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Upper Crust Bakery
4508 Burnet Rd., Austin, 78756, 512/467-0102
Hours: Mon.-Fri., 6:30am-6:30pm; Sat., 7am-5pm;
Sun., 7am-1pm
The atmosphere here is punctuated by newspapers laying around wooden tables, as well as by mothers and little girls enjoying a mid-morning snack. Cinnamon-roll aficionados should try Upper Crust's version, a refined taste treat that refuses to overwhelm the cinnamon with stickiness. Stop by at lunchtime for soups, salads, and sandwiches, and maybe bring a cake back to the office.
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Best of Austin Awards
- 2015: Readers Best Bakery (Upper Crust)
- 2014: Readers Best Bakery (TIE: Upper Crust; Sugar Mama's)
- 2007: Critics Best Grownup Food Trend (The Cupcake Comes of Age)
- 2003: Readers Best Bakery
- 2002: Critics Best Challa
- 2002: Readers Best Bakery
- 2001: Readers Best Bakery
- 2000: Readers Best Bakery
- 1999: Readers Best Bakery
- 1998: Readers Best Bakery
- 1997: Readers Best Bakery
- 1997: Critics Best Cinnamon Roll & Best Proof Of A Supreme Being & Best Bread That Eats Like A Meal
- 1996: Readers Best Bakery
- 1994: Readers Best Bakery
- 1994: Readers Best Bakery, Pastries
- 1993: Critics Best Jalapeno Croissants
- 1991: Readers Best Bakery, Pastries
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