Breads, cakes, pastries, pies, donuts, and all things delicious can be found in bakeries across Norwood. Here is our selection of the best.
1. Guarino’s Pastry Shop
Located on Washington Street, Guarino’s is an Italian/American bakery. Giuseppe, originally from Naples, Italy, opened the store in 1975, and to this day, Guarino’s is still a family-run business. They specialize in Italian rum cakes, cannoli, and pastry trays. They also offer a large variety of Italian breads, cookies, Italian pastries, cakes, and desserts. Guarino’s is open 8 am – 6 pm Monday to Saturday, and Sundays 8 am – 1.30 pm.
2. The Common Cafe & Patisserie
The Common is a café and bakery situated at 637 Washington Street. Everything is made and baked from scratch, in-store using the finest ingredients. They offer gourmet coffee, breakfast, and lunch, plus a range of bakery and patisserie items. Sandwiches, wraps, soups, and salads make up their breakfast and lunch menu. Their delicious range of home-baked desserts includes pecan squares, Caramelita Bars, cookies, cakes, cheesecake bon-bons, cupcakes, and truffles.
3. Cheff’n & Eetinn
This bakery offers freshly baked items that are ready to eat along with a selection of lunch and dinner items. They also serve frozen treats and meals that can be taken home and cooked. Bakery items include a variety of brownies, cookies, pies, scones, and pastries. You can find Cheff’n & Eetinn at 645 Washington Street. They are currently open Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays 11 am – 6 pm.
4. Ever So Humble Pie Co
Ever So Humble over in East Walpole bake up a huge range of savory and dessert pies. They are purchased frozen so that they can be taken home and stored until ready to eat. They take approximately one hour in the oven and promise to be the freshest tasting pie you can imagine. Savory pie flavors include Chicken pot, shepherds, and Canadian meat pie. Plus, zucchini and bacon cheddar frittatas.
If you’re in the mood for something sweet, how about a fruit pie, raspberry heart, New England Apple Crisp, cream pie, or key lime pie. They also serve a selection of freshly baked goods daily, including tea breads, scones, cinnamon donuts, and whoopie pies, all in a range of flavors. Visit them at 153 Washington Street, Monday to Fridays 8 am – 5 pm, and Saturdays 8 am – 1 pm.
5. SPoT!
Although not technically a bakery, they do bake a selection of fresh bagels and whoopie pies daily. So in our eyes, they count. The bagels come in a variety of flavors and can be bought to eat in or takeaway, singularly, or by the half or dozen. Flavors include plain, garlic, salt, cinnamon raisin, chocolate chip, onion, egg, and pumpernickel raisin.
Alternatively, they can be topped with a range of shmears and toppings or made into a bagel sandwich. Sandwiches include hot veggie melt, Italian sausage, and nova lox and cream cheese. They also serve teas, coffees, iced coffees, juices, Italian Ice, frozen lemonade, and Slush Puppies. They’re currently closed but only because they’re expanding! Be on the lookout and make sure you like their Facebook page for updates on these delicious bagels.
Next time you have a craving for baked goods fresh from the oven, visit one of these top bakeshops. While you are out and about town, stop by Jack Madden Ford and check out our inventory of new and pre-owned cars.
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