Readers’ Choice: Best Bakery in Fairfax County
Patch readers nominated the best bakeries in Fairfax County, so vote to determine which one is the Readers’ Choice 2012 winner.
Where is the best bakery in Fairfax County? Cast your vote and let us know.
Patch is relaunching its Readers’ Choice program and we’re asking you, your friends, family, neighbors, coworkers and anyone else who knows about the area to participate.
Nominations were accepted on Patch through July 9. If your bakery was nominated but you do not see it here, it's possible it was not included because it is not located in Fairfax County. The nominees are:
- Amphora Bakery
- The Cupcake Ladi
- Cupcakes Actually
- Danielle's Desserts
- Decorative Cupcakes of Washington
- Edibles Incredible Desserts
- Family Bakery
- Great Harvest
- Jireh Bakery Cafe
- Occasionally Cake
- The Pie Gourmet
- Red Velvet
- Safeway
- Silva's Patissiere
- The Swiss Bakery and Pastry Shop
- Wegman's
Winners in all Readers' Choice categories will be announced on Aug. 24.
The poll will open to accept votes from registered Patch users starting on July 23 and close at 11:59 p.m. on Aug. 17.
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Jenn G
10:05 am on Monday, June 18, 2012
Herndon's Amphora Bakery
Tammy Daul
10:44 am on Monday, June 18, 2012
Vienna Amphora Bakery
Carol Bruce
11:52 am on Monday, June 18, 2012
Herndon's Amphora
Jody Frisch
2:46 pm on Monday, June 18, 2012
Pie Gourmet, Vienna
Amy
4:14 pm on Monday, June 18, 2012
Edibles Incredible
James Gallo
4:38 pm on Friday, August 10, 2012
So good!! WOOP WOOP!
Rebecca
7:10 pm on Monday, June 18, 2012
Pastry Xpo in Merrifield.
Darkseid
8:34 pm on Monday, June 18, 2012
Danielle's Desserts in Tysons II
Colleen Delawder
8:21 am on Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Lola's in Leesburg
Roger Woitte
10:56 pm on Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Great Harvest
Laura Cruz
6:20 pm on Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Jireh in Centreville. Best bubble tea, too.
Denise
9:26 pm on Friday, June 22, 2012
Wegman's
Jacqueline Bilowus
7:23 pm on Thursday, July 5, 2012
Wegmans. Their frozen bakery section has gluten-free blueberry pies that are finger-licking good.
Bonnie
3:25 pm on Monday, June 25, 2012
Swiss Bakery in the Ravensworth Shopping Plaza
Sari
11:21 pm on Friday, June 29, 2012
Swiss Bakery in Burke and Ravensworth
VT Pham
8:53 pm on Saturday, June 30, 2012
Safeway - the cakes are delish. Try the the fresh fruit mousse cake - so light and cool!
John Lovaas
7:43 am on Friday, July 6, 2012
Edibles Incredible for number one chocolate!
The CUpcake Ladye at Lake Anne for other baked delights
JoAnne Norton
10:46 am on Friday, July 6, 2012
Safeway Hunters Woods. Nearby and like the personal contact with the bakers.
Joy Charles
12:47 pm on Friday, July 6, 2012
Edibles Incredible!
Melissa Silverman
1:01 pm on Friday, July 6, 2012
Mom's Apple Pie in Leesburg, VA
Melissa Silverman
1:02 pm on Friday, July 6, 2012
Cupcakes Actually in Fairfax, VA
Beth
4:59 pm on Friday, July 6, 2012
Wegman's
Leila Gordon
9:27 pm on Friday, July 6, 2012
Red Velvet! Perfect baked treats and best cupcakes anywhere.
Kyra Longacre
6:25 pm on Saturday, July 7, 2012
Hands down, The CupCake Ladi in Lake Anne Plaza.The cupcakes there are amazing, and there's delicious flavor combinations.
Carol Collin
6:06 am on Sunday, July 8, 2012
Silva's Pasterrie in Vienna for the incredible nut pasteries
Ilona Montgomery
12:37 pm on Sunday, July 8, 2012
The Cupcake Ladi in Lake Anne Plaza. The potato chip cookie really satisfies my craving for salty and sweet.
Darlene S.
2:19 pm on Monday, July 9, 2012
Occasionally Cake of Mount Vernon for their fabulous cupcakes. There is always an amazing flavor for whatever your sweet tooth wants. Bananas Foster, Tiramisu, and Caramel Apple are irresistable. Consistently delicious!
Alden
2:23 pm on Monday, July 9, 2012
Occasionally Cake is, hands down, the best bakery in the Mt. Vernon area. Their attention to detail, whimsy and delicious products are simply fantastic. Best of all, they are a woman-owned, local, small business.
Meghan Mascelli
2:25 pm on Monday, July 9, 2012
Occasionally Cake hands down.
Joann
3:08 pm on Monday, July 9, 2012
In the Mount Vernon area, Occasionally Cake is awesome!The range of flavors is outstanding . I love their frequent buyer club, their facebook presence (listing flavor of the day) and they are very generous in the community!
STEPHEN
3:48 pm on Monday, July 9, 2012
Occasionally Cake is absolutely wonderful. Their Caramelized Apple cupcakes are the best I have ever tasted. And, I agree - they do a lot for the community.
Melissa
4:02 pm on Monday, July 9, 2012
Occasionally Cake, Sabrina and her team are awesome!!
B. Counsel
5:58 pm on Monday, July 9, 2012
Family Bakery on Cooper Road. They have the best doughnuts!
gwendolyn ditsch
7:30 pm on Monday, July 9, 2012
i adore Occasionally Cakes on king street...never disappointed!
JML
7:31 pm on Monday, July 9, 2012
Occasionally Cake, definitely.
Lorne Campbell
7:32 pm on Monday, July 9, 2012
Its gotta be Occasionally Cake - just amazing stuff!
Tammy
7:46 pm on Monday, July 9, 2012
DEFINITELY Occasionally Cake in Mount Vernon ~ always something for everyone!! Awesome staff too!!
Cas
7:57 pm on Monday, July 9, 2012
Decorative Cupcakes of Washington
DAVE
7:36 am on Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Swiss Bakery in Ravensworth and Amphora Bakery. Occasionally cakes is an excellent shop, but not near the quality of these two.
Ed Austin
7:50 am on Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Shugar Shugar, Ashburn VA. Hands down the best cupcakes. http://www.shugarshugar.com/
T. Parquet
7:55 am on Tuesday, July 10, 2012
My wife and I get in a lot of trouble with Occasionally Cake's assortment of cupcakes. And it is worth it! My favorite is the Snickerdoodle and hers is anything featuring their delicious peanut butter frosting.
bgodani
10:18 pm on Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Danielle's Desserts--it's the only place i've EVER been too that has seriously made me have "a moment". I now compare every cake and cupcake i have to Danielle's and while some have come close, Danielle's always takes the cake!!!! :)
Dawn Herrick Blase
3:54 pm on Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Love Occasionally Cake!!! Best cupcakes I've ever tasted!
Malika Bennett
9:13 am on Thursday, July 26, 2012
I have to give this vote to Danielle's Desserts! I stumbled across them in Tyson's 2 one day and fell in love with the desserts there. The coconut and pineapple cake reminds me of my grandma's .....and the strawberries and creme cake was like none other....it literally melts in your mouth!!!
Stacey Webb
9:31 am on Friday, July 27, 2012
Danielle's Desserts!!!
Skip Endale
10:11 am on Friday, July 27, 2012
Research found that women who snacked on certain sugary treats two to three times a week were 33 percent more likely to fall victim to womb cancer, compared to women who can resist a chocolate biscuit or bun.
Furthermore, women who indulged in biscuits and cakes more than three times a week were 42 percent more likely to develop a tumour.
Donna Wilson
10:41 am on Friday, July 27, 2012
Donna Wilson
Danielle's Desserts has my vote! You can taste the love in eveything that she bakes!! My husband and I are addicted!!!
John M
1:00 pm on Friday, July 27, 2012
This poll is such a popularity contest on who can publicize it more on Facebook and their social medial sites. For someone that has actually been to most of these places on the list, including the leading ones, my vote is for Danielle's Desserts. Safeway also has a great bakery - many people don't know that they make custom cupcakes, desserts, pies, cakes just like the high cost bakeries and they are just as good, if not better. You can't beat $6 for 12 cupcakes and they are delicious. My niece recently ordered 200 cupcakes for her wedding from Safeway and they did a brilliant job - guests were amazed that they were from Safeway.
Jasa Wolfrey
1:01 pm on Friday, July 27, 2012
Occassionally Cake is so amazing!!!
n. allen
1:44 pm on Friday, July 27, 2012
Danielle's Desserts
Paul Bohman
9:20 am on Monday, July 30, 2012
Occasionally Cake gets my vote
stephanie moore
10:52 am on Monday, July 30, 2012
Danielle's Desserts hands down! I never had anything that I did not like. I absolutely love the ice box southern carmel cake. scrumptious!
Darkseid
3:53 pm on Monday, July 30, 2012
co-sign on the caramel cake at Danielle's
Melanie Latrash
8:37 pm on Friday, August 17, 2012
I agree...the Southern Caramel Cake is over the top!!
Jim Daniels
11:00 am on Monday, July 30, 2012
Let me put a plug in for Jireh's. Not the traditional type bakery...a lot of Asian inspired goodies...but very tasty...and a great atmosphere in one of Centreville's Historic buildings!
Anna
11:36 pm on Monday, July 30, 2012
Cupcake Ladi - all other cupcakes are wasted calories after tasting hers! And her potato chip cookies... wow!
Lisa Vergara
1:31 pm on Wednesday, August 1, 2012
LOVE Edibles Incredible!
Robin
1:49 pm on Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Edibles Incredibles is the best- cupcakes are huge!
Joshua Herndon
2:29 pm on Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Love the cupcakes at Edibles Incredibles
Stacy Gross
10:48 am on Thursday, August 2, 2012
Great Harvest in Burke! The challah is the best I have found in the region!!!!! Plus they are always friendly, and give huge samples
Christine Mead
9:43 pm on Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Swiss Bakery is awesome. Real authentic European items.
Sean
11:55 pm on Thursday, August 9, 2012
Definitely Edibies Incredible Desserts
Louise Edsall
12:01 am on Friday, August 10, 2012
Edibles Incredible most definitely! Great cakes, cupcakes and more!
Lynel
10:38 am on Friday, August 10, 2012
Shila Bakery on 50/29 and Praline (Bethesda) and Tout de Sweet (Bethesda).
Dana Marie
10:13 am on Sunday, August 12, 2012
The Cupcake Ladi at Lake Anne in Reston!!!
Eve Thompson
10:51 am on Sunday, August 12, 2012
Cupcake Ladi at Lake Anne Reston!
Debi Boggs
2:55 pm on Sunday, August 12, 2012
Why is Victoria's Cakery not listed? They bake the best cakes in the county.
Kathryn Westgard
8:25 am on Monday, August 13, 2012
The Cupcake Ladi at Lake Anne Plaza in Reston. Nothing, nothing, nothing like it anywhere. These delights are 100% original taste bud artistry and organic. Gluten free is offered as well and just as scrumpteous. New sweet creations featured continually - and not dainty on flavor! Just lately a summer triffle! There is not an appropriate category for TCL's shop of slendorous, gooey goodies! Nuf said ;<}
Anastasia Kamchugova
12:02 pm on Monday, August 13, 2012
I really do beleive that the Cup Cake Ladi is the best.
Anastasia K
sterling jones
3:12 pm on Monday, August 13, 2012
CupCake Ladi gets my vote. A great variety of choices and 97% organic :)
justin matthews
4:08 pm on Tuesday, August 14, 2012
The Cupcake Ladi all the way at Lake Anne in Reston!!!
michael Dixon
4:11 pm on Tuesday, August 14, 2012
The Cupcake Ladi, she always has a smile on her face and makes people happy around her!!!
michael Dixon
4:12 pm on Tuesday, August 14, 2012
The Cupcake ladi is the bestest, plus she is always happy!!!
Louise Edsall
8:24 pm on Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Edibles Incredible!! Their cakes, cupcakes and chocolate are the best this side of Mississippi. Please stop by Reston Town Center and enjoy the best bakery in town!!!
NormaJean
5:22 pm on Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Cupcake ladi, omg her treats are delish!!
Rocky Jabrane
7:56 pm on Wednesday, August 15, 2012
I wuv the moo moo cow cupcakes at cupcake ladi in reston
Sophia G.
11:13 am on Thursday, August 16, 2012
Our family loves all of the cupcake ladi's creations. Her organic cupps & banana bread are out of this world. Her passion within the community and to others is quite remarkable. You will never EVER meet a warm & compassionate person than her. Mark my words, she is a blessing & a breath of fresh air.
Janet Long
11:16 am on Thursday, August 16, 2012
Occasionally Cake!!
Summer
2:51 pm on Thursday, August 16, 2012
Occasionally Cake! Their designs take my breath away.
Carol Nahorniak
4:08 pm on Thursday, August 16, 2012
The true test of a good cupcake is the cake! Edibles Incredible has the best of any I've tasted, in addition to fabulous flavors, plus creamy frosting. (Many other cupcakes are dry and INedible, just a frosting-holder really.)
stephanie
4:11 pm on Thursday, August 16, 2012
Edibles Incredible is wonderful! They did my wedding cake 2 years ago and my guests still comment on how delicious and beautiful it was.
Louise Edsall
4:18 pm on Thursday, August 16, 2012
Edible Incredibles makes everyday better . Happy service happy people. It's a good thing!
Christina Kolan
5:14 pm on Thursday, August 16, 2012
Edibles incredibles is simply AMAZING!!!!!! I could rave forever about our wedding cake & the service that we received from them! I went to several places & went running back to edibles!
Toya Tanis
6:50 pm on Thursday, August 16, 2012
My husband and I are addicted to The Cupcake Ladi's vegan and Gluten Free cupcakes. We can't get enough of them! Also, "Specialti" cupcakes #3 and #4 are pretty much a piece of heaven. LOVE. THEM!
Engin Tanis
7:27 pm on Thursday, August 16, 2012
The Cupcake Ladi is the best!!
Caitlin Sergeant
7:32 pm on Thursday, August 16, 2012
Edibles Incredible did my wedding cake after I went to another wedding who used them. Usually the cake at a wedding is just a prop, but their cake is a showpiece and a conversation topic. I got lemon cake with pineapple filling. It sounds like an odd combo, but it was amazing!
Yvonne Steel
10:19 pm on Thursday, August 16, 2012
Edibles incredible! Cupcakes, my kids birthdays and cakes! love them!!!!
Judith Gooden Hicks
11:08 pm on Thursday, August 16, 2012
The Cupcake Ladi is the best...
Louise Edsall
12:23 am on Friday, August 17, 2012
Edibles Incredible has unique and one of a kind recipes. Check out their Facebook Page for just a glimpse of the talent. Have a special occasion? Let them design your next special occasion cake!
Sarah Herring
12:58 am on Friday, August 17, 2012
The Cupcake Ladi is amazing and I love the cupcakes
Rebecca Jiang
1:59 am on Friday, August 17, 2012
The Cupcake Ladi... mmm...
I didn't even know Wegman's was a bakery
Ben Fisher
2:11 am on Friday, August 17, 2012
The Cupcake Ladi all the way , edibles incredibles is not unique
Ellen Jines
5:40 am on Friday, August 17, 2012
Its gotta be Occasionally Cake. The best!!!
Donna Gary
5:45 am on Friday, August 17, 2012
Edibles incredible is extraordinary! Absolutely THE BEST!!!
Melissa M
5:46 am on Friday, August 17, 2012
Occasionally Cake. The best around
Stevie McLaurin
6:32 am on Friday, August 17, 2012
Edibles Incredibles, it's not even close!
Gwen Fayson
7:44 am on Friday, August 17, 2012
Occasionally Cake!!
Louise Edsall
8:09 am on Friday, August 17, 2012
Edibles Incredible . It is the best!
Julie Halpin
2:03 pm on Friday, August 17, 2012
Louise- do you work for them- I have seen 4 comments from you already! LOL
Kristen N.
9:06 am on Friday, August 17, 2012
This is like comparing apples to oranges. Edibles Incredible has the most delicious cake, whereas Great Harvest has wonderful bread and cookies. They don't sell the same products; how could I ever truly compare the two? Then, there's a place like The Pie Gourmet--I don't think either of the aforementioned bakeries make pie. So this is a very tough choice. But, I'm voting for Edibles Incredible because I have been buying cake from here since my wedding in 2004. I can never go wrong with a cake from this place.
myra cohen
10:15 am on Friday, August 17, 2012
The cupCake Ladi is an experience ypu must try. the cupcakes are mosit, fresh and organic. Besides there are other delightful treats she has in the store. She is the most sincer person I have ever met and her cowork for animals is incredible.
Elizabeth Hanrahan
11:07 am on Friday, August 17, 2012
The cupcake Ladi is the best love the lemon cupcakes best
Carrie Westbrook
1:22 pm on Friday, August 17, 2012
Amphora Bakery!!
Kamna Bhatia
2:09 pm on Friday, August 17, 2012
Amphora bakery Herndon
Jacob Brumer
2:46 pm on Friday, August 17, 2012
Randomly walkd into edibles incredible while roaming around RTC. gotta say they had a mighty fine chocolate cupcake!
Pamela Hardy
3:29 pm on Friday, August 17, 2012
Danielle's Desserts are amazing, breathtaking and downright perfect!! All I know is people drive as far as fredericksburg, VA to get her goods!! Real homemade!
Kathy Devey
3:34 pm on Friday, August 17, 2012
Danielle's bakery has the best cupcakes ever. The cake is moist and the favors are subtle and not artificial tasting. Once you have one from her you wil never be satisfied with a mass produced cupcake from anywhere else.. They are addicting. Try the coconut. Unbelievable delicious.
John Rowley
4:02 pm on Friday, August 17, 2012
Amphora!!!
veanna ferrer
6:32 pm on Friday, August 17, 2012
Edibles Incredible!
johanna
8:25 pm on Friday, August 17, 2012
You guys are awesome edibles!!!
Josh a.
8:34 pm on Friday, August 17, 2012
Edibles incredible is amazing! Made me feel like I died and went to bakery heaven.
Melanie Latrash
8:36 pm on Friday, August 17, 2012
Danielle's Desserts...You will die and go to heaven once you've tasted her desserts....my personal favorite is her Caramel Cupcake! Amazing!!!!!
Sophia G.
11:37 pm on Friday, August 17, 2012
The Cupcake Ladi's organic pleasures Oh Mi Gosh Ganache, This Ain't Your Momma's Peanut Butter & Jelli, Moo Moo Cow, Tommi Lovs Mi Smores oh & they are all ORGANIC .. No Hormones, No Antibotics, No Artificial Colors or Flavors, No Preservatives. I'll take this over anything else for my family & you should to. The Ladi is one fine woman, our family loves her & she has a generous heart.