It takes more than hot buns to be dubbed the best bread bakery on the North Shore. At A & J King Artisan Bakers, Andy and Jackie raise artisan baking to a new level. The baguettes, ciabatta, and croissants are worth the extra carbs and the sticky buns are (dare we say?) almost orgasmic. » 48 Central St., Salem, 978-744-4881, ajkingbakery.com.
Reader’s Choice:A & J King Artisan Bakery, 48 Central St., Salem, 978-744-4881, ajkingbakery.com
March 2, 2009 at 8:44 pm
A&J King in Salem is the best bread/croissants/brioche/apricot ginger scone/brownie baker. Period. And now they have chocolate cupcakes that will change your life! Bravo!
March 3, 2009 at 3:13 pm
A & J King is the best bakery!
Best bread is A & J King
Best sweets is A & J King
March 4, 2009 at 8:15 pm
A&J King.
My one addiction!
March 6, 2009 at 8:34 am
A&J King, Salem
March 6, 2009 at 11:39 am
I know I am like the 1 millionth person to say it….
A&J King is great!
March 6, 2009 at 3:43 pm
Alexandra’s Bread in Gloucester. Got to try to cobbles!
March 8, 2009 at 5:03 pm
Pralines in Newburyport is my pic for bakeries. They are just awesome, the people who run it are the best and their bakery products are to die for!
March 10, 2009 at 9:17 am
A & J King’s in Salem!
March 10, 2009 at 10:29 am
A&J King/Salem
March 10, 2009 at 10:45 am
A & J King Bakery in Salem, hands down! Pumpkin Brown Butter cakes…mmmmmm
March 12, 2009 at 6:27 pm
A & J in Salem!
March 16, 2009 at 9:01 am
Definitely AJ King in Salem!
March 16, 2009 at 10:22 pm
Alexandra’s of Gloucester – best bread!
March 17, 2009 at 5:52 am
Alexandra’s Bread Gloucester Very Very Best Bread
March 17, 2009 at 6:49 pm
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March 18, 2009 at 1:37 pm
AJ King in Salem
March 19, 2009 at 8:49 pm
AJ King…..none better
March 20, 2009 at 9:15 am
A&J King Hands down! It’s fabulous on every count. Now that they offer sandwiches, there’s no reason to go anywhere else.
March 20, 2009 at 10:31 am
A&J King, Salem
March 20, 2009 at 10:49 am
A & J in Salem – what a wonderful little place with great bread and goodies!
March 20, 2009 at 12:58 pm
Cupcake Cafe on Rantoul street in Beverly. Doesn’t look like much on the outside but the cupcakes are OUT OF THIS WORLD!!!! 50 different kinds and they are huge!
March 25, 2009 at 8:30 pm
Definitely A & J King!
March 26, 2009 at 8:35 am
A & J King in Salem. They have the BEST blueberry muffins!
March 26, 2009 at 9:14 am
A&J King Salem
March 27, 2009 at 3:07 pm
a&j king. indulge and you too will be a faithful follower. it’s the very best part of my week. taking a deep sniff of the aromatic air before entering my refuge, i can scarcely contain my drooling tastbuds as i scope out a table (getting harder and harder!) greet my favorite workstaff in all of massachusetts, and sit to revel in the first crunchy crispy divine bite that is a pan au chocolate. in a word: bliss.
March 27, 2009 at 5:35 pm
I love A&J Kings in Salem, downtown Salem had been without a bakery since 2000. Glad they came and stayed, and love their Irish Soda bread, wish they would make it all year round!
March 27, 2009 at 9:25 pm
Definitely A & J Bakery Salem. The best of all baked goods!
March 28, 2009 at 1:45 pm
I am an all-too-frequent visitor to A&J King in Salem. My 3-year-old asks for the croissants by name, and I love the olive bread, or really any bread.
April 9, 2009 at 1:12 pm
The Grind in Lanesville (Gloucester) ANNADAMA YUM
April 9, 2009 at 1:17 pm
Alexanders Bread! Great gifts too!
April 9, 2009 at 1:41 pm
Greta’s Great Grains.
Lovely atmosphere, lovely people
April 10, 2009 at 9:36 am
a&j!
April 10, 2009 at 12:14 pm
A&J!
April 13, 2009 at 8:31 am
My vote is for A&J King in Salem!!!
April 13, 2009 at 9:20 am
A&J King in Salem!
April 14, 2009 at 2:23 pm
Sorry, A&J but nobody beats Piro’s Bakery in Methuen, Mass. I haven’t tried A&J but I would be willing to take the pepsi challenge anyday. Piro’s is so delicious, I go there every single day on my way home from work to pick up fresh bread, because I can not get enough of it.
April 22, 2009 at 2:42 pm
Tripoli in Lawrence, MA
April 30, 2009 at 12:47 pm
Annarosas!
May 11, 2009 at 3:29 pm
A&J King in Salem
May 11, 2009 at 4:57 pm
Annarosa’s in NBPT
May 20, 2009 at 5:04 am
Alexandra’s in Gloucester is the best bakery on the North Shore. Artisans with the dough, this husband and wife team subscribe to the french philosophy of bread – keep it simple! They make a perfect baguette.
P.S. Perfect chocolate chip cookies, too. They only bake a few dozen of everything so get there early.
May 21, 2009 at 9:31 am
alexandra’s…fabulous breads, friendly people, funky gifts.
May 28, 2009 at 3:49 pm
I vote for A&J King in Salem, Seasonal, delicious, great!
May 28, 2009 at 4:30 pm
annarosa’s
May 29, 2009 at 7:36 am
A&J King in Salem.
May 29, 2009 at 10:28 am
A&J King by a long shot….not that they need another comment
May 29, 2009 at 11:20 am
A&J King Salem < MA
May 29, 2009 at 11:38 am
A&J King. We lived in France and the thing we missed most was fresh baguettes…A&J nailed the recipe!
May 29, 2009 at 11:50 am
A&J King – Hands down.
May 29, 2009 at 1:47 pm
Annarosas in Newburyport – haven’t had bread this good since I was last in Europe!