Market District Bakery

910 Freeport Rd, Pittsburgh - 15238
53 reviews
Grocery Meat Shops
(412) 781-6605

had a few of their offerings and wish i had more. the cheesecake i took back to the hotel was superb But the burnt almond Torte was the star of the show !!! highly recommended

Amazing bakery…yes get the almond cake even though you aren’t a huge almond fan. They have mini versions and it was sooo good. Should have ordered more than 2 minis. The elephant ears are huge! Size of a dinner plate. Also ordered empanadas which we are looking forward to, but haven’t eaten yet. Everything was well packed with easy, quick pick up. No long lines when you pre-order! Closed Sundays do plan accordingly!

Stopped in here after eating at Pamela’s near it. Picked out 4 different items and it ended up being $15. Did not like the price, however, every item was delicious! We chose a gob, blueberry scone, and cinnamon rolls. We didn’t have everything the same day, but it all tasted great! I would come back again!

Thought I would try the torte. I was assured it was made fresh today. It looked great. Lots of almonds. Wrapped in plastic wrap. The icing was VERY sparse as was the filling. The cake was very crumbly and fell apart too easily. It was lack luster in flavor as well. $35 and not impressed at all.

Prices just went up. To high

I really did not want to have to write this review but sadly I am going to. It was the first time going there for my family. We went there as opposed to my usual bakery because they have not been there. My sons items were not fresh. I should not spend good money on items and have to microwave them on the same day. I am not sure we will be back. I did however send them a message.

The bakery is average at best. Stop buying this almond torte because of an outdated huff post article. My experience with it is that it’s always incredibly dry and crumbles uncontrollably. For the high price that you’re paying for such a small cake, you can find much better almond tortes in the city. I get that it’s a hometown favorite, but if you have any sort of discerning taste or are looking for quality, you are not going to find it here. Their secondary locations in North Huntington and Greensburg consistently lack a variety of options. The only thing worth getting here is the thumbprint cookies (but good luck finding variety at one of the secondary shops.)

Always have good fresh selection.

Actually, I gave away the almond tortes I purchased that day from Prantl's -- they were really excellent gifts.

The wedding cake we got tasted AMAZING, but it did not look like what we had discussed, which was frustrating. None of the guests knew, so it wasn’t a huge issue, but regardless, for the price, the cake should’ve been what we specified and what the shop had agreed to doing.