West End Bakery

Hands down my favorite bakery in the world. Yes, that’s right, the world. Deal with it.
I love this place. I’ve been coming here with my family before I can walk. To this day, I still can’t find a better donut. I also love that they are the type of bakery where on specific days of the week they make certain baked goods, and if you don’t get there early enough then you aren’t getting any because they are sold out. That is how you know they have loyal customers and the type of sweets that keep people coming back.
They are also always busy whenever I come home, which makes me happy because that means they aren’t going anywhere.
A few more quick selling points in case you aren’t already on your way there now: Their buttercream frosting is the best thing ever. I don’t have a fiancé, but this will be the place my wedding cake comes from. Just. Go get a donut already ok?!

This is my go-​to spot for donuts on a Saturday morning. Luckily, I live within walking distance, because it is street parking, and it is crowded. (If you park on West St, by St. Bavo’s, it’s not so bad). There usually is a line, but it goes pretty fast. The last time I went there were 9 people in front of me, and I was still out in less than 10 minutes).
The donuts, pastries, and muffins are so delicious, it is well worth the wait. The prices are better than Dunkin’s or the new Amish place, by A LOT, and the quality is unmatched. They make donuts all day long, I’ve never had them be out of my favorites, even if I go at 10am.

These are literally the best doughnuts I’ve ever had. And I love doughnuts so I’ve had my fair share (and somebody else’s share too.) It opens at 7 and I arrived at 6:50 (I thought it would take longer to get there from Granger). There were already people waiting outside the door for it to open. I thought it had to be some kind of joke. Who waits for a doughnut shop to open. Then I got worried that this was going to be one of those trendy 4 dollar a doughnut places. Oh no. Delicious. Fresh. And like 50 cents. Go. For heavens sake, if you have a heartbeat and any tastebuds and a dollar in your pocket this place is your jam. Got two cinnamon with chocolate/​Carmel icing. One cake. One sour cream. One applesauce (yes, applesauce). One crème. All awesome.

West End Bakery hands down has the best doughnuts in the area! Nothing like going early on a Saturday morning. The smell is fantastic and the staff are very friendly.

Can I just say OMG… this place is wonderful! Very busy at 7 am, but it still only took a few minutes. Great variety of donuts and friendly staff. They only have cream horns on Thursday, go early if you want them! I haven’t tried all of their specialties yet, but I plan to tty!

I was born in South Bend and every Saturday morning my father would take us here for doughnuts and they were so good… I moved when I was 19 to Dallas Tx and I’m now 31 years old so I came back to south bend for a visit and came back and the doughnuts still taste just as great as back then… Till this day I’ve never found about her bakery that’s better than West End!

It’s my 100^th review, so I wanted to pick a special place for that milestone. West End Bakery has been one of my favorite places for nearly all my life.
Almost every birthday cake I had growing up was from West End — plus several after I’d moved away! Whenever I return to Indiana to visit my parents, we wind up ordering a cake, even if it’s nobody’s birthday! So, to me, their cakes taste like home. They’re not the über-​gourmet on-​trend cupcakes with artisanal vanilla, locally-​sourced butter, or hand-​milled flour, but they are consistent and still baked with care. The two-​layer cakes have the most perfect crumb texture — tight but not dense. I’ve waffled between vanilla and chocolate cakes over the years, but have finally settled on a combo: one layer vanilla, one chocolate. They’ll do anything from 6-​, 7-​, 8-​, 9-​, 10-​inch round cakes (which we get for birthdays) up to full sheet cakes (which we had for my HS graduation party). White-​white frosting that is not tooth-​numbingly sweet. They’ll pipe any kinds of flowers, decoration, or text you want on top. We often get roses, and they’re always perfectly-​executed. Their red and black icing doesn’t taste very good (typical of those food colors), but they’ll warn you ahead of time.
Their donuts are killer, too. Never greasy. My favorites are the raspberry-​filled. Bear claws and long johns are also family favorites.
Edited to say they do NOT accept credit cards. Cash or check only.

Best bakery in town without a doubt! Have recommended West End Bakery to many people and all have fallen in love with their delicious treats.

Great bakery! You know a place is good when it doesn’t matter that it’s 7am, there’s still a line out to the door.

West End Bakery is a Belgium owned old fashioned bakery and has been there for many years. The icebox cookies are wonderful but anything you get is great. Oh they make these sweet sandwich rolls called mustallen. Heavenly with a slice of ham! There birthday cakes are something special. Do check ahead because some things must be ordered and some items are only on certain days, like the crème horns on Thursdays. Cash only no credit cards

I first had their donuts 23 years and I have yet to stop consuming them in massive amounts. Everything is über fresh and tasty! I say get a dozen long johns and some cartoons and have a great afternoon!

After a long drive from Indy, we got to the funeral home in Mishawaka a bit early and needed something distracting to take the edge off a bit.
Literally across the street we spotted «West End Bakery» and felt drawn to explore.
It wasn’t past 8:30 AM but the place was busy — a great sign!
This little bakery was opened in 1928 — a cool bit of trivia considering my aunt whose life we were celebrating that morning was born a year later, in 1929! How cool.
Anyway, the donuts are FANTASTIC. We bought 2 dozen, trying to get a sample of whatever was recommended to us by the helpful employees.
Highly recommended.

Best Bakery I have ever been to hands down! It is worth seeking out and waking up early to get the best options. I am glad they are not right down the street, I would be twice my size.

great family bakery. Makes everything from scratch. Has been in busness since 1928. Give it a try

This is the best bakery in the area. No other place can top it. Everything here tastes amazing — from the dinner rolls/​bread to the donuts to pastries. My family loved the rolls at Thanksgiving, which means I won’t bake my own ever again! West End Bakery is a nice hometown bakery, without fuss or pretentiousness.

IWest end bakery is a little local place with fresh inexpensive treats. I have gotten my birthday cake there two years in a row. The chocolate is delicious. The decorations are beautiful and traditional.

I moved to Goshen when I got married. But I was raised in Mishawaka and grew up going to West End every Saturday to get fresh bread and pastries. i still drive there for any occasion just to get the best cake and doughnuts that I have ever had

Yummy little bakery! :o) The treats (doughnuts and pastries) that I bought were delicious and cheap! :o) Can’t go wrong with that!
I also have had a cake that was made here, and it was also amazingly moist and wonderful.
Sadly, they close at 4pm, which is a bummer. :o/

This place is a hidden gem. You ever have a grandmother who made pastries? She’s reincarnated here.
The key is to get here early in the morning when everything is fresh and full. There is nearly always a line and the smell inside is simply amazing.
They have traditional breakfast pastries and deserts as well as many Belgium creations.
They also do wedding cakes, this is where my husband and I got ours done and believe me, we’ll be going back for an anniversary cake very soon.
Their prices are incredibly reasonable, the staff is the same women who create these devine bits of goodness and the atmosphere is always friendly no matter how busy it is.