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🥐 Boulder’s Best Pastries — You Voted, We Indulged
Happy Wednesday, Boulder! 🌞
Boulder showed up for this one — and let’s just say, the results were tight. A few heavy hitters battled for the top, with just a couple votes making all the difference. If you’ve ever planned your morning around a croissant, you’re going to want to see this.
Did Boulder’s Best Pastry winner match your go-to spot?
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🥐 Boulder’s Best Pastries — Top 10 Spots
Shamane's Bakery
When Boulder talks pastries, these are the spots that kept coming up. Flaky, buttery, sweet, and worth the stop — this is your official carb-loaded leaderboard.
🥇 Shamane’s Bakery
A Boulder staple that quietly took the crown. Consistent, classic, and clearly loved.
🥈 Lucky’s Bakehouse (tie)
Neighborhood favorite energy with pastries that people keep coming back for.
🥈 Maisonette - French Café & Bakery (tie)
French-style pastries done right. Clean, simple, and hard to beat.
🥉 Le French Cafe
Another strong French contender. Boulder clearly has a thing for butter and technique.
🥐 Süti & Co
Polished, modern pastries that feel a little elevated (but still very craveable).
🥐 Boxcar Coffee | Pearl Cafe and Bakery
Coffee + pastry combo that rarely misses. A Pearl Street go-to.
A longtime local favorite. Simple, reliable, and always hits.
A sleeper pick with serious bakery cred. Low-key but legit.
🥐 Jeannot’s Patisserie & Bistro
A nearby gem bringing classic French pastry energy to the mix.
🥐 Kind Confections
Sweet treats with a twist — proof that Boulder’s pastry scene has range.
Boulder loves a good pastry… but great pastries? That’s a tight race. French influence showed up strong, but the locals held their ground.
🗳 Now Voting: Boulder’s Best Breweries 🍻
Pastries had its moment. Now it’s beer time.
We’re opening voting for Best Breweries in Boulder, celebrating the taprooms and brew crews doing it right. Clean lagers, experimental batches, patio pints after a hike — this is about the spots you actually crave. From iconic breweries to low-key locals, it all counts.
If there’s a brewery you won’t skip or a beer you always come back for, now’s the time to make it count.
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👋 See You at the Bakery
Boulder, you made one thing clear: pastries matter. Whether you’re team croissant, cookie, or “just grabbing one thing” (and leaving with five), this list delivers.
Next up — breweries. Hydrate accordingly 🍻
Keep the recs coming, keep voting, and if there’s a place you’re convinced belongs on the next list, just hit reply. I really do read every single one.
See you Friday, Boulder. 🎶
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