There is something magical about walking into a small Ohio bakery and catching that first warm whiff of cinnamon and butter. You expect a decent pastry, then you take a bite and suddenly your whole week feels better.
Across Ohio, tucked into little towns and busy city corners, there are bakeries turning out cinnamon rolls so good they deserve a spotlight. We tracked down seven of the very best, and each one earns its place for a different delicious reason.
1. Fox in the Snow Cafe, Columbus
Fox in the Snow opened its original Columbus café in 2014, and big, bready cinnamon rolls were part of the concept from the beginning. More than a decade later, the cinnamon roll remains on the regular menu, alongside sticky buns, galettes, biscuits and other scratch-made pastries.
What makes this version memorable is its scale. Ohio Magazine has described the cinnamon roll as the café’s top-selling pastry and noted that one can comfortably feed two or three people…