Bismarck, North Dakota · Published by Emberlight Studios
Updated October 2026 · 8 places · Bismarck
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Our top picks are Brick Oven Bakery, Bread Poets Baking Company and By the Batch Bakery and Eatery.
These Bismarck-area picks include independent bakeries and specialty donut shops, plus a few larger operators with a confirmed Bismarck storefront. Each listing is physically located in Bismarck; the source page is included for verification. The descriptions summarize information from the businesses or customer reviews.
112 N 4th St, Bismarck, ND 58501
Brick Oven Bakery is a downtown bakery serving sourdough breads, pastries and coffee. Reviews mention croissants, danishes, cruffins and breakfast sandwiches among the items customers enjoy.
Best for: French-style pastries and sourdough
106 E Thayer Ave, Bismarck, ND 58501
Bread Poets is a retail bakery and sandwich shop specializing in handmade bread and made-from-scratch products. Its official site describes fresh, distinctive sandwiches as a focus alongside the bread.
Best for: Bread and sandwiches
515 E Broadway Ave, Bismarck, ND 58501
By the Batch is a bakery and eatery serving baked goods and breakfast items. Customer reviews call out its homemade bagels and egg bakes, and also mention catering orders.
Best for: Homemade bagels and breakfast
1914 N 12th St, Bismarck, ND 58501
Bearscat Bakehouse is a family-run bakery specializing in donuts and custom cakes. Customer reviews mention its namesake Bearscat donut and other filled and inventive donut varieties.
Best for: Donuts
601 2nd St S, Bismarck, ND 58504
Bearscat Bakehouse’s south Bismarck location is one of the bakery’s two Bismarck shops. The bakery is known for its broad selection of classic and inventive donuts, including the namesake Bearscat donut.
Best for: Donuts
515 E Main Ave #1, Bismarck, ND 58501
JOMO HOUSE is an Asian-fusion bakery and café offering Japanese mochi donuts along with drinks and other food. Customer comments highlight the mochi donuts and the shop’s variety of flavors.
Best for: Mochi donuts and Asian-inspired pastries
4401 Coleman St, Suite 103, Bismarck, ND 58503
Nothing Bundt Cakes is a cake bakery offering Bundt Cakes, smaller Bundtlets and bite-size Bundtinis. Its Bismarck shop has been serving the community since fall 2022.
Best for: Bundt cakes and individual treats
820 43rd Ave NE, Suite 120, Bismarck, ND 58503
Crumbl’s Bismarck shop sells cookies from a rotating menu. Customer reviews mention the changing flavors and warm, soft cookies.
Best for: Rotating cookie flavors