Bryson.Bakery & MRKT on the Square

We were walking around downtown Bryson City and popped in to check out the adjoining store and were immediately greeted with the amazing smells permeating from this place. We ordered a few of their freshly prepared items and they truly hit the spot. Great taste, amazing portion size, and great value for our money! If you have the chance while visiting this quaint town, I would highly recommend stopping in and grabbing a bite and a cuppa!

Bonus points, they have a children’s play area that kept our kiddos entertained while we enjoyed our treats!

This place is a MUST visit! The atmosphere is absolutely amazing. It is nice, relaxing, clean, up to date, and amazing to chill. We ordered almost everything on the menu and everything was awesome. The “sticky buns” were by far our favorite. LOVE it here.

Customer service is great! The casserole, French toast and brunch sandwich was on point! Their pastries look amazing and I have confidence they taste just as good! They’re also kid friendly. Highly recommend.

Seriously?! Went multiple times while visiting and each time was absolutely fantastic. So mad there isn't a place like this where I live. The cafes and bakeries in New York City aren't even as good as this. I NEED this cafe.

Things tried:
1.Cardamom bun: Omg. Don't think, just do it.

2. Raspberry cream pastry: fantastic, moist, tart, flaky and so fresh. Def recommend.

3. Apple croissant filled with cream: yesss!!! Looking at it I thought it might be dry but no no no. It was moist and flaky and absolute perfection. The apple flavor was subtle and not overwhelming and the cream was insane. I could eat this over and over.

4. Jalapeno cheddar scone: This was the only thing I didn't fall in love with. Texture was more like a biscuit and the jalapeno cheddar flavor was so subtle I could barely taste it. Felt more like eating a plain biscuit.

5. Cinnamon bun: I didn't try this but my friend ordered it and said it was fantastic and it had a very generous helping of frosting, yum!

6. Butternut asiago pizza slice: YES!!!!! I was waiting in line looking for something savory to go with the sweet and while I was standing there this was put fresh on the display and I got so exicted. I could bathe in this pizza! While i was eating it, one of the ladies who worked there realized I didn't receive the onion chutney to put atop it and came over and gave it to me and explained that she wanted me to taste it to the fullest of its perfection. I mean, for someone to care that much that she was concerned and brought out the chutney to me on her own accord.... you know this place is filled with ppl who truly take pride in what they are creating.

7. Pumpkin bread pudding: I mean, bread pudding is just freaking awesome in general and I have never once seen it served as a regular bakery item so I was excited. We chose the pumpkin one cause it looked all gooey and drizzly. It absolutely did not disappoint! One thing that amazes me about everything we tried is how perfectly baked every single item is. I CANNOT STAND a dry baked good even if its only a little overbaked. They have perfected the art form of perfect baking times on all their items. Only thing that would bring the bread pudding over the top would be a dollop of whipped cream, zomg. 😍 My friend said that this pumpkin bread pudding was her favorite of everything we tried, along with the butternut Asiago pizza slice.

7. Pumpkin foam cold brew: okay, so I almost didn't order this because let's be honest, every time you get anything pumpkin spice flavor it ranges anywhere from mediocre and synthetic to absolutely disgusting. But, I noticed after my 2nd time visiting that lots of MEN were ordering this pumpkin spice cold brew, and I figured that if out of everyone the men were even drinking it, it must be legit. So I dove in and ordered a large pumpkin spice foam cold brew and let me explain to you right now that this stuff needs to just be put straight up on an IV feed because it's that good. The texture and creaminess of the foam was amazing and the FLAVOR. I don't know what they put in it that it tastes that genuine and fresh...I was blown away. Furthermore, I drank it slowly over the course of 2 hours and it was good up until the end. The foam stayed fresh and didn't disintegrate into the cold brew, or worse separate out. Order this and don't think twice, you won't be disappointed.

Regrets:
- I said "I'll get that stuffed almond croissant tomorrow"...but when tomorrow came around it was sold out by the time I got there. I am still dreaming about that thing. *cries*

-Morning bun I think it was called...topped with cinnamon sugar. I had already ordered so much I decided not to get it but in retrospect I couldve just taken it home with me. It looked amazing and I want to try to next time (I sincerely hope there is a next time!)

My dream is to live even remotely near a place this amazing and high quality, with a passion for respecting the classics while bringing innovative twists and creations to their customers as well. Bravo, standing ovation... you guys rock! 🫶🤘

This place is wonderful! Great coffee and baked goods. As a parent this place was perfect since they had activities for kids while I actually got to drink my coffee! That being said, the kid area was small enough that it wasn't disruptive to other adult patrons. The attached store had some unique items as well. Absolutely would recommend and will go every time we visit Bryson City!

Excellent service, excellent food. We had a pecan sticky bun (tasted like a yeasty pecan pie) and an apple galette (mmmmmm). Both were very good. Also had hot chocolate and vanilla latte to drink - also excellent. We will come here again! Come early if you want to get the savory breakfast foods, though.

Start with their superb, well-balanced Deep Creek dark roast and a crazy good massive breakfast sandwich. Five minutes to the scenic train depot yet away from the busy, crowded breakfast eateries in that area. Coming back tomorrow!

If you are this way this is a MUST stop. So cute! The breakfast casserole is delish and the teas are wonderful. The people working are delightful.

Carrot cake was the best ever. Visiting the mountains this is a great stop. Grew up there and it was so nice to see a beautiful store with delicious baking! Very personable. The guy at the front even knew my high school friend. Outstanding small town atmosphere

Wow this is a nice shop! They have books, educational toys, trinkets and so much more. Take a look at the picture I posted. While we were there we went to the bakery and coffee side of the store and ordered coffees and blueberry bread pudding. Oh my goodness, it was delicious!

Super cool coffee shop and bakery in the heart of Bryson City. Has plenty of indoor and outdoor seating and offers plenty of coffee and bakery treats. It is connected to a gift shop that offers nice kid toys and other souvenir items. Staff was very friendly, and restrooms were very clean! Will definitely be back to visit!

We got there before it closed and they were so glad to wait for us to look around and buy things ! It’s so nice and unique !

Gem of a place 👍😀
We loved it here, so good we went twice in the very short time we stayed at Bryson City.
Super friendly staff and service, great coffee, superb selection of pastries and cakes!! the best pastry I had in fact during our fly drive.
Quaint little sitting area, awesome arts shop too 👍
Highly recommend to anyone to go😀
Hope to return one day 🤞
Wayne and Shelly 🇬🇧

Great food & drinks in a relaxed comfortable atmosphere. The pastry are some of the best I have ever tried. However, my favorite is their breakfast sandwich. The bread they use on these sandwiches is baked fresh on site and it’s amazing. I highly recommend trying one.
On nice days check out their shaded patio. It’s the perfect place to sip coffee while enjoying the fresh mountain air.
Make sure to take a stroll through the marketplace store. There are a lot of unique items for all ages.

Came here by chance just by walking in downtown Bryson city. We were here for new years and my wife loves coffee so we came across this place and it didn't disappoint. The only thing that bummed me out was the fact we came on a Sunday and they don't do fried pies on the weekend. Never had one but saw the sign and said that sounded good, but went in and saw the "no fried pies" on Sunday but I ended up getting a pecan cinnamon type of pastry that was delicious and the coffee was the best we had while at Bryson city. This is a DEFINITE GO if you're in the area.

Passing through and stopped in for pastry and coffee! GLAD WE DID! Atmosphere was fun with the small eclectic, kid friendly store and re-purposed door snugs! Too cool! I had a raspberry & cheese puf-pastry. Awesome!

Wonderful place with great food! Little play area to keep my kids occupied so I could enjoy my coffee.

We love this place! The coffee is delicious pastries are amazing!! We’ve come twice in two days on our vacation. Great customer service!

Where to start. Just shut your mouth and try this place. It’s extremely affordable and my fiance and I had the best breakfast sandwich we’ve ever had. I’m not going to try and explain the bread because it would be doing a disservice to the head baker that comes in every morning at 3am. The Smokey mountains are great and all but this place takes the cake. The staff is so friendly and happy to share stories about the business.

I never leave reviews but this place was well deserving of a good one. The food we had was immaculate. There was some miscommunication on the businesses end which resulted me waiting a little bit on my girlfriend’s pastry. I’m not sure if he is the owner or manager but Mark was very apologetic and offered to refund the whole order due to this. I told him he didn’t have to because i understand how it it at times, he did it anyway. You can tell this place cares about their guests. Thank you, Mark. We will be back for sure.