The best bakery in the Tri-cities!! The pastries are mouthwatering and the ambiance is perfect. (Wish they had more staff because it's always a long wait in line.) But delicious bakery goods!! read more

Blackbird Bakery - Almond cupcake - Donuts Near Me - Bristol, Virginia

Pastries were delicious, especially the cheesecake bars. My husband got cranberry orange, and I got caramel apple. This place was busy! Right before Christmas rush, we were picking up some cakes for holiday gatherings. Took awhile for staff to find our pre-orders in the cooler. Lemon cake was my favorite over the strawberry but both were delicious! We did stay, but there looked to be plenty of seating for a cozy cafe place to relax. read more

Blackbird Bakery - Pastry case - Donuts Near Me - Bristol, Virginia

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If you come to this area you will hear about this establishment. It 1000% lives up to the hype. The chess bars were to die for! Followed closely by the crème brûlée. Everything I took a taste of was delicious. It is an amazing building and the staff all need raises for their friendly demeanor and quick steps. Great if you need to take something to clients or need a spot to park and work with a sweet snack. read more

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Yep... the real deal! A quaint and well thought out bakery that is absolutely adorable and serves the most delicious treats and coffee. There are multiple locations, but we went to the one that is on Piedmont. Plenty of parking and tons of indoor seating, as well as a great area outside with umbrellas for your comfort. Walking in you are whisked back to an old time bakery and your eyes are just darting all over the bakery cases! The amount of options is very intense. You really want to order half of the case. There are cookies, cakes, bars, croissants, mini pies, donuts, etc. It's impossible to mention every single one. They even have bird bites and nesties which they have created to keep with their name. They even have quiche and some other breakfast options. For low carb, they had crust less quiche. All look absolutely amazing. We ordered the orange icing donut and a danish cookie, as well as two coffees. The danish cookie was delightful. The donut - no words. Order a dozen or two. Clouds of happiness and the orange icing was wonderful. The coffee was great. Went with a regular and the dark roast. Ended up taking a pound home. This is a happy place. Every worker greets you with a smile and is very helpful. You can tell they are very community oriented. Just a lovely vibe. A terrific and fabulous place!!! read more

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I stumbled across this very quaint and cute local bakery! The minute I walked in, the aroma of all the pastries immediately hit me! The ambiance is very nice and inviting. There's also plenty of seating and parking, too! It's perfect for a cute date night or even a late night dessert with friends. The employees were super friendly and very patient with me as I browsed the entire selection of baked goods! The choices were numerous which made my decision so much harder! The bakery is open until late (10pm on a Wednesday!) and I arrived around 8pm, still having a wide variety of options to choose from. I decided on the delicious cinnamon bun that you see in the attached video, however the video does not do it any justice! It is EASILY the best cinnamon bun I've ever had. I also got a chocolate chip cookie. It's my go to whenever I'm trying a new bakery, I must try a chocolate chip cookie. It did not disappoint! It was the perfect amount of chocolate, very soft and oh so delicious! If you're ever in Bristol, VA or in the surrounding area, be sure to stop by and check these folks out, you'll be glad you did! read more

Blackbird Bakery - Donuts Near Me - Bristol, Virginia

Paid a visit here today! Man great place, had a coffee a chocolate eclair! It was to die for !! The girl were so friendly, and a nice warm place also ! Thank you so much !!! Blue Bird ! read more

Blackbird Bakery - Donuts Near Me - Bristol, Virginia

Wow! The amount of options you have here are enough to keep you coming back. Every pastry or donut I've had here has been excellent. The dining area is always pretty and clean. The staff are always friendly. Prices are a little high for me but I feel like you mostly get what you're paying for. read more

Fresh and delicious pastries, combined with excellent coffee and even better customer service makes this perfect stop in Bristol

This prominent shop is on the Virginia side of Bristol, in an area with small side streets and not a lot else around. It has two floors and offers tons of options. The ice cream is from a Roanoke area place; I didn't feel compelled to get it but it is high quality cream. The baked goods spread was indulgent. What these creations lacked in subtlety, they possessed in sweetness. I sampled a couple and shared the rest. The cookie covering on my oreo donut was a bit excessive. If you can find some balance and eat something less sweet as well, these are some nice-looking pastries. read more

Blackbird Bakery - Donuts Near Me - Bristol, Virginia

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One of the best donuts I've ever had! They specialize in the almond pink cream, which is delicious. I also ordered a raspberry filled. The atmosphere is wonderful too. There are even outdoor seats with umbrellas. He's super special place. read more

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The very best croissant I've ever had! I would go out of my way to visit this bakery!

So delicious. The service was amazing. Greeted when I came in the door. The old time feel of the bakery was so welcoming and clean. I loved it. read more

Blackbird Bakery - Bread pudding. Bird bites. Apple fritter. Cheese danish. Ham and cheddar puff pastry. - Donuts Near Me - Bristol, Virginia

I've been to Blackbird so many times but wanted to finally write a review. Most recently I went a couple days before Christmas. Even with a line out the door, I was served quickly by friendly staff and they had plenty of baked goods in stock. I have never had a bad experience at Blackbird and everything always tastes so fresh and homemade. Plus sitting with some friends in a clean, warm environment makes it even better. read more

Blackbird Bakery - Red velvet dream cake - Donuts Near Me - Bristol, Virginia

Their Cakes and Cupcakes are Amazing, Beautiful and Delicious! Never a fail!!! My boyfriend bought cupcakes for my birthday, better than just a cake because he got Three Different Flavors! 1.Carrot Cake yum 2.Strawberry yum 3. Pink Almond yum yum!!! They are always very friendly and work had and fast to make make you Happy! Ambiance is really nice. Haven't had a chance to sit down and enjoy but will read more

Blackbird Bakery - Carrot Cake & Strawberry Cupcakes Delicious Saving the Pink Almond for last! Yummy!!!! - Donuts Near Me - Bristol, Virginia

Downtown location is a very enjoyable and cozy place. My experiences there have been a mixed bag though. It's def the highest end bakery I have found in the area. They have actual donut variety. Not just one batter or dough with different toppings like another local place. I haven't had any issues with the intended outcome of their products. It's one hundred percent real high end bakery. Once I got a strawberry filled donut and it was fermenting. The donut part seemed fresh enough so I suppose they just didn't pay attention to how old their tub of filling was. They may have been horrified to learn they had done this to a customer but I didnt give em the chance to respond. I just threw it out and got on with my day. The second negative was when I called and asked to order some fritters without glaze. I knew I'd have to wait for the next batch that was being made and told em that was fine. They wouldn't do it though. I don't know if they couldn't figure out how not to put glaze on something or just didn't want to bother. Mostly Ive been treated well when I walked in but I've never had a real bakery flat out refuse something so simple though. I haven't been back since. read more

Amazing selection of bakery items. I had the bacon, egg and cheese sandwich. It was like a pocket sandwich. It was tasty. Ordered a dozen donuts to go and the variety was exceptional. Everyone was very friendly. It's located in an old Masonic temple. Inside there was plenty of seating. read more

Blackbird Bakery - Dozen donuts - Donuts Near Me - Bristol, Virginia

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This is expensive for the area. However, the coffee is pretty decent and the bakery items, while really over-sweet, are pretty good. I would recommend this place. read more

This is our "can't miss" visit whenever we are in Bristol TN/VA. The finest apple fritters, cakes and pies. Very friendly and knowledgeable staff. Can't wait to return! read more

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Food was great. Service was abysmal. Crew in particular. I ordered two cups of ice cream - one for my husband and I to split, and one for my two sons. One scoop is big here - more like 2, and it was close to bedtime. We wanted to split the boys' ice cream into two cups, so we asked the young lady serving us for a second cup to split the boys, and she handed it to us. Crew then appeared and said, "You can't do that," and held out his hand to my husband for the cup, explaining that "you could buy another cup of ice cream, and we would charge you for that." Taken aback, my husband and I just gave him shocked smiles and declined that. He then THREW THE CUP AWAY. The cup we could've used. I can think of about 4 better ways this could've been handled. This was awful. Like laughably bad. It was around 8:13PM on March 21, 2026 in case you have camera footage of it you want to watch. It was hilariously bad service. read more

Blackbird Bakery - Our two ice creams that we bought, along with our receipt. - Donuts Near Me - Bristol, Virginia

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Quaint place very historical very friendly staff Great fireplace area to sit around Great selection of Baked items which are over the top We had quiche and a cranberry muffin Chi Latte was very good read more

Blackbird Bakery - Sitting nook - Donuts Near Me - Bristol, Virginia

This bakery is drive through only and has a limited menu but the donuts are delicious. They tasted freshly made and the coffee is strong and rich. They offer cake donuts, which are my favorite, but none were available. On Thursday, the offer the birthday cake donut and on Saturdays the strawberry cake donut is available. Very kind employee too. read more

Blackbird Bakery - Bakery logo - Donuts Near Me - Bristol, Virginia

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The ice cream and desserts and coffee were the best we had ever had!!! Someone recommended we go here. So glad we did. We went to the original historic building in Bristol. They also have more of a drive-through scenario farther away in the town, but we appreciated the original one. read more

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I was told that this place was good, it definitely did not disappoint. I had the strawberry dream cake(I think that's the name) and it was delicious. It was one of those desserts where it was yummy but didn't feel too heavy. really good 10/10 recommend. read more

Blackbird Bakery - Raspberry cheesecake - Donuts Near Me - Bristol, Virginia

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One of my favorite finds since moving to this area and a favorite of my family's as well! Parking can be a pain some days but it's worth the couple trips around the block to find a spot. It's always clean, has a plethora of options, and the employees have always been polite and helpful when venturing into new tries. I also love the variety of seating they have and how easy it is to find your own corner to sit down, enjoy your treat, and unwind for a bit Personal Favorites: Dream Cake (strawberry especially; similar to a tres leches) and Tennessee Sweet Sourdough (Hawaiian Rolls meet Sourdough; my family all love this, its a race to who gets the first slice whenever I bring it back) read more

My family & I visited while in town for a short trip. We ordered a variety of items from the menu. First the breakfast "nesties" we got the bacon, egg & cheese. These are very large and definitely shareable. I found them to be good but a bit too much cheese for me and they need to be eaten right away bc once they sit for a while they can be a bit greasy. For sweets we tried a few of their donuts--pumpkin, blueberry, red velvet, apple fritter, Bavarian cream and caramel frosted! All were delicious, fresh and well worth it! We washed it all down with a simple drip coffee that was fresh & better than Starbucks by far. Only reason for 4 stars would be the service. Most employees were pleasant and helpful but one seemed annoyed we were even there. Definitely worth taking the trip to visit this place! It is in a very cute historic looking building with plenty of seating! read more

They had lots of choices and many things looked good. But honestly I don't think I choose the best. The smores bar was just okay. The cookies and cream cheesecake was decent. Inside is large and has lots of space. read more

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I found this bakery on a quick little weekend trip a couple years ago and I'm still thinking about it! So I will bribe anyone I know who will be going to Bristol to bring me treats back from Blackbird. Pictured is my latest haul of "bring me whatever looks good". A cherry almond filled donut, two yeast style glazed donuts, a cherry almond bar and an almond croissant. Not pictured was a blueberry lemon scone, apple fritter and lemon bar. I LOVE all things cherry and almond so that's part of my love for Blackbird, they always have several options in that flavor combo, which I find rare. The cherry almond filled donut is seriously sweet with the icing and filling so if that's not your thing, pass on it or eat half. The croissants are light, airy and flaky like a croissant should be. The bars are dense, moist and full of flavor with a great crumb topping. You could easily share one but why would you? A great little southern American bakery .... Sugary sweet read more

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The store felt like a proper coffee shop. When you enter, it almost has a bookshop feel. The place was clean and had plenty of seats. There was a wide selection of "goodies". The donut twist was good. It wasn't great but it was good. We also sampled the carrot cake and a savory pocket. The coffee was good. It was the cashiers second day. She did a good job. She was knowledgeable on the items and was able to give us solid recommendations. Overall it was a nice experience. read more

Blackbird Bakery - Donut - Donuts Near Me - Bristol, Virginia

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Blackbird Bakery is a Bristol institution. We stopped in while visiting for the annual music festival last weekend. There was a line out the door (good sign) and for the most part, it was worth the wait. The pastries were next level. My wife said the maple glazed donut was the best one she has ever had - that's saying a lot! On the room for improvement side, the ice coffee was mostly milk and the latte was meh. I'd recommend this place for all things baked, but maybe get your coffee elsewhere. read more

The interior is nice and it has a big spacious place to eat. I did not like any of the bakery items whether it is the cookie, muffin or the scone. People have different taste, so it can't be helped. There's an awesome restaurant across the street for dinner if you are in their area. Staff members are very polite and nice though. read more

CUTEST place/indoor upstairs seating area with a large assortment of EVERYTHING!! Awesome and helpful staff, plus the goodies we got were outstanding. read more

Blackbird Bakery - Homemade cheesecake and white sprinkle donuts - Donuts Near Me - Bristol, Virginia

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So many choices at this bakery. The glazed donut was my favorite. The red velvet bar, strawberry cheesecake bar, and German chocolate bar were all very good. Creme brûlée was also delicious, though sweeter than I remember. A cozy place with plenty of seating. A must visit. read more

This was a great spot! The WiFi worked well for doing some work while I waited and it was a short drive to the airport. The service was great and the maple donut I had was fabulous. The lavender oat milk latte was alright. The ambiance was pretty cute with two upstairs areas and lots of spots to sit and munch your bakery. I'd definitely recommend it and come back! read more

Blackbird Bakery - Lavender latte and maple donut - Donuts Near Me - Bristol, Virginia

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Delicious as always for sweet treats. Kind of pricey so I don't usually get several items like I would at other bakeries I have visited. Service was great and friendly atmosphere. read more

Love, love, love this place! The food is divine and the pastries are to die for! Ii suppose my favorite are the donuts! The service is very good, friendly and very knowledgeable! Don't miss this place it's number one on my list of great places to go in downtown Bristol read more

Blackbird Bakery - My delicious donuts! - Donuts Near Me - Bristol, Virginia

The best bakery around. Everything they sell is a work of art. And, their donuts are out of this world. Not like these frozen donut places.

The city of Bristol gets better every time I visit. If you find yourself in Bristol, pick up some Blackbird Bakery doughnuts. Make sure to get them hot. They have both cake and yeast doughnuts and a multitude of glazes and filings. Excellent! read more

Someone told me that this was a "must see" place to go. I agree that the people at the register rush you. Yes they are busy, but if you have never been there, you want to actually look and see what are in the cases to see what you want. But with people standing all in front of them it makes it hard. I ordered a slice of the dream cake which she said was poked with holes and condensed milk put in. so in other words a "poke cake". But it was not good and was nothing special. The next item was the chocolate cheesecake which was kind of gummy, so you could tell that it wasn't fresh. The chocolate muffin was very very dry; more of a scone texture than a muffin. I also got the Bavarian donut.... wayyyyy too sweet. Why would you drench it in glaze, then put a chocolate glaze on top of that? Talk about diabetes buster. It was ok when I peeled the sugar crust off of it. But I don't see the big hype about this bakery. Also, when I opened the box in my car there were 2 knats in there.I also thought it was kind of funny that they have to lock up the scent thing in the bathroom. read more

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Great dessert! Wonderful Ambiance- great coffee- always a must-visit on every trip! A nice place,

Ah the aroma. Then the taste.. then sit back relax and enjoy in perfect laid back atmosphere. Too much to not enjoy it all. Highly recommend!!! read more