Best Bakery’s In New Jersey Chosen By You!

People in New Jersey love a good bakery because it just feels like part of everyday life here. Whether it’s fresh bread, crumb cake, cannolis, or donuts on a Sunday morning, bakeries are tied to family, holidays, and growing up in Jersey. Plus, let’s face it, people here know good food, and everybody has that one local bakery they swear is the best around.

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Walk into almost any local bakery in New Jersey and you’ll usually see the same favorites flying off the shelves. Crumb cake is always a big one, especially with morning coffee. Cannolis, cookies, donuts, pastries, and fresh bread are huge too.

Around the holidays, it’s trays of Italian cookies and pies. And of course, birthday cakes are a bakery staple here. Honestly, half the fun is walking in and trying to decide what you’re leaving with.

What Are Some Of The Most Popular Bakery's In New Jersey?

Here is a look at some of the bakeries you chose as the best in the Garden State

I posted this question on social media, and you at home responded. Hundreds of comments from you telling us what you think are the best bakeries in New Jersey. Here are some of your top picks for "best bakery" in New Jersey.

Eileen: Mueller’s Bay Head

Tommy: Big Apple in Manahawkin

Franklin: Calandra's Bakery in my hometown of Newark, New Jersey

Caroline: Pisker's Bakery in Westville

Cherie: Del Ponte's in Bradley Beach

Paula: Sorrento Bakery in East Hanover

Cindy: B&W Bakery in Hackensack

Sheryl: JB Bakery in Burlington

Donald: Terrigno's in Bridgeton

Joan: Sanitary bakery on Essex Avenue in Orange

Robert: Minos Bakery in Pleasantville

Lucy: Piskers in Westville

Jim: Nicola’s in Montclair

Marc: Varcaros Bakery, Clark

Cindy: Gallo's in Mt. Laurel

Bonnie: Colonial in Lavalette

Kevin: Natale’s in Summit

Patty: Dixie Lee in Keansburg

Rich: Ferrara’s in LBI

Ann: Scallas in North Brunswick

Donald: Gencarelli’s in Bloomfield

Tony: La Scala Bakery in Toms River

These are just some of the hundreds of replies we received about Jersey bakeries! Thanks, everyone, for your input. Now let's go get some cookies!