How am I just getting to know about them is wild! I recently found them through Instagram and so thankful for that. Best part is they deliver because we are quite a ways away from them. We ordered the Sticky Toffee Danish (Feb special) and a Peach Danish - both were elite! The pastries were packed in proper containers and delivered in their reusable bag which is so nice of them! I will definitely keep an eye out for their monthly specials and order from them again! read more

Four Worlds Bakery - Sticky Toffee Danish - Bakeries Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Re:online ordering - order confirmation doesn't mean anything. Make sure you get confirmation of order pickup. Apparently if you order something that goes out of stock while you're picking things out, the system may not flag it (looks like it processed the order) but they never see it. Really on point pastries. I especially like their morning bun that is infused with orange and cardamon. Was bummed that I missed out in the Valentine's strawberry cardamom jam-filled hearts thanks to the ordering system though. That's what I get for procrastinating! read more

Four Worlds Bakery - FWB - Croissant Raisin FWB - Pistachio Cream Swirl Croissant FWB - Bagel - plain FWB - Bagel - Vegan Jalpeno Cheddar - Bakeries Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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bread is fine, coffee is fine, pastries are fine. Bread Sheeran is FIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINE

The staff here was absolutely uninterested in helping me. There was little to no selection and they don't even offer anything remotely appealing looking. Seriously, skip this place. Not worth the drive and I'm sure the local college kids give it enough business since there isn't much around there. read more

We have been customers for many years, never had anything subpar. Great neighborhood bakery. Everyone there works very hard. Had the Cacio et Pepe croissant today. Soft, fresh. Slightly sweet yet tangy at the same time. Just the right amount of pepper then the parmesan sent it over the top. One of the best creations ever from the super talented Chef Stacey! Thank you for being awesome Four Worlds, long may you reign read more

I came in today wanting a loaf of multi grain bread and all bread was sold out except one last loaf of rye. IT WAS THE BEST RYE BREAD WE HAVE EVER HAD~~!! Neighbors at 4697 osage Avenue Beth and Cynthia read more

The sourdough wasn't anything special -- I've had significantly better at other Philadelphia bakeries. Not bad, but nothing that would bring me back on its own.. read more

Great bagels and good happy hour deal! The bagels are big and chewy and they have fun flavors like jalapeño cheese and sun dried tomatoes. Cinnamon raisin was excellent too. read more

I don't live in this area, nor had I ever heard of this bakery and their policy until I entered. She didn't ask politely or explain kindly ... she YELLED at me. I am grateful for many things... rudeness is not one of them. Gladly took my business elsewhere. read more

Ran into this online by chance and then was excited to go. I see this bakery is a fave for some local vegans as they have a reasonable amount for that crowd, and why some other locals come here too. I have now been to Mighty, DeadKing, Merzbachers, Artisan, High Fidelity, probably others, and here and this one is the winner for me . The clear assortment of vegan versus non-vegan and a nice array of flavorful and standard but quality wheat foods makes this bakery an overall winner for me. Besides GF options, this place could use a cafe too, I agree. Some of the other places mentioned do have cafes and Mighty would be the winner in that category. Because all these brands are prominent in their own way and because Philadelphia is a big area, they are all here to stay! Enjoy the quality of bakery that we have in our various Philadelphia enclaves and neighborhoods. read more

Four Worlds Bakery - Pistachio croissant, a lot more - Bakeries Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Needed some breakfast pastries for the office and found this bakery on DoorDash. All the pastries were delicious and fresh!

Four Worlds Bakery has consistently offered great bread options for many years now. I love how crunchy the bagels are on the outside and soft texture inside. They are made fresh daily with sourdough. I usually buy plain and sesame. They accidentally gave me everything bagels this time although my receipt says I should have received sesame. Thankfully I like the everything bagels too. Currently, the price for one bagels is $1.45. They also have a great selection of breads. I usually get the pre sliced option. The flavors I've tried so far are Olive Rosemary Levain, Classic Pan Levain and Rye. All options taste great. read more

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Heaven in carb form! Finding FWB will likely not be good for my diet, but so very good for my soul. The Croissants are out of this world: buttery, flakey and not overly sweet. The raisin option is something special and unexpected. Imagine a Cinnabon and a raisin had a baby, born in France. #YUM Can't wait to try more, specifically the bagels! I'm also a fan of the online ordering system. Avoid the in person disappoint and check out their real time inventory on their website. "Know before you go"! And if you're lucky enough to live in an area where they deliver too, then even better! Spending the $15 minimum to cover the delivery should be easy peasy with their vast selection of baked goods. read more

Four Worlds Bakery - Almond croissant and raisin croissant - Bakeries Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Small local bakery worth the visit! Tons of pastry options and bread options too! FYI they only have regular drip coffee and everything is To Go, but the prices are fair and the treats are just that.. along with being fresh, fluffy, and yummy! read more

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Great bread! After few years of waiting, they have vegan pastry options now. They even have a cream cheese option for bagels. I love the chocolate croissants once I get home I preheat the oven for 350 for a few minutes and pop those babies in the oven. After three or four minutes they are perfect. The chocolate softens back up again, and I am in heaven. read more

I was making a pasta dinner and I didn't have any bread and then I seen this place, online when GrubHub and I ordered the sourdough loaf. It was absolutely delicious. The best bread I ever had so good and I made garlic bread with it. Looking forward to trying other things here. read more

My favorite bakery in West Philly. I usually order in advance for pick up/delivery the following morning so you have a higher chance to get everything you want! They sell out fast. I like the olive rosemary bread and a dozen everything/sesame bagels. read more

Fantastic little West Philly gem. I pass it on the way to work every day and stopped in today. Very knowledgeable young woman working the counter and described all of the available goodies to me. Ended up with chocolate raspberry croissant & pistachio cream croissant. Holy moly this read more

Four Worlds Bakery - Pistachio cream croissant - Bakeries Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Best bakery in Philly! Carrot cake danish + Pretzel croissant are to die for. Also a massive fan of the goat cheese croissants always.

I am so glad my Facebook algorithm decided to recommend this bakery, because I will definitely be coming back. I saw that Four Worlds was having a $1 per almond croissant sale which I couldn't resist. Snagged 6 of them this morning and they are, to put it simply, the best almond croissants I've ever had. Crispy but also soft, sweet but not overly so, wonderfully fragrant, beautiful to look at -- I would gladly pay full price for them any day, and I'm excited to come back to try their other items. They also sell baking ingredients/tools and locally sourced honey which I am highly tempted by as well. The process of ordering online and picking up is also super convenient. I placed my order the night before and came by this morning to pick it up. There was lots of street parking in the area, and they have you text your name to a number in order to receive your order. The service was incredibly fast; I waited for only a minute or so as they put my order together and was back in my car in a flash. This is an amazing bakery! read more

Four Worlds Bakery - Almond croissants - Bakeries Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

One of my favoritest local bakeries in Philly. Everyone is so kind and the baked goods are fantastic. My favorites are the sourdough pretzel (I slice it in half and put shmear in between like a bagel), the apple turnover (not too sweet and full of apples and cinnamon), and all of the croissants. They also sell Al Fournil, of which I believe the beignets and peach danishes are the best. I no longer live in the neighborhood but I make occasional trips back. Last time I scored a bunch of seasonal goodies like the raspberry chocolate croissant and lemon croissant. I have yet to try their delivery service, they have a cargo bike! Sign up for emails to get updates and discounts. Support your local friendly bakers!!! read more

A week later, I'm still thinking of those yummy raisin croissant bun rolls a friend brought to brunch. They were perfect. There are some things you just can't get over -- FWB will be on my visit list every time I come to Philly! read more

Y'all. They do DELIVERY. Support local biz! So I've never been to Philly nor have I tried the delicacies here at Four Worlds. So this is just PURELY a delivery and service review (don't @ me please). This is a girl just trying to support local while sending local love to some good friends in Philly. My friend loves sweets and baked goods, so I looked on Maps for a local bakery that had rave reviews and delivery and BOOM...Four Worlds popped up. Their menu is super easy to maneuver online, and they have vegan and gluten-free items. I ordered a selection of pastries from a fig brie danish to brownies and fruit tarts for delivery. They delivery for a super affordable fee of $4 so I felt good doing that. Can I also give a 6/5 star review for Maggie the sweet sweet delivery driver who so selflessly was willing to deliver the baked goodies to my friend after I put in the wrong address? What a class act. MAGGIE YOU'RE A STAR and effortlessly righted my mistake. My friend told me that the baked goods are "being admired" right now and that they can't wait to scarf them down. Plus, it feels so good to support some place that employs and is owned by local folks. If you're tired of giving all your money to Amazon and want to do good things for those who are still working tirelessly during the pandemic, look up local shops and help them out. read more

I just found out about this place and its helped a ton with my pastry cravings during quarantine. Delivery is really easy, they do it themselves locally for a $4 fee. They carry their own baked goods, plus treats from other local bakers like Oui Pastries, Crust, and Au Fournil. They also have gluten free & vegan baked goods, coffee, & baking supplies. FWB's croissants were awesome, the savory (goat cheese) and the sweet (chocolate, almond) ones. And, most surprising, in a city where good bagels are hard to find, I actually really enjoyed theirs. They aren't quite NY style, but they are more enjoyable than most of the Philly favorite bagel places. read more

Super tasty croissants and beignets! Then almond is top notch. I love the customer service and the option to order ahead online. I used to go to physical therapy down woodland avenue and the best treat was a treat after. Thankful for a yummy neighborhood bakery. (Also big plus is that as someone who is immuno compromised - appreciate the masking policy) read more

This bakery is extraordinary. Not only are the baguettes heavenly, like seriously once I have one bite I can't stop eating it, but the pretzels and the bagels are to die for. The apple turnovers look funky but wowwww are they good. Sugared or not, everything from there is bread candy. I also love that they support local businesses. I always order the Au Fornile beignets and I get the Swarm Busting honey there - both are brain-meltingly delicious. I'm also thrilled they take public health seriously and keep their staff safe! When I heard they were being strict about masking I purchased even more. In times like these, it's rare to hear about businesses that care so much about their staff's health, so I'm supporting them end to end. read more

Recently got a few everything bagels, some cream cheese and a pack of nova lox. Been treating myself to a toasted everything bagel with cream cheese and lox every day this week and it's incredible. These are the best bagels in West Philly, maybe further. The staff is always so kind and pleasant. read more

What a hidden gem! My husband and I desperately needed coffee before heading to the Simeone Museum and this place was an awesome find! Cozy inside, and smelled DIVINE. My husband ordered an iced coffee, I got hot coffee (we both take our coffee black) and we shared an awesome huge spinach ricotta croissant. Both coffees tasted fresh, not bitter at all, and all around exactly what we needed. The man who helped us was so nice, and let me check out his necklace without thinking I was a weirdo. Definitely come check this place out and grab coffee and tasty pastries if you're anywhere close! read more

As a French person who was born and raised in Paris and basically had a croissant every other day, I can happily say the Four World Bakery plain croissant are one of the best I have had in the United States. Very impressed. I always go there to get a plain croissant when I want to have a little bite of home. read more

Delicious pastries, fluffy beignets, wonderful cookies. Great coffee. Excellent service would definitely come again.

The world's best sourdough bagels & bread! They are super fresh but also freeze well. Staff is super lovely and pre-ordering makes it easy to get what you want ahead of time! HIGHLY recommend. I'm moving across town but will be coming back to West Philly solely for FWB. read more

Overall Value: I highly recommend coming here for any baked goods or bread. The buy one get one free "happy hour" from 11:30-1pm is an amazing deal, and everything we had was a good quality and made in house. When you factor in the price-point while still maintaining this high quality (quality ingredients, baking and milling in house) - it's an outstanding deal. This is a local place that can now definitely count me as a regular. The Food: We got an assortment of baked goods to try for the buy one get one free happy hour: an almond croissant, chocolate croissant, a goat cheese croissant, a pretzel, and an everything bagel. We got all of these for $5 (they were kind enough to throw in the fifth for free because we had trouble deciding on the fourth!) The almond croissant was my personal favorite - great texture and packed with almond paste filling. The chocolate croissant was solid as well. The goat cheese croissant was a little more subtle than I was expecting, but there was a nice saltiness from the bits of cheese that complimented the croissant. The pretzel was very different from what I expected, but it was good nonetheless - this is not a pretzel like you would get a ball game. It's a nice soft and doughy bread salted on top, texture-wise it almost reminded me of a salt bagel that I would get from new york. The everything bagel had a bit of a harder exterior than I usually enjoy, but this might be a regional thing because I am used to really soft new york bagels. Overall - each of the items was very good. The Service: Super friendly, and definitely made me want to be a regular customer. Space and Pace: It's a small store front (no seating or anything like that) with a much larger bakery in the back where all the magic happens. It sort of reminds me of a bakery in Paris, where locals would come in every morning to get a fresh loaf of bread and then continue with the morning's errands. read more

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Fantastic west Philly bakery for croissants, bagels, bread and more. You can check what's available and order ahead on their website- in our experience, the site is always up to date. read more

Great local place to get fresh bread of all types and even some tasty baked desserts! Made a baguette sandwich and the bread was fresh, soft, and made with love. A bit out of the way for me, but when I need great bread, I'll always make my way over there! read more

I was so excited to hear of this place when I was on my search for outstanding bread in Philly. They mill their own flour!!! How much more dedicated can you get? Alas, Four Worlds did not live up to expectations. I first tried their pain au levain, a standard in any French bakery, which is naturally leavened (levain is essentially a sourdough starter) and by tradition mostly white but with a bit of rye. The flavor is okay, though not outstanding, but the crust is pale and not crunchy. When toasted, it becomes brittle, which is not what should happen in traditionally made boule. The loaf also seems to not have any rye in it, which robs it of that essential flavor. It's pretty much a lackluster San Francisco sourdough, and I'm offended that they call it pain levain. They also offer it in a sandwich loaf yet still call it pain levain, which offends me even more. I then tried their fruit/nut and olive breads, since those tend to be more forgiving. They were; not a whole lot to say there. I enjoy them with cheese. But then, on a lark, I tried the Norwegian rye. I don't generally like full rye breads, but this was delicious! Its texture was dense but not too, and the flavor was outstanding. This is the bread you should get if you come here. They also have croissants, which are mostly yummy but sometimes underbaked, and canelés, which are the ugly duckling of the boulangerie. Caramelly exterior, eggy interior: the perfect mid-afternoon snack, and I've only ever seen them otherwise at Metropolitan. read more

New to the area and saw this place was near and the reviews on Yelp. Was great that their menu was offered on here as. Was not able drive to the location and planned on having it delivered . Actually called the location to inquire about delivery and was told they use Uber eats to deliver. Ordered a dozen bagels , some Multi grain Levian bread and choc and Alamo day crossants. I am more of a choc person normally but tasted wife almond and it was delicious! Bagels were great and loved the everything ones ! Will order again and owner Mike was very helpful on phone! read more

Great place to eat. Fresh baked bread and treats daily. Love the apple turn overs. Run dont walk. The good stuff sells fast.

Just wanted to extend a huge thank you to the owner who personally delivered baked goods and added some free extra baked goodies when he learned that we were in Philly because our baby was in the NICU at the children's hospital. Will forever be grateful for the act of kindness. Also the most amazing chocolate chip cookies! We will definitely be back. read more

This place has the butteriest croissants ever. They're also mega-flakey, which is odd, considering how buttery they are. Yeah, pretty sure America got a hold of France and forced some butter down its throat. read more

As a French person who was born and raised in Paris and basically had a croissant every other day, I can happily say the Four World Bakery plain croissant are one of the best I have had in the United States. Very impressed. I always go there to get a plain croissant when I want to have a little bite of home. read more