Maple Bacon Bar, Cronie, Creme Brûlée donut, ham biscuit...mmmmm all good

Monuts Donuts is one of The 15 Best Places for Pastries in Durham.

2. Monuts Donuts

9.0
1002 9th St (at W Knox St), Durham, NC
Café · 34 tips and reviews

Tohm S.Tohm Sansani: Grab a seat at the bar. All donuts and egg sandwiches are great.

Carlos R.Carlos Russo: Great donuts made fresh! You can't go wrong with any of their sandwiches either.

DanDan: One of the Triangle's best donut places, but get their early for the best donut selection. Awesome avocado toast, millennials take note.

Guglhupf Artisan Bakery, Restaurant & Café is one of The 15 Best Places for Pastries in Durham.

3. Guglhupf Artisan Bakery, Restaurant & Café

9.2
2706 Durham Chapel Hill Blvd (at Hope Valley Rd), Durham, NC
Bakery · 87 tips and reviews

Amanda S.Amanda S: try any of their breakfast pastries. My favorite is the spinach croissant but you really can't go wrong.

Rob S.Rob Sheppard: Get there early, it sells out quick! They have an amazing array of cakes, breads and pastries, however, you MUST try their Bretzel roll. Worth traveling from miles around to have. Outstanding.

Myriam M.Myriam Melki: Make sure to try their poached eggs for brunch!! Tasty! And the place is really charming; their pastries are delicious too.

Dulce is one of The 15 Best Places for Pastries in Durham.

4. Dulce

8.7
5826 Fayetteville Rd Ste 106 (at Geneva Dr), Durham, NC
Café · 26 tips and reviews

BrittanyBrittany: Please try the Almond Fig gelato, along with a coconut macaroon. Changed my life forever.

BrittanyBrittany: Excellent. Amazing assortment of gelato, tastes marvelous. Even better, were the macaroons and the French macaron. Both scrumptious!

Sam N.Sam Nada: Must visit cafe. Fresh made French macarons, delicious. Try the strawberry for an explosion in your mouth. Excellent pastries. The apple tart may be the best I've ever had. Scrumptious muffins.

Rue Cler Restaurant and Bakery Cafe is one of The 15 Best Places for Pastries in Durham.

5. Rue Cler Restaurant and Bakery Cafe

8.2
401 E Chapel Hill St (at Rigsbee Ave), Durham, NC
French Restaurant · 39 tips and reviews

Brook M.Brook Marlowe: Amazing beignets and turkey mornay. Great lunch place!

Christine C.Christine Cox: Fantastic beignets and omelets!

Eric V.Eric V: Delicious brunch, amazing beignets

Rise Biscuits & Chicken is one of The 15 Best Places for Pastries in Durham.

6. Rise Biscuits & Chicken

8.8
401 Foster St Ste A, Durham, NC
Sandwich Spot · Central Park · 9 tips and reviews

Arnaldo R.Arnaldo Rodriguez: Donut and biscuit choices are out of sight!!

Lauren B.Lauren B.: Can't go wrong with a creme brûlée donut!

Saleem R.Saleem Reshamwala: Original donut here is tangy and great

Rose's Noodles, Dumplings, & Sweets is one of The 15 Best Places for Pastries in Durham.

7. Rose's Noodles, Dumplings, & Sweets

8.8
121 N Gregson St, Durham, NC
Asian Restaurant · 26 tips and reviews

The News & ObserverThe News & Observer: The shop offers a daily-changing menu of savory pastries and other lunch temptations, including pastry-wrapped sausage rolls, pork-and-beef meatloaf sandwiches, and a BLT made with house-cured bacon. Read more.

Lori F.Lori F: Great people. Macaroons are awesome.

Nicole K.Nicole Kyle: Macaroons are perfect!

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts is one of The 15 Best Places for Pastries in Durham.

8. Krispy Kreme Doughnuts

8.6
3536 Hillsborough Rd, Durham, NC
Donut Shop · 6 tips and reviews

E.E.: Staff was SOOOO friendly! Try the lemon glaze donuts while you can.

Happiness R.Happiness Rugumamu: Chocolate covered doughnuts on the first Friday of the month!!😻😻😻

Matthew C.Matthew Clark: The pumpkin spice glazed were amazing! They should have more often!

Loaf is one of The 15 Best Places for Pastries in Durham.

9. Loaf

8.2
111 W Parrish St, Durham, NC
Bakery · 11 tips and reviews

Chloe B.Chloe Benjamin: yummy chocolate peanut butter croissants. yummy chocolate almond crinkles with orange peel. mmmmm.

Jeff B.Jeff Bowen: Great chocolate croissant and pastries. Small shop though. No seating.

Mauro M.Mauro Maggioni: In my opinion the best bread in town, close-enough-to European flavour and texture (except for the baguettes). Good sweets too - try the powdered sugar covered chocolate round biscuits.

Bean Traders is one of The 15 Best Places for Pastries in Durham.

10. Bean Traders

8.6
105-249 W NC Highway 54 (at Fayetteville Rd.), Durham, NC
Coffee Shop · 77 tips and reviews

Stephanie G.Stephanie G. Gallina: Lots of good things here! They make great smoothies and the coffees of the day are always delicious. My personal favorite is the chocolate raspberry muffin which they usually have on the weekends!

Jason M.Jason Melehani: Good coffee and mix of pastries. Also, dozens of choices of teas and other goods

Robert A.Robert Amarante: Great food! Scones, pies, homemade waffles, quiches, everything is super. The coffee is top notch.

Cocoa Cinnamon is one of The 15 Best Places for Pastries in Durham.

11. Cocoa Cinnamon

8.2
2627 Hillsborough Rd (Trent Drive), Durham, NC
Coffee Shop · 15 tips and reviews

MarianaMariana: Try the chocolate croissants they are out of this world!!! MUST!!!

Debbie Y.Debbie Yee: hipster coffee, discounted old pastries. There is not much place to work though, the table space is a tight. The benches are great for reading or chatting with friends though!

Randy D.Randy Down: Good coffee and scones.

Starbucks is one of The 15 Best Places for Pastries in Durham.

12. Starbucks

8.5
3801 Guess Rd, Durham, NC
Coffee Shop · 45 tips and reviews

Kristin R.Kristin R.: Petite vanilla bean scones? Yes please.

Leigh S.Leigh Stovall: this IS the best Starbucks I just wanted to reiterate that fact. I highly recommend the salted caramel mocha frappuccino. They are amazing! And try a blueberry yogurt muffin warmed up!

Preston T.Preston Taylor: Cream cheese Danish and white chocolate mocha

Jason's Deli is one of The 15 Best Places for Pastries in Durham.

13. Jason's Deli

8.3
5408 New Hope Commons Dr (at NC Hwy 15-501), Durham, NC
Food Truck · 27 tips and reviews

Justin B.Justin Baker: Really the only delicious salad bar at a reasonable price. Delicious gingerbread muffins too!

Marcel C.Marcel Claxton: A surprisingly generous meal what with the free extras you get (muffins and ice cream) Great assorted menu too.

hh: Soups are so flavorful and fiscally responsible! Love the shrimp gumbo 😄👌

Cocoa Cinnamon is one of The 15 Best Places for Pastries in Durham.

14. Cocoa Cinnamon

8.8
420 W Geer St (Foster St), Durham, NC
Coffee Shop · 75 tips and reviews

Nicole M.Nicole Mark: AMAZING creative and high-quality coffee drinks. Great selection of pastries, vegan/vegetarian quick food options, and fabulous service.

Patrick R.Patrick Rawlings: Great coffee, friendly service and pastries 💯

Jason B.Jason Baxter: Caoba hot chocolate is thick and creamy. Perfect hot chocolate.

Au Bon Pain is one of The 15 Best Places for Pastries in Durham.

15. Au Bon Pain

8.2
West Union, Durham, NC
Bakery · 4 tips and reviews

sarah r.sarah revels: LOVE this little french bakery

VonVon: Certain salads on the menu is already prepackaged. You can find them at the fridge section to the right, near the cookies and muffins shelf. It's great to grab and go if you're in a hurry!

LawrenceLawrence: Breakfast sandwiches are served all day! All the salads come with a free piece of bread! Coffee and tea are 99 cents with any breakfast sandwich! Add a small soup to a salad or sandwich at a discount!