Nestled in Manayunk, Crust Vegan Bakery serves up delightful, inventive vegan pastries and cakes, including customized wedding cakes, that prove indulgent treats can be both guilt-free and delicious.
"Crust's vegan pastries, some of which are gluten-free, taste like they never needed butter and dairy. The Manayunk spot has classics like apple cider donuts, peanut butter cookies, and cinnamon rolls. But you’ll also find creative stuff like funfetti cheesecakes, sweet potato pop tarts with toasted marshmallows on top, and slices of fluffy vanilla lavender cake. The options are a little expensive—desserts here average around $8-$10 and bread is around $20. But if you need good vegan sweets in this city, the prices feel warranted." - candis mclean, alison kessler
"This women-owned bakery in Manayunk sells a rotating menu of beautiful vegan baked goods, including cheesecakes, cookies, scones, coffee cakes, and seasonal pastries inspired by Pop-Tarts. You can also find Crust Vegan Bakery’s treats at a ton of other restaurants around town, including West Philly and South Philly locations of vegan cafe Grindcore House." - Ernest Owens, Grace Dickinson
"Crust, a woman-owned bakery specializing in vegan baked goods, is one of the few such spots in Philadelphia. They offer both standard custom cakes and wedding cake services. Among their flavors are quite a few gluten-free chocolate options, including those made with strawberry, peanut butter, or mocha." - George Banks-Weston
"You can’t throw a stone in Philly without hitting a great vegan baked good. Crust Vegan Bakery in Manayunk does it best, though. Chocolate peanut butter pastries inspired by Pop-Tarts and signature cookie sandwiches make this a must-stop on the bakery trail, and the shop’s social justice mission only sweetens the experience." - Ernest Owens, Eater Staff
"One of the most interesting cookies in Philly, what makes the compost cookie intriguing is that’s not literally made of compost — but that it is the fun embodiment of tasty “scraps” of favorite snacks (marshmallows, oats, chocolate chips, potato chips, and more). It’s crunch, salty, sweet, and everything one wants from a filling cookie." - George Banks-Weston
