5 to Try: Bakeries

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From the archives: February 06, 2004

Craving chocolate cake, freshly baked bread or a flaky pastry? Indulge in decadent carbs at these top Cleveland bakeries.

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  1. 1 4.5 Star Rating: Recommended Aladdin's Baking Co
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    1301 Carnegie Ave, Cleveland, OH 44115 (map)

    Incomparably fluffy, fresh pitas, huge baklava squares, apricot rolls and more make for some intoxicatingly sweet aromas.

  2. 2 5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended Presti's Bakery
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    12101 Mayfield Rd, Cleveland, OH 44106 (map)

    Authentic Italian cannolis, silky cookies, sundry biscottis, tiramisu and cassata cakes perfected over 100 years.

  3. 3 5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended Lelolai Bakery & Cafe
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    1889 W 25TH St, Cleveland, OH 44113 (map)

    Bona fide Puerto Rican nosh--including exotic flans and cheesecakes--with great views of bustling West 25th Street.

  4. 4 3.5 Star Rating: Average Rudy's Strudel & Bakery
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    5580 Ridge Rd, Parma, OH 44129 (map)

    Preservative-free, not-to-be-bested, Eastern European strudels and kolchikis, made-to-order wedding cakes and pastries galore.

  5. 5 Bavarian Pastry Shop
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    17004 Madison Ave, Cleveland, OH 44107 (map)

    Five-grain whole-seed bread gets star billing, followed by customized kuchens and holiday-decorated gingerbread houses.

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