Balkan Bakery - Phoenix, Arizona

john bailey

Excellent Figaro

Tiki Bird

Pustiću slike da pričaju umjesto riječi... vidi slatkih bebica!

I'll let the pics speak for themselves... look at these sweet babies!

sigray2734

3/30/24: a friend had given us some bread from Balkan and we decided to check it out for ourselves this particular Saturday morning. What a great place. It's an unassuming storefront, but the second you walk in it's heavenly. There is plenty of parking and there is a myriad of items to curb your cravings. Aside from the baked goods, they have a small store with miscellaneous items. We didn't look too closely at them as our eyes gravitated to their breads, desserts, and other items in the display case.

The lady behind the counter was super sweet and she explained to us about how the Figaro treat was named after the opera; that way back when, because operas were so long, during intermission, small treats (packed with sugar) were sold to help the audience stay awake for the next half of the show.

We ended up purchasing one of each dessert, a savory item, and a small drink (because the bottle was cool). I cannot remember what the hot savory item was called but hey, pastry and cheese, what more do you need? 🙂 For all of that, it only came to $29. Balkan Bakery is 22 miles from our house so it won't be a weekly visit for us, but we will definitely return -- we must try more of their baked breads.

Mete Adli

This place is a hidden gem in northern Phoenix! The restaurant is clean and looks nice inside, food is inexpensive and tastes really good! I had the Cevapi with Kajmak and the Keks Torta and both were really good! I’ll definitely be coming back!

Brian Barnum

I finally got a chance to go in and see what they are all about. This is a a family run bakery cooking family recipes. On this visit I had a coffee and baklava. I haven’t had a lot of baklava but this was definitely the best I have had. They are very friendly and service is quick. They also have a little market if you’re looking for European brands. Pretty chill spot, they do have tables, indoor and outdoor if you want to stay and enjoy your coffee and pastry.

Claudia Polanowski

Woke up this morning and decided I wanted to try this place. Not disappointed, more like outstandingly impressed. I shared this spiced meat and flakery pastry with my hubby and it was amazing. I swear they make their own yogurt because it tasted prefect with the meat pastry. I can't wait to try the puff pastries I got. I wonder, if they make their own yogurt, they might make their own butter, which would make the pastry cream in the cream puffs to die for.

Harvey

Perfect! Great borek, the best pita, slanci, Western European breads. Nice people. Yes, the negative reviews are right, so if you don’t like Balkan food or don’t know how bakeries work (with shorter hours and limited stock), go somewhere else!

Monideepa Chandra

I had loads of expectations to this place after reading the review..Tried their cheese Burek but didnt like that much not sure if I should have eaten then amd their instead of taking it home and eating after reheating.. I found the bread layer a bit chewy and hard might be thats how it supposed to be. However I loved their Keks Torta, its so soft , not bery sweet, perfect hint coffee , with crunch of nuts.. Tastes somewhat like Tiramisu without mascarpone and the price is also very reasonable, I would definitely go back to have this..