Superior Bakery
Known for: Old-fashioned cake doughnuts, chocolate cake doughnuts and 'fried croissants' made the same way since 1956, alongside honey buns, pies and Greek almond horns.
2433 Hope Mills Rd
Fayetteville, NC 28304
Monday: Closed; Tuesday: 6:00 AM – 3:00 PM; Wednesday: 6:00 AM – 3:00 PM; Thursday: 6:00 AM – 3:00 PM; Friday: 6:00 AM – 3:00 PM; Saturday: 6:00 AM – 3:00 PM; Sunday: Closed
Founded in 1956 by Greek immigrant John S. Poulos, a former dishwasher who bought a closed bakery on Raeford Road; the shop moved to Hope Mills Road in 1971 and is Fayetteville's oldest bakery, now run by his son Nick (Nicko) Poulos.
Open since 1956
Second-generation family ownership (Nick Poulos); a Fayetteville Observer piece reported no successor lined up.
Last checked 9/24/2026

