Best Bakeries in Scottsdale
Scottsdale, Arizona — updated August 22, 2026
Seven Scottsdale bakeries ranked by what the ratings actually support, from a 4.9 on Old Town's edge to a cake studio with a small but positive review file.
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Scottsdale's bakery scene runs along two axes: the Scottsdale Road corridor from Old Town up through north Scottsdale, and the strip-mall pockets off Shea and Thunderbird where the smaller operations sit. The list below is ordered by how convincing each rating is, not just how high it climbs, so a 4.9 backed by hundreds of reviews outranks a 4.8 backed by two hundred. Several of these places close early or sell out, so timing matters more than it does at a restaurant.
1. BEG Bakery & Creamery and P.A.R.M. Italia
The strongest combination of score and volume on this list: 4.9 across 850 reviews, which is a settled result rather than an early one. It sits on N 68th St, just off the Old Town side of Scottsdale, and pairs a bakery and creamery with P.A.R.M. Italia under one roof. Plan around the schedule, because it is closed Monday and Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday run 9AM to 7PM, Friday and Saturday 9AM to 8PM, and Sunday 10AM to 5PM. Online ordering is available during store hours or until items sell out, which is worth knowing on a weekend afternoon. Regulars can join BEG Bucks, earning a point per dollar and $5 off for every 50 points redeemed.
2. JL Patisserie
The most reviewed pastry-focused shop here, at 4.7 from 775 reviews, a figure large enough that the rating is unlikely to move much. It works out of a suite on E Shea Blvd near the 101, in a shopping center rather than a walkable district, so it is a drive-and-park stop. The patisserie framing sets it apart from the cake studios further up Scottsdale Road: this is the address to try when the goal is French-style pastry work rather than a custom order. Check the site before a special-occasion visit, since patisserie cases turn over through the day.
3. Butta Cakes
A 4.8 rating from 202 reviews puts Butta Cakes among the highest-scoring bakeries in the city, though the sample is a quarter the size of the two above it, so treat the number as strong rather than settled. It occupies a suite on N Scottsdale Rd at the far north end, in the Scottsdale Quarter and Kierland stretch, which makes it convenient if you are already shopping up there. The name points at cakes, and the review pattern suggests people go for exactly that rather than a sit-down visit. Order details are on the bakery's own site.
4. Squarz Bakery & Cafe - Scottsdale
Listed at 4.5 from 475 reviews, the second-largest review file on this list, which makes it the most reliably documented mid-range option. It runs as a bakery and cafe on N Scottsdale Rd near Thunderbird, so it doubles as a place to sit with a coffee rather than just a counter to collect a box from. The 4.5 is worth reading honestly: with that many reviews, it reflects a consistent experience with some variance, not a fluke. Its web presence runs through butteredupbakery.com, useful if you are looking for hours or ordering before a visit.
5. Růže Cake House
On E Main St in the heart of Old Town, which makes it the easiest bakery here to reach on foot from the gallery district and the Civic Center area. The 4.6 rating comes from 104 reviews, a smaller file than the leaders, so the score is encouraging without being locked in. The name is Czech, and the focus is cakes, which suits an Old Town errand more than a pastry-and-coffee sit. Because Main St parking gets tight during event weekends, going early in the day is the simpler plan.
6. SweetScape Bakery & Tearoom
The only bakery-and-tearoom combination on the list, at 7001 N Scottsdale Rd near the Lincoln Dr corner, which puts it in a different mode from the takeaway counters above. The rating is 4.3 from 157 reviews, the weakest score-to-volume showing of the established places here, so expectations should be set accordingly: solid, not spotless. The tearoom format means the visit itself is part of the point, and seated service is generally worth booking or checking hours for in advance through the bakery's site.
7. Paula Jacqueline Cakes and Pastries
Included with a plain caveat: the 4.3 rating rests on just 33 reviews, far too few to call the score reliable in either direction. What it has going for it is location, on N Marshall Way in Old Town's arts stretch, and a stated focus on cakes and pastries rather than cafe service. That combination suits a custom or special-occasion order more than a walk-in. Contact the bakery directly through its website before making the trip, since small pastry operations often work to order rather than keeping a full case.