These guys are known for their cookies, which makes sense— just looking at the pic above has us salivating. Located in NYC, be sure to have self-control before walking inside Levain

Bakery or you may run the risk of being pre-diabetic by the time you get out.

François Payard is a third generation French pastry chef who opened a location up in NYC in 2010 and has steadily held it down since, baking up some of the best

macaroons you can find anywhere.

Flour Bakery and Cafe has been one of Boston's finest landmarks since 2001. Though the name probably doesn't attract many gluten-free customers, they're probably envious they can't try the cinnamon cream brioche,

topped with crème fraîche and cinnamon sugar.

Tartine Bakery in San Francisco tops several lists as the  No. 1 bakery in the world. Haven't been personally, but that croissant in the picture looks like what God made on the

much forgotten 8th day of creation when he created all the pastries.

In a town like Portland where pretty much the main past-time is looking at Mt. Hood while eating, you know that a bakery located here should mean business. Grand Central Bakery

does not disappoint, especially if you order a sandwich with the goldenale bread, an old-fashioned pan loaf flecked with whole wheat flour.

Bakerbots Baking will have us booking a flight to Toronto ASAP. Why, you ask? Well maybe because their staple item is the ice cream sandwich where you can choose flavors

ranging from burnt marshmallow to maple bacon.

For a place like Australia where half the animals on the continent are poisonous enough to kill you in minutes, who would have thought the most deadly part of the

huge island continent would be a small bakery in Sydney. 

This bakery is known for their legendary Egg Tarts, so well known in fact that they limit your purchases to only 16 tarts per person.

The understated name only serves to differentiate this bakery located up in the North East. They say "as goes Maine goes the nation" and certainly more bakeries should go after

the perfection that Standard achieves in its variety of breads. If you ever find yourself up in Maine and near Portland, bring some butter and a knife and go to town.

These guys top every list because if their genius invention: The Cronut. That's right. Half donut, half croissant, and 100% delicious. They're pretty much always out by 11am so get

there early. Wait, another bakery located in NYC? the city that never sleeps is also apparently the city that never stops eating bread.

Sweet Lady Jane is one of the premier cake shops in the country, and helped put red velvet on the map. They also have the Triple Berry Short Cake—pretty much

the only time, you can have your cake and eat it too.

They're portions are enormous and with the shop open late it makes a great date/after-hours snack spot.

You could go to the Tatte Bakery just for the yummy breakfast sandwiches as seen above. But if morning meals aren't your thing, they also have a great selection of fruit and nut

tarts that are sure to cure your hunger and sweet tooth pains.

Infusing traditional French baking with a cajun accent, Poupart Bakery is so delicious that we wouldn't be surprised if they helped to invent Fat Tuesday. Definitely get the Mardi Gras King

Cake, made from brioche dough and filled with cream cheese, fruits and nuts. 

You'd never think a place with this liquor store exterior would house some of the best kolaches you can get. Czech Stop is an oasis in the dessert (sorry, we couldn't

resist). 

Pictured above is the Salmon Egg bialy, which looks amazing. There is also something called the caramel turtle brownie which sounds so good it makes you wonder how the Supersonics

franchise ever could have left.