What I recommend: The brown sugar oatmeal cookie Little Barb's Bakery is a small but mighty spot inside the Durham Food Hall. My go-to item every single time is the brown sugar oatmeal cookie. It's thin, crisp, and baked to the perfect level of brittleness while still keeping that classic oatmeal sweetness. When you get the right one, it's absolute perfection. As always, staff is very friendly, and since it's located right at the food-hall, it makes for a perfect spot to grab a sweet treat after your meal. read more

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Love the choices at Littje Barb's Bakery. Got a vegan bar for a friend. Then s'mores bars, cheesecake bar, chocolate chip cookie and a sugar cookie to share. Staff always helpful and nice. Easy to get to in the food hall. read more

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Woahhh this place was so good!! Couldn't resist buying so many treats because they were baking them right in front of us and everything looked sooo appealing. If someone were to ask me my recommendations, I'd say get everything read more

Little Barb’s Bakery - Bakeries Near Me - Durham, North Carolina

I grabbed a cookie from them recently. I've never had a cookie cake cookie before, and I am so glad I found them. Such a good cookie cake cookie! I will definitely be back. I also had a chance to meet Barbara. Such a wonderful person and so kind! read more

Grabbed some carrot cake from here recently and it was pretty darn tasty. Since it's in the food hall, there are plenty of nearby seats to enjoy your food. It was a tiny bit expensive for the portion size, but nothing too outrageous. A lot of the other desserts looked really tasty as well. There was only one person working there but she was attentive and got us checked out quickly. I'd definitely come back here to grab a cookie or something else sweet! read more

This bakery is a gem! Always delicious, huge variety, reasonable prices, and friendly staff. If local or visiting Durham, go to the Durham Food Hall and support local greatness! read more

I'm addicted to the dulce de leche brownie but everything I try there is always so good

I could have sworn I've written a Yelp review for Little Barb's before but maybe I haven't. At various times when we've popped into the Durham Food Hall, we've stopped here and gotten zucchini bread, cake slices, poptarts, cinnamon rolls and more. We enjoy supporting local businesses in Durham and have enjoyed the wares here. We've also seen their treats around town at other places like the Daily Beer Bar (monthly cake and beer pairing is wonderful). I saw someone else posted that the cake prices were high. They might be but the cake slices we've had were rich and delicious. We've also seen the owner at other events around town -- great to see that she supports other local businesses. We'll be back. read more

Little Barb’s Bakery - Slice of lemon raspberry cake - Bakeries Near Me - Durham, North Carolina

The banana pudding cake was excellent! She does certain cakes each week so I can't promise it will be there when you visit, but if it is there be sure to order it! read more

I ordered a cake for my friends birthday. The inspiration pic I used was a cake that was actually made by Little Barbs and posted on their Ig. I figured, great! This is what I want and I can clearly see that they can deliver. The only modifications I asked for was that the cake was circle shaped and not heart, and that the color scheme was neutrals and earthy tones. Otherwise, I said I liked the green that was on the cake I saw on the inspo pic. When I saw the cake (unfortunately I wasn't the one to pick it up) I was pissed. The cake was definitely not as thoughtfully decorated as the inspo pic. Just 3 colors: shit green, shit brown and white (we didn't ask for white and unfortunately the white color takes over majority of the cake ). If I say I like the green on the pic that they made, I like neutrals and earth tones, don't you think maybe the green I asked for would be on the cake? Maybe some tans? Nope. They didnt even get the writing done properly. It's all uneven and just basic piping that one would do when they're just starting out. Also, out of our party of 6, no one was jumping up for another slice. Ultimately the cake (and cupcakes) went to waste. So unhappy with this purchase. read more

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Everything I have ever had was amazing! Each time I reorder something I am amazed all over again. Highly recommend; anything! read more

Barb is the cutest and I love her baked goods! She makes a variety of baked goods from cookies to cinnamon roll to custom cakes. Follow her on Instagram for daily specials too! read more

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Mediocre at best. I tried the confetti cookies and a s'mores bar. Both were dry and uninspired. For the price, I thought I'd be getting something delicious, not something that can be done better by a home baker. read more

My daughter and her fiancé brought the most delicious little pies for our Thanksgiving dinner! We had an assortment including apple, pecan, and s'mores. They were all wonderful! We all especially enjoyed the s'mores! I highly recommend! read more

Wow--no idea how this place has five stars. Felt way overpriced, cake was no better than mediocre (stale?), and for 8.50 per slice, expected considerably better. Of three patrons, no one ate more than half and these were not big slices. No idea how the other wares are. Wonderful woman at counter--maybe Barb? Hope this small biz can figure it out. read more

Little Barb’s Bakery - Boston Cream Cake - Bakeries Near Me - Durham, North Carolina

I ordered a cake for a "twinkle twinkle" themed baby shower, and little Barb's knocked it out of the park! The ordering process was easy. I was able to work with them to iron out details before placing the order. I provided the toppers. The cake was beautiful, and it was absolutely delicious. The flavor was vanilla with strawberry compote. The cake was moist and the icing was the perfect level of sweetness. I was anticipating leftovers as the cake was pretty big and my guests are not big on dessert. However, by the end of the party, there was only 1 piece left because it was such a hit! And to make things sweeter, the cake was very well priced compared to other local inquiries I made. They exceeded my expectations. read more

Little Barb’s Bakery - Bakeries Near Me - Durham, North Carolina

The cupcakes I ordered were sublime! A real hit at my granddaughters birthday party. The customer service, and communication with ordering was great! I could not recommend this little gem enough! read more

I visited the Little Barb's Bakery for the first time today. When I approached the counter there wasn't anyone available for about 10 minutes. I purchased a small container of the mini soft baked dark chocolate chips cookies. Good but standard. The mini container of cookies were over priced $10.75. I will not be returning to this location. read more

I ordered a 6inch 2 layer butterfly cake for my daughter's birthday. The online ordering process was very easy, the staff was friendly and accommodating and my daughter thought the cake was delicious! I highly recommend Little Barb's Bakery in Durham! read more

Needed something sweet after guzzling down two slices of pizza at the food hall. I was eyeing their cake slice the entire time I was there, but was unsure about the lavender cake because I am a simple cake lover. The person who was working that day was so kind and talked me through each dessert. She also offered me a small taste test of the lavender piece to make my decision. I was immediately impressed. I ordered my cake slice and called the rest of my colleagues over and they made an order as well. I would definitely recommend this place. The cake was moist and the frosting was on point. It was the perfect amount of lavender. It was worth feeling guilty about later. I suggest giving this bakery a try if you are in the area. read more

I am a big fan! We tried the homemade pop tarts and they were incredible. I didn't even remember to take a pic before I dove in because I was so eager to try it! Definitely a must stop for a sweet treat in the food hall. read more

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Hands down the best desserts in Durham. Talk about decadent, with perfectly balanced flavors. The gluten-free options are excellent, too.

Very annoyed. About to ruin someone's birthday because it's not what they ordered. Especially for a cake I paid 75 dollars for and no one was able to follow directions. I pretty much sent them a custom order cake form and also got a text message to reiterate what your forms says. The cake is all black and I wanted red lettering so it's easy to read what the cake says. I pick up the cake today and it's black lettering. ‍ I let the gal know and all she wanted to do was text the owner and pretty much said they left the red lettering out because sometimes what they use for red won't be readable but the black makes it worse you can't even read what the cakes says... if that was the case why did no one call me then and tell me the red that was not gunna work... I left pissed... because again I wanted red lettering. I text whoever I've been texting with and now the solution is I can bring the cake back after I got home in this heat with the cake already sweating saying they can put it in red. I'm not gunna drive back. The cake was already melting. Pretty sad because I'm disappointed. read more

While looking for a chocolate fudge pie for my husband's birthday, I came across Little Barb's. It said, "Chocolate Fudge Pie - $8.50". I felt that was a fair price for a pie and I ordered one online. When I went to pick it up, it was a little tartlet. When I asked about it, the cashier said they don't sell whole Chocolate Fudge Pies; just these tartlets. I think it would only be fair to indicate that these "pies" are just tartlets. I just checked the website and there is no Chocolate Fudge Pie on the menu as of now. Hmmmmm.... There was no offer to refund my money. Being in a bind, I ended up buying 3 more tartlets so everyone would have a dessert. $34 was WAY too much to pay for four little tartlets that were stale and dry. I will not be going back. read more

Sweet little bakery and great customer service, however I felt like I paid way too much for what I got. I got 2 pastries and paid around $15 for them. They were super small and kinda stale. The owner was super sweet and the girls working were very kind and attentive - maybe I went on a bad day? I'll give it another try because it looked like a place that would serve really good pastries but I was just disappointed with what I got. read more

Peanut butter tart was phenomenal but the other three desserts were a miss especially for the price. Ube desserts on any menu I see is an automatic must try but the cake was extremely dry and although the icing is delicious I didn't get much Ube flavor. Overall I'd return but I'll stick with what I know too pricey to explore read more

This is an adorable little bakery. I highly recommend the cake pops, they're huge and the chocolate one is very moist and decadent.

Locally baked goods that are amazing and the perfect location in downtown Durham in the food hall.

Great location in central Durham. Delicious peanut butter pie. Great service. Locally owned, I'm assuming. Will definitely be back!

Great Service, Great treats, cakes and everything is fresh....Got a variety of items, actually one of each item they had. My family and I where pleased with all of the items. If you are in the Durham area or thought of going to try Little Barbs Bakery it is Great make sure you get one of each item to try you wont be disappointed read more

They have a sweet selection of pastries available. Home made pop tarts are delightful. Tried the creek brûlée cheesecake bar, not too sweet, great chew, the crème brûlée layer was crunchy and nice! read more

So delicious and cute! Chocolate chip cookie was so ooey gooey. The red velvet cookie was something I've never had before but will definitely get again. A must have! read more

Incredible place with awesome treats. Barb is seriously amazing and so are her cheesecake bites

Discovered Little Barb's fun spot at the Durham Food Hall last weekend. Pop Tarts were fabulous as well as the little s'mores tarts. Sooooo good. Sweet, young entrepreneur working hard. A+ read more