Amélie's French Bakery & Café

"This charming gathering place draws a crowd for its pastries, light fare & coffee drinks."

Amélie's French Bakery & Café is a Charlotte-born French bakery and café with multiple locations, offering pastries, quiches, macarons, and coffee drinks baked from scratch using classic French techniques. Amélie's is known for its macarons (available for nationwide shipping), handcrafted daily pastries, quiches, tarts, and éclairs, alongside highly distinctive interiors designed by Brenda Ische featuring repurposed furniture, teacup chandeliers, and salvage-sourced décor she describes as 'Alice in Wonderland meets Marie Antoinette.' Ische's interior work began in 2008 with the original NoDa café, and Amélie's has since expanded to multiple Charlotte-area locations plus Rock Hill, SC; the bakery was voted Best Bakery in North Carolina by Southern Living. Amélie's has locations in NoDa, Carmel Commons, Park Road Shopping Center, and Uptown Charlotte (all in Charlotte, NC), as well as Rock Hill, SC, and ships macarons nationwide. Visitors frequently highlight the macarons, tarts, and coffee drinks, and consistently note the one-of-a-kind décor as a standout feature; the café is also noted for vegetarian options, ample parking, and a relaxed atmosphere.