Where to Find the Best Cinnamon Buns in Alberta (According to Hundreds of Albertans)

Sweet treats have been on my mind recently. A Facebook call for great restaurants resulted in over 800 replies, and, since then, I’ve had a few spin-off posts. One of those focused on the best place to get cinnamon buns in the province.

Albertans have opinions on cinnamon buns (and rightfully so! they are delicious!). In a cinnamon bun focused Facebook post, I received almost 400 replies about where to go!

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Alberta’s Favourite Cinnamon Buns

There are a few clear leaders for Best Cinnamon Bun in Alberta. Results might be skewed slightly in Roy’s Place’s favour, because that was the image I included in the post.

1. Roy’s Place, Claresholm: Recommendations: 20
2. The Farmhouse Bakery, Camrose; Recommendations: 14
3. Nice Buns Baking Co, High River; Recommendations: 13
4. Lift Me Up Bakery in Tiramisu Bistro, Edmonton; “They have different flavored cinnamon buns. They’re TO DIE FOR!!!”; Recommendations: 10
5. Little Apple Cafe, Longview; Recommendations: 10

Honourable mentions to High Level Diner in Edmonton, Chartier in Beaumont, and Cinnamon Bear Bakery & Cafe in Coleman as solid runners up.

I need to get out and try (and photograph) more cinnamon buns!

More Great Cinnamon Buns

Still craving sugar? Here are more Alberta cinnamon bun shops recommended by readers across the province.

• Amy’s Bakery, Delburne; Recommendations: 4
• Baba’s Bistro, Mundare; Recommendations: 2
• Baker & Spice, Calgary
• Barb’s Baking, Wildwood
• Barbacoas Restaurant, Spruce Grove
• Batter N’ Bunz, Sylvan Lake
• Battle River Farmstead, Bashaw; Recommendations: 2
• Bea’s Buns, Red Deer
• Bearspaw Bakery, Jasper; Recommendations: 4
• Bread Love, St Albert
• Bread, Milk & Honey, Lethbridge
• Celeste, Pincher Creek
• The Charred Birdie, Acme
• Chartier, Beaumont; Recommendations: 8
• Cinnaholic, Calgary; Plant based.
• Cinnamon Bear Bakery & Cafe, Coleman; Recommendations: 8
• Cinnamon Princess, Spruce Grove
• Cochrane Coffee Traders, Cochrane
• Coffee Cottage, Innisfail
• Copper Creek Cafe, Rocky Mountain House; “Get there early, they go quick!” Recommendations: 3
• Copper Kettle Cafe, Coaldale (Wednesdays); Recommendations: 2
• The Copper Spoon, Clairmont
• Corner Bistro, Rimbey; Recommendations: 2
• Cornerstone Cafe, Caroline
• Coulee Cafe, Taber
• Country Crumbs, Medicine Hat; Recommendations: 3
• Crooked Creek Store, Crooked Creek; “Not just amazing donuts” Recommendations: 4
• The Donut Man, Crossfield
• Downtown Sally’s, Banff
• Drayton Valley Bakery, Drayton Valley
• The Eden, Calgary; “a cross between a cinnamon roll and pain au chocolat, served with whipped cream! I’m normally not a huge dessert person, but it’s the sort of thing dreams are made of and one of the most heavenly things I’ve ever eaten”
• Elieneke’s Bake Shop, Barrhead
• Emma’s Convenience, Cold Lake (also available at Golden Loaf, Elk Point)
• Evansburg Bakery, Evansburg
• Everyday Food Co, Sherwood Park; Recommendations: 6
• The Farmhouse Bakery, Camrose; Recommendations: 14
• Feathers and Twigs Hobby Farm, Plamondon
• Fifendekel, Edmonton; “They have the frozen dough you can buy to make a fresh batch at home!!” Recommendations: 2
• Fireside, Czar
• Flavours of Montreal, Airdrie; Recommendations: 2
• The Fresh Market, Millet
• Freson Bros (locations across Alberta); Recommendations: 4
• Glenn’s Family Restaurant, Red Deer
• Grab My Bunz; central Alberta markets
• Healing Homestead, Edmonton area; gluten & dairy free
• Heritage Park, Calgary; Recommendations: 2
• High Level Diner, Edmonton; Recommendations: 9
• Italian Centre Shop, Edmonton & Calgary; Recommendations: 2
• Jessie’s Bakery & Cafe, Fort McMurray
• Kerri’s Cafe and Bakery, Westlock; Recommendations: 5
• Lazy Loaf and Kettle, Calgary
• Leduc Coffee Shop, Leduc; “Orange Coconut Buns that won best dessert in the area!” Recommendations: 7
• The Lefse House, Camrose; (Fridays) Recommendations: 3
• Lift Me Up Bakery in Tiramisu Bistro, Edmonton; “They have different flavored cinnamon buns. They’re TO DIE FOR!!!”; Recommendations: 10
• Little Apple Cafe, Longview; Recommendations: 10
• The Little Village Bakery, Stirling (Fridays)
• Lois Hole’s Wellness Centre, St Albert
• Ma and Pa’s Bakery, Penhold; Recommendations: 5
• The Mercantile Cafe, Valhalla
• Murph’s Pub and Grill, Red Deer; Recommendations: 2
• Nice Buns Baking Co, High River; Recommendations: 13
• The Old Grind, Hinton
• Only Sourdough Bakehouse & Pizzeria, Kitscoty; “Sourdough pizza, bagels, cinnamon buns, cupcakes, bread and maybe just maybe you will be lucky enough to run across the dream pie.” Recommendations: 5
• The Ploughman’s Table, Spruce Grove; Recommendations: 2
• Pink Lady Sugar & Crumb, Bentley market
• Provost Meat Packers, Provost
• Rise Bakehouse, Red Deer
• The Rollin’ Dough, Grande Prairie (food truck); Recommendations: 2
• Roy’s Place, Claresholm: Recommendations: 20
• Seeds, Pincher Creek; Recommendations: 2
• Sherwood Bakery, Sherwood Park
• Shekinah Coffee, Edson; (Thursdays) Recommendations: 3
• The Sourdough Lady, Stony Plain; also sold at Red Brick Common; Recommendations: 3
• Stettler Auction Mart, Stettler
• Stonemill Bakery, Duchess
• Stone’s Throw Cafe, Edmonton
• Sugarbowl, Edmonton; Recommendations: 4
• Sweet Crumbs Cakery, Alix; Recommendations: 5
• Sweet K&A, Fort Saskatchewan
• Sweet Pea Cafe, Edmonton
• Tasty’s at the River Rock, Ryley
• Timber Coffee Co, Ponoka/Sylvan Lake; Recommendations: 4
• Totally Gluten Free Bakery, Lacombe; “For gluten-free”
• Twists and More, Camrose
• Whisk & Wheat, Thorsby (found in KollBrook Esso); Recommendations: 2
• Whispering Pines Ski Hill, Worsley; Recommendations: 3
• Wishes Bake Shop, Sherwood Park: Recommendations: 2