The Best Bakeries in Phoenix, Arizona | Eater Phoenix

"Süss (pronounced “soose”) marks the brick-and-mortar debut of pastry chef Jasmin Smith, whose precise, flavor-forward baked goods first earned a following through fruit pockets sold out of her apartment kitchen and later at the Uptown Farmers Market. The shop now anchors a bright corner on 7th Avenue, where Smith draws from her German homeland and Arizona upbringing in equal measure. Her signature fruit pockets — somewhere between a pop tart and a hand pie — come filled with seasonal jams, layered with ingredients like prickly pear, mesquite flour, or local dates. The pastry case rotates regularly but might hold bacon scones with onion jam, chorizo-stuffed hand pies, or pillowy brioche buns. Every item is baked in-house and served in a space that’s small but cohesive — much like the pastries themselves." - McConnell Quinn