The best bakeries & sweet shops in Scranton

8 bakeries & sweet shops we’ve checked and stand behind — with the story on each one. Not a ranking; a record.

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Dunmore Candy Kitchen

Bakeries & Sweets

Whether your week needs a sugar morale boost or a gift that actually lands, Dunmore Candy Kitchen has been crafting homemade chocolates…

3364 Birney Plaza (Moosic)

Whether your week needs a sugar morale boost or a gift that actually lands, Dunmore Candy Kitchen has been crafting homemade chocolates since 1904. Think handmade milk, dark, and white chocolates, truffles, customizable molds and figures, fudge, classic gummies, and gift baskets...

From the Wilkes-Barre newsletter, August 5, 2026

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My Mother's Delicacies

Bakeries & Sweets

Craving something flaky and actually worth the calories, My Mother's Delicacies turns out classic rugelach by the pound, buttery kipfel,…

302 Cherry St

Craving something flaky and actually worth the calories, My Mother's Delicacies turns out classic rugelach by the pound, buttery kipfel, and big-as-your-hand black and white cookies, all certified Kosher dairy under the Union of Orthodox Rabbis of New York. Gift tins and platters make effortless host points.

From the Scranton newsletter, August 3, 2026

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Lynn Sandy's Bakery

Bakeries & Sweets

Cases brimming with cupcakes, pies, cookies & pastries fill this straightforward area standby.

619 Pittston Ave

Cases brimming with cupcakes, pies, cookies & pastries fill this straightforward area standby.

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National Bakery

Bakeries & Sweets

Kosher bakery providing staples such as bread and rolls, plus pastries.

1100 Capouse Ave

Kosher bakery providing staples such as bread and rolls, plus pastries.

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Gertrude Hawk Chocolates

Bakeries & Sweets

Chocolate shop featuring fudge, dipped pretzels & fruit, along with sugar-free options.

940 S Washington Ave

Chocolate shop featuring fudge, dipped pretzels & fruit, along with sugar-free options.

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Dunmore Candy Kitchen

Bakeries & Sweets

Clean, old-fashioned chocolateshop that makes their own chocolates and treats, including dark-chocolate pecan turtles.

206 E Drinker St (Dunmore)

Clean, old-fashioned chocolateshop that makes their own chocolates and treats, including dark-chocolate pecan turtles.

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Black Cat Bakery

Bakeries & Sweets

Artsy, informal bakery selling from-scratch cupcakes and cake pops, plus cookies, cakes, brownies, pastries and macarons.

720 S Keyser Ave (Taylor)

Artsy, informal bakery selling from-scratch cupcakes and cake pops, plus cookies, cakes, brownies, pastries and macarons.

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Gertrude Hawk

Bakeries & Sweets

Chocolate shop featuring fudge, dipped pretzels & fruit, along with sugar-free options.

100 Viewmont Dr

Chocolate shop featuring fudge, dipped pretzels & fruit, along with sugar-free options.

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