From The Fairmont Royal York Best Nearby Bakery (Restaurants) (10 Overall Closest) Metro: Toronto, ON Dufflet Pastries (Restaurants - Bakery) 787 Queen St W, Toronto  ON  M6J 1G1 • 416-504-2870 Distance: ~2.183 km         Description: WEST TORONTO. Opened by pastry chef Dufflet Rosenberg in 1982, this much-loved bakery has become one of Ontario's most popular purveyors of wedding cakes, party trays and special treats for folks who feel the need for a little pampering. Whole cakes, pies and tarts fill the cases, but you'll want to investigate all the wonderful little individual baby bundt cakes, tiny tarts, and charming cakelets, a selection unmatched anywhere in Toronto. Whether your Achilles heel is fruity or chocolaty, spicy or buttery, Dufflet has created something especially for you. Go ahead. Indulge! DT Bistro - Patisserie (Restaurants - Bakery) 154 Harbord St, Toronto  ON  M5S 1H2 • 416-916-8155 • 416-537-9696 Distance: ~2.688 km         Description: DOWNTOWN. Award-winning chef Don Duong has a reputation for making the most fabulous wedding cakes, cakes that are gorgeous to look at and heavenly to eat. But he’s no slouch when it comes to every day cakes and desserts. Just as much effort is invested for each mini dessert as for a full size cake, so everything is beautiful, with swirls, flowers and chocolate ruffles. A lovely place to enjoy a light lunch, followed by a little individual, egg-cup size chocolate shell filled with mousse, or a mini-cheesecake. The dinner menu is affordable and features Continental dishes with a hint of Asian flair. Dessert Lady (Restaurants - Bakery) 20 Cumberland St, Toronto  ON  M4W 1J5 • 416-924-3223 Distance: ~2.856 km         Description: MIDTOWN. The Dessert Lady is Mandy Kan, a pastry chef who’s passionate about desserts. She makes fabulous cookies, pies and tarts. Her cupcakes are baked fresh daily and are ready at noon, but they do sell out, so don’t dawdle. The shop keeps 14 flavors of house-made ice cream and sorbet, and fresh truffles are made frequently. Flavors change frequently depending on what’s available and what Mandy feels like making that day. Kensington Natural Bakery (Restaurants - Bakery) 460 Bloor St W, Toronto  ON  M5S 1X8 • 416-534-1294 Distance: ~3.147 km         Description: DOWNTOWN. This bakery-café gets extra points for its healthy, low-fat cooking. Organic flours, spring water, and real butter are used, but not preservatives, artificial flavors or colors, or refined sugars. Most items are dairy- and egg-free; cakes are all vegan. Popular breakfast fare includes muffins, croissants, and pastries, along with fourteen different types of herbal tea or freshly squeezed juices. At lunch or dinner, you can choose from a variety of delicious Asian-inspired vegetarian dishes. Bonjour Brioche Bakery Cafe (Restaurants - Bakery) 812 Queen St E, Toronto  ON  M4M 1H7 • 416-406-1250 Distance: ~3.249 km         Description: EAST TORONTO. This bright and friendly spot is a great choice for breakfast or brunch. Feast on French-style pastries, fluffy omelets, crave-able spinach quiche, and what are widely regarded as some of the best baguettes in the city. Be prepared for a wait on the weekends – the place is popular and often packed. Frangipane Pâtissier (Restaurants - Bakery) 215 Madison Ave, Toronto  ON  M5R 2S6 • 416-926-0303 Distance: ~3.666 km         Description: MIDTOWN. There are only four seats here, so your best bet is to plan on getting your goodies to go. The individual gruyere tart makes a stellar light lunch, and the dainty pastries, petits fours and cakes are ideal when a treat is called for. Many items are blessed with a layer of homemade frangipane – a moist, ground-almond filling – that adds richness and depth. The owner also makes her own organic preserves to use as fillings. If you're lucky, she'll have a few jars for sale when you visit! Patachou (Restaurants - Bakery) 1120 Yonge St, Toronto  ON  M4W 2L6 • 416-927-1105 Distance: ~3.763 km         Description: MIDTOWN. A classic neighborhood spot, Patachou draws a regular crowd for its stellar croissants and pastries, washed down with a latte. But in truth, all their baked goods are top notch, from the daintiest tart to the richest, tallest chocolate layer cake. Lunch-time appetites can nosh on a croque-monsieur, a slice of quiche or a fresh salad. Just be sure not to leave without sampling a sweet! Queen of Tarts (Restaurants - Bakery) 283 Roncesvalles Ave, Toronto  ON  M6R 2M3 • 416-651-3009 Distance: ~5.475 km         Description: WEST TORONTO. Wow. Just…wow. The Queen (otherwise known as Stephanie Pick) started out making tarts and pies. Sinfully silky chocolate-chipotle, sophisticated pear-frangipane, sweet-tart lemon meringue pie, fresh raspberry pie with vanilla cream. Today, she has expanded to include an array of stylish, contemporary cakes, such as the pistachio dacquoise and vanilla sour cream cake with Bourbon vanilla buttercream, and classics like chocolate truffle cake. Creativity runs rampant among the gingerbread people, however – these things are whimsical, colorful and sometimes downright funny. Plus, they taste good. Pâtisserie la Cigogne (Restaurants - Bakery) 1626 Bayview Av, Toronto  ON  M4G 3B7 • 416-487-1234 Distance: ~6.788 km         Description: MIDTOWN. Chef Thierry Schmitt makes complex cakes, masterpieces of texture, flavor and even color. Among the most artistic in town, these cakes are gorgeous. And the place is popular because the cakes taste just as good. Of course, there are other items to satisfy your sweet tooth, such as divine truffles and indulgent pain au chocolate. Breakfast includes omelettes, crepes, and the like; lunch is mostly comprised of excellent sandwiches on croissants or baguettes. Schmitt also makes an impressive croquembouche (by special order). Phipps (Restaurants - Bakery) 420 Eglinton Ave W, Toronto  ON  M5N 1A2 • 416-481-9111 Distance: ~6.925 km         Description: MIDTOWN. Phipps specializes in the sort of desserts that you might make at home if you had the time and the inclination. Chocolate fudge cake, lemon pound cake, carrot cake, and blueberry coffeecake. Fruit pies, big chocolate chip cookies, mini tarts, muffins, and banana bread. There’s an impressive selection of cookie dough, frostings, candies, granola and other sweet stuff, plus homemade soups, sauces and pastas in the freezer. If you need to balance the sugar with something reasonably healthy, there’s a great salad bar, too. Copyright ©2001 10Best Inc. All rights reserved.