Do You Agree That This Is The Best Bakery In North Carolina?

There's nothing like walking into a bakery and smelling fresh bread and pastries. Or those decadent desserts. The experts over at Southern Living recently named what they believe is the best bakery in North Carolina, and it's right here in Charlotte. It's one that gets a lot of hype, but it also lives up to that hype. It's Amelie's!

Amelie's French Bakery & Cafe opened its first location in NoDa in 2008. Since then it's become a staple in the Charlotte community. According to Amelie's website, "From day one we have approached every decision with intention, purpose, and whimsy - from the recipes we create to the spaces we curate. We want ours to be a place of community, comfort and nourishment." They certainly do just that.

I absolutely love French bakeries, and at the top of my list are macarons. And Amelie's makes some delicious ones! Other items on the menu include a variety of French pastries, sandwiches, soups, and salads, as well as coffees. Amelie's is certainly one of my favorites so I agree with Southern Living's choice naming it the best bakery in North Carolina!

Amelie's has four locations in the Charlotte region.

We’ve run into a few lists that make us shake our heads over the years. But this one may take the… cake- pun 100% intended. North Carolina’s favorite dessert is not one we would have thought of. Coventry Direct used some interesting methodology to determine the most popular dessert in every state. They took a list of 40 of the most popular desserts and then analyzed Google search terms in each state for those 40 desserts.

While not a bad metric, it does seem to create an issue in states where popular desserts don’t really need to be Googled: Grandma just passes that recipe right on down. But anyway, while most of us might guess chocolate cake, or sweet potato pie for North Carolina, you’d be wrong apparently. Also, Idaho, Minnesota, New Hampshire, SOUTH CAROLINA are y'all ok? The other question I have is what in the world is Texas sheet cake and why is it so popular? Also why is there no just chocolate or vanilla cake or cupcakes on this list? I have to think those are more popular than things that made this list.

But what is North Carolina's favorite dessert? Well, let’s take a look at the most popular dessert in every state:

Pound Cake

Baked Alaska

Rice Krispies Treats

Pecan Pie

Ice Cream

Rice Krispies Treats

Ice Box Cake

Funnel Cake

Ice Cream

Key Lime Pie

Peach Cobbler

Cheesecake

Jello

Ice Cream

Texas Sheet Cake

Texas Sheet Cake

Texas Sheet Cake

Fudge

Pralines

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Funnel Cake

Ice Cream

Carrot Cake

Jello

Banana Pudding

Coconut Cake

Pumpkin Pie

Brownies

Blondies

Jello

Ice Box Cake

Bananas Foster

Black & White Cookies

Coconut Cake

Yes, that’s right. According to this list, North Carolina’s favorite dessert is coconut cake. Hmmmm…. I mean it is one of my parents' favorite desserts and a Christmas dinner staple for our family. So honestly, I've been more suprirsed- I'm looking at you -the states that had jello as a favorite.

Banana Split

Texas Sheet Cake

Pecan Pie

Carrot Cake

Ice Cream

Donuts

Jello

Brownies

Chess Pie

Pecan Pie

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Brownies

Funnel Cake

Carrot Cake

Fudge

Cherry Pie