One of my favorite past-times is baking. But sometimes, it’s more convenient to stop by one of these shops and select freshly baked treats for that special office reception or afternoon Tea Party or tangible token of thoughtfulness for someone who needs to know you care . . . or just because!
Broad Street Bakery has baked a variety of artisanal breads since 1998. The restaurant is fabulous! It offers sandwiches, bakery items, and beverages. The ambience is great! The only downside is that parking is hit-or-miss: there are precious few parking spaces if you are hungry and want to dine-in right now.
Take-out is also available at the Broad Street Express counter.
4465 I-55 N Frontage Road (near North Side Drive) in Banner Hall Shopping Center, Jackson, Mississippi 39206 | 601.362.2900
Campbell’s Bakery, a mainstay of Jackson’s Fondren Historic District, was established in 1962. The cakes, petit fours, cookies and other baked goods are as delicious as I remember them from my youth. Who says you can’t go back! Campbell’s continues to innovate with its menu offerings, and 2023 saw the introduction of cinnamon rolls and ice cream. Campbell’s famous Tea Cakes and chocolate chip cookies are now available by mail order. Ample free parking is available behind the shop.
3013 North State Street, Jackson, Mississippi 39216 | 601.362.4628
Crumbl Cookies With a rotating menu of favorites each week, you are sure to find a delicious, freshly baked giant cookie that suits you! Or more likely, more than one favorite.
111 Colony Crossing Way, Madison, Mississippi 39110 601.401.0316. 380 Ridge Way, Flowood, Mississippi 39232 601.790.0906
Dunkin’ Bakery items include donuts, muffins, bagels, coffees and teas.
403 Riverwind Drive, Pearl, Mississippi 39208 | 601.939.6234
Epic Donuts This local bakery features a variety of freshly baked raised donuts (glazed, cake, jelly filled, etc.), and a rotating menu of special craft donuts, such as Oreo.
Gluckstadt Park, 102 Dees Drive, Gluckstadt, Mississippi 39110 | 601.790.7280
Krispy Kreme Shop This popular national chain features a variety of freshly baked donut treats. Of course, always stop in for hot, freshly baked donuts when you see the Krispy Kreme HOT NOW sign.
1100 East County Line Road, Ridgeland, Mississippi 39157
Primos Café & Bake Shop Primos is truly a hometown marvel! Since its establishment in 1929, Primos now operates restaurants in three suburban Jackson communities: Flowood, Madison, and Ridgeland.
The Flowood café is conveniently located on the way to the nearby Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport, so you don’t have to suffer with the in-flight meal service. The Café in Ridgeland is near the Ross Barnett Reservoir. If your destination is not near Primos, you probably didn’t need to go there anyway!
Primos’ extensive Blue Plate specials and á la carte menu are exceeded in my view only by the baked goodies that greet you daily! The restaurants are open Monday-Saturday.
Founder Angelo “Pops” Primos, an immigrant from Greece, opened the original bake shop at 236 East Capitol Street in Jackson.
2323 Lakeland Drive, Flowood, Mississippi | 601.936.3398
201 Baptist Drive, Madison, Mississippi 391109 (near Exit 108 on Interstate 55 North) | 601.853.3350
515 Lake Harbour Drive, Ridgeland, Mississippi | 601.898.3600
Sal & Mookie’s | New York Pizza & Ice Cream Joint, founded in 2007, is a local establishment featuring New York-style pizza, pasta, sandwiches, ice cream, and desserts. Take-out and Catering are available.
111 Colony Crossing Way, Suite 130, Madison, Mississippi | 601.499.1300
200 District Boulevard, Jackson, Mississippi 39211 | 601.368.1919
Schlotzsky’s extensive menu also features desserts!
205 Colony Way, Madison, Mississippi 39110 | 601.707.5169
2451 Lakeland Drive, Jackson, Mississippi 39232 | 601.939.1449
Shipley Do-Nuts Glazed donuts are baked hot and fresh daily, according to Lawrence Shipley’s original 1936 recipe! Today, Shipley has 60 varieties of donuts, in addition to its popular glazed donut. The Capital Area’s Shipley locations are in Clinton, Flowood, and Ridgeland.
103 Highway 80 East #C, Clinton, Mississippi 39056 | 601.925.0020
213 Promenade Blvd., Flowood, Mississippi 39232 | 769.572.5043
775 Lake Harbour Drive, Ridgeland, Mississippi 39157 | 601.790.7611
Sugar Daze Dessert Shop features cakes, cookies, cheesecake, pies, and other delectable desserts. This Gluckstadt based bakery also specializes in wedding and other custom cake designs.
102 Dees Drive Suite D, Madison, Mississippi | 601.605.5008
The Beagle Bagel Café bakes bagel’s that, in my opinion, are absolutely the best bagels not-from-Brooklyn.™ I discovered this little gem in the wee hours one Friday morning. The Café is located in Jackson’s Highland Village, the same shopping center as Char, Bravo and the Whole Foods Market.
I sampled the freshly baked (still-warm-to-the-touch) poppy seed and plain bagels. They looked like bagels, they smelled like bagels, they tasted like bagels—and the pastrami was delicious. I would have preferred my pastrami sandwich on pumpernickel and rye bread, but the Café’s main thing is the bagel. Still, it was a good sandwich!
A staff member at the Madison café noted the chicken salad is one of the top two menu items in popularity.
4500 I-55N Frontage Road, Highland Village, Jackson, Mississippi 39211 | 877.585.1085
100 Mannsdale Park Drive, Madison, Mississippi 39110 | 601.856.4377
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The Bean Parlor Delicate and delicious pastries are baked fresh “in the house” at this Gluckstadt bakery.
The bakery has a warm and welcoming feel, and a variety of coffees and other beverages are available. It is a pleasant space for conversation or to read or otherwise enjoy your day!
111 Dees Drive, Gluckstadt, Mississippi 39110 | 601.966.3968
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