Devil's Food Bakery, Wash Park
31 people recommendvia r/Denver, r/denverfood30 comments cited below
The comments cited below are a sample of the full tally across 17 threads.
What people say, in short
Devil's Food Bakery on Gaylord Street in Wash Park is a bakery with coffee that many people recommend, and a few single out its almond croissants. A few praise its savory pastries such as the ham and cheese croissant. A few mention the coffee or drinks: one rates it highly, one calls it good alongside outstanding baked goods, and one notes fun non-coffee caffeinated drinks. One loves it though two croissants came out tough, and one ranks it below another bakery.
Address
Devil's Food Bakery, 1004 S Gaylord St, Denver, CO 80209
At a glance
- Signature dishes
- Almond croissant, Ham and cheese croissant
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The evidence
Every point below is paraphrased from a real public comment, ordered by how much the community engaged with it. Caveats and negatives are kept in — follow any link to read the original for yourself.
- Recommendsu/jen_the_magician in r/Denver · Feb 2024
Says the mystery pastry comes from this bakery and urges readers to go try it.
- Recommendsu/DiscoInError93 in r/Denver · Aug 2024
Recommends it.
- Recommendsu/Actual_Banana4833 in r/denverfood · Jan 2026taste
Calls it a favorite, especially for its seasonal fruit pastries.
- Recommendsu/AppointmentNaive2811 in r/denverfood · Aug 2026
Names Devil's Food on Gaylord St in East Wash Park as a top pick.
- Recommendsu/tigermaple in r/denverfood · Sep 2024taste
Recommends Devil's Food, praising its almond and walnut croissants.
- Recommendsu/NeeksRus in r/denverfood · Jul 2025
Calls Devils Food Bakery amazing; located in Wash Park.
- Recommendsu/unknohn in r/denverfood · May 2025taste
Recommends the ham and cheese item at this place.
- Recommendsu/SpeciousPerspicacity in r/denverfood · Aug 2025
Names Devil's Food as their favorite non-roaster, a bakery.
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- Recommendsu/flyingmungbean in r/denverfood · Aug 2026taste
Calls Devil's Food underrated after getting a warm peach danish and watching bakers work.
- Recommendsu/tapirs4daze in r/Denver · Feb 2024taste
Rates the chocolate chip cookie there as the best they have eaten.
- Recommendsu/No-Arachnid1925 in r/Denver · Feb 2024
Says the pastry came from this bakery and that its savory galette fillings change daily.
- Recommendsu/cambria159 in r/denverfood · Aug 2026taste
Agrees with Devil's Food and calls its pastries phenomenal.
- Recommendsu/henlochimken in r/denverfood · Jun 2026taste
Playfully reluctant to share it because they want its almond croissants to themselves.
- Recommendsu/goodluck_havefun19 in r/denverfood · Apr 2026
Says that during berry season, every pastry here is top-tier.
- Recommendsu/dgoldstein38 in r/denverfood · Sep 2024taste
Thinks the Devil's Food comment deserves more votes and rates its croissants top in town.
- Recommendsu/CaChica in r/denverfood · Sep 2024taste
Agrees and calls Devil's Food's almond croissant excellent.
- Recommendsu/1ReadyPhilosopher in r/Denver · Nov 2026taste
Says the coffee is good and the baked goods are outstanding.
- Recommendsu/EmBejarano in r/Denver · Jun 2025taste
Enjoyed the pastries at this Wash Park bakery and rates its coffee highly.
- Recommendsu/cheesey9999 in r/Denver · Aug 2024
Names Devils Food among its three suggestions.
- Recommendsu/YupThatWasAShart in r/Denver · Aug 2026taste
Recommends it and says its pastries rank among the best they've had outside Europe.
- Recommendsu/AWrinklyPlatypus in r/denverfood · Aug 2026taste
Says the savory pastries there are excellent.
- Recommendsu/feebs2016 in r/denverfood · Apr 2026taste
Says they're obsessed with this bakery's ham-and-cheese croissant.
- Recommendsu/b34s7man in r/denverfood · Apr 2026taste
Says it is among Denver's best baking and its French items taste authentic.
- Recommendsu/NahtHahn in r/Denver · Jun 2025taste
Agrees, praising the iced sugar cookie as a good treat for a Wash Park stroll.
- Recommendsu/Doctor_Kat in r/denverfood · Sep 2024taste
Says Devil's Food is good, though ranks it below Bakery 4.
- Recommendsu/Ok-Event-7122 in r/denverfood · Sep 2024
Names Devil's Food Bakery at its Wash Park location as a suggestion.
- Recommendsu/Hi_AJ in r/Denver · Feb 2024
Agrees with others that the original pastry is likely from Devil's Food.
- Recommendsu/Dance2Med0413 in r/denverfood · Oct 2024variety
Says the Wash Park location has fun non-coffee caffeinated drinks and solid pastries.
- Recommendsu/Consistent-Alarm9664 in r/denverfood · Sep 2024taste
Notes Devil's Food adds marzipan and calls its croissants among the best they've eaten.
- Mixedu/Biffig in r/denverfood · Sep 2024consistency
Loves Devil's Food, though two croissants came out tough.
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