Black-owned bakeries & desserts in Baltimore
Black-owned bakeries, ice cream shops and dessert makers in Baltimore. 19 listed.
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Aunt Kelly's Cookies
Antique Row bakery known for its old-school butter crunch cookies, baked fresh daily.
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Berries by Quicha
Hand-crafted gourmet chocolate-covered strawberries made fresh daily, customizable with colors, logos or themes.
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Taharka Brothers Ice Cream
Baltimore-made small-batch ice cream with inventive flavors, scooped at R. House, Cross Street Market and Lexington Market and sold in local grocery stores.

And 4 Dessert Confectionery Studio
Confectionery studio for custom desserts.

The Avenue Bakery
Family-recipe bakery on historic Pennsylvania Avenue, famous for its oversized Poppay's Rolls, with walls telling the story of the street's Black history. A 2026 Black Business Advancement Award honoree.

Baked In Baltimore
Baked goods.
Buns & Roses Chimney Cakes
Chimney cakes in Federal Hill.
Cajou Creamery
Dairy-free ice cream made from cashew, almond and hazelnut milks, from Nicole Foster and Dwight Campbell.
Capricia's Sweet Treats
Sweet treats and desserts.
Charm City Chocolate
Chocolates.
Cloudy Donut Co.
Vegan donut shop on Harford Road.

Codetta Bake Shop
Bakery from Sumayyah Bilal and one of the first winners of Downtown Partnership's BOOST program for Black-owned storefronts.
Hiatus Cheesecake
Scratch-baked cheesecakes in many sizes and flavors.
Ice Queens
New Orleans-style snowballs and desserts.
Midnite Confections
Cupcakes and confections in Cross Street Market.
Naomi and Pearl Apple Confections
Candy and caramel apples.
Natasha's Just Brittle
Brittle and chocolates, plus hands-on brittle-making classes.
Nina's Cookie Explosion
Cookies.
Sydney's Ice Creams
Small-batch ice cream from Sydney Newton, who turned a pandemic hobby into a Harford Road scoop shop.