Michigan bakery cited as one of the Midwest's best pastry shops

Chandra Fleming
Detroit Free Press

A popular magazine named a Michigan bakery as one of the best in the Midwest.

Midwest Living released its Best of the Midwest Awards Winners for 2023 and Cannelle Patisserie, French pastry shop, won best bakery in the Midwest.

Here is all you need to know about Cannelle:

What is Cannelle Patisserie

Midwest Living awards and celebrates the top best food, travel, lifestyle, and wellness stops across the region each year. Cannelle tops the best bakery in the Midwest.

Chef Matt Knio smiles at the Cannelle production facility in Warren on April 15, 2022.

Chef Matt Knio got started by working on a cocoa bean plantation in Africa and then moved on to learn from a master pastry chef in Paris.

After years of mastering his pastry skills, he eventually brought the business to metro Detroit serving French pastries like croissants, macarons, fruit tarts, and other specialty treats.

The shop also sells salads, sandwiches, cold drinks, espresso plus your traditional baked goods like cookies and cakes.

For more information on Cannelle visit their website.

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Croissants are prepared at the Cannelle production facility in Warren on April 15, 2022.

Where it's located

Cannelle Patisserie three locations in Michigan.

  • Ann Arbor: 110 E. Washington St.
  • Birmingham: 159 N. Eton St.
  • Detroit: 45 W. Grand River Ave.

Other categories Michigan won

Michigan won in a variety of categories.

  • Best fall drive: M-22
  • Best small town: Holland
  • Best Unique Stay: South Haven, The Fields
  • Best State Park Secret: East Tawas, Tawas Point State Park
  • Best Winery: Baroda, Vineyards and Winery