The Buttery ATL

"The petite shop’s pastry case overflows with doughnuts, croissants, morning buns, and pretzels. Loaves and baguettes are also available for purchase (and they’ll slice them if you’d like). The shop recently added indoor and outdoor seating so you can relax and enjoy your treat, as well as a cup of coffee, for a little bit." - Lia Picard, Sarra Sedghi

"The Buttery sits in Morningside amid a sea of industrial buildings, where you're more likely to run into a concrete mixer than a glossy croissant. But head inside this green-brick bread oasis to be greeted by rows of fried apple pies and other rotating pastries on the small order counter. But the breakfast sandwiches are the real draw of this Holman & Finch-backed bakery and the reason this place is so crowded in the mornings. BYO with your choice of protein and bread (11 different options including chewy croissants and pillow-soft biscuits). But you can’t go wrong with ordering an Avery’s Delight (crispy bacon, white cheddar, a fluffy egg, and a chive schmear on an everything bagel, covered with so many granules and seeds you can’t see the actual bagel) and devouring it on the serene, private patio out front." - juli horsford

"They offer glossy, sizable croissants and pain au chocolat any day of the week. On Fridays, they offer special croissants with seasonal favorites like peach croissant with ginger streusel and cherry tomato with mozzarella and basil." - Lia Picard

"Pastries aren’t the sole draw at The Buttery ATL, but with options like bake-at-home country sausage pinwheels, beignets, and breakfast pretzels, they’re definitely a reason to visit. The Buttery ATL’s fancy croissants, which alternate every Friday and Saturday — think miso maple brown butter croissants, orange creamsicle Cruffins, and Sapelo sour orange cheese pinwheels — keep pastry lovers coming in every weekend." - Lia Picard, Sarra Sedghi

"Just off I-85 in Morningside, The Buttery is easy to miss. Hidden behind a brick wall and open gate, this gourmet shop features fresh bagels and pastries every day of the week. A standard selection of plain, everything, sesame, and cinnamon raisin bagels are available with plain cream cheese. If you plan to host breakfast, order a breakfast bagel platter that includes a half-dozen assorted bagels, one pint of whipped cream cheese, one pound of smoked salmon, and capers." - Beth McKibben, Molly Harris