Wentworth & Fenn

11 Charlotte Bakeries Serving Up Outstanding Baked Goods

"Executive pastry chef Sam Ward opened Wentworth & Fenn in Camp North End in 2020 and in the Latta Arcade uptown in 2023. The space, with deep greens, wood accents, and a forest cottage feel, matches the down-to-earth approach to the menu —pistachio biscotti, toasted marshmallow sweet potato cookies, or the savory dill pickle scone. The bourbon butter oatmeal creme pie and the individually wrapped salted caramel bread pudding are top sellers, but the tortes and tarts with jams that switch with the seasons are close runner-ups. The coffee cake cookie, a proud size with brown sugar oat crumbs atop cream cheese frosting, can be devoured in one hand with coffee in the other at the few indoor tables or the outdoor patio.  Keep an eye out for Wednesday’s melty breakfast sandwich special and Ward’s collaborative open-to-the-public baking demos." - Kayleigh Ruller