Sweet Treats & Delicious Delights: 10 Queer Food Shop Books

Bakeoffs and bakeries. Cupcakes and cafes. Sweet treats and delicious delights. These would-be rivals and love-struck pâtissiers are serving up more than munchies in these 10 Queer Food Shop stories!

1) Bears & Bakeries

Sweet & Stocky Book 2

by Dylan Drake

Queer Genre: Achillean Romance
Genres: Contemporary Romance, Cozy Slice-of-life Romance, Multicultural Romance, Food Shop Romance, Hurt/Comfort Romance, Body Positive Romance, Workplace Romance

2) A Bánh Mì for Two

by Trinity Nguyen

Queer Genre: Sapphic Romance
Genres: New Adult Romance, Contemporary Romance, Coming-of-Age Romance, International Romance, Multicultural Romance, Food Culture Romance
Awards: Amazon #1 Bestseller in Lesbian Fiction for Young Adults

3) Café Con Lychee

by Emery Lee

Queer Genre: Achillean Romance
Genres: Young Adult Romance, Coming-of-age Romance, Contemporary Romance, Multicultural Romance, Enemies-to-lovers Romance, School Romance, Food Shop Romance, Forced Proximity Romance

4) The Lone Wolf Café 

Mainely Magic Book 1

by Sydney Wilder

Queer Genre: Sapphic Romance
Genres: New Adult Romantasy, Cozy Fantasy, Paranormal Romance, Slice-of-life Fantasy, Romantasy, Slice-of-life Romance, Small-town Fantasy, Witch/Werewolf Romance, Food Shop Romance 

5) The Baker and the Bard

by Fern Haught

Queer Genre: Queer Fantasy, Non-binary Fantasy
Genres: Young Adult Fantasy, Cozy Fantasy, Food Shop Fantasy, Cozy Mystery, Slice-of-life Fantasy, Small-town Fantasy, Fantasy Comics & Graphic Novels
*Though classified as YA, this graphic novel is appropriate for younger teen or Middle Grade readers.

6) The Romance Recipe

by Ruby Barrett

Queer Genre: Sapphic Romance
Genres: Contemporary Romance, RomCom, Food Shop Romance, Workplace Romance, Food Show Romance, Forced Proximity Romance
Awards: A Lambda Literary Award Finalist, an Amazon Editor’s Pick for Best Romance

7) Fake Dates and Mooncakes

by Sher Lee

Queer Genre: Achillean Romance
Genres: Young Adult Romance, Coming-of-age Romance, RomCom, Multicultural Romance, Fake-Dating Romance, Food Shop Romance, Food Competition Romance

8) The Dos and Donuts of Love

by Adiba Jaigirdar

Queer Genre: Sapphic Romance
Genres: Young Adult Romance, Contemporary Romance, RomCom, International Romance, Multicultural Romance, Food Competition Romance, Lovers-to-rivals
*The donut shop is named You Drive Me Glazy

9) Lose You to Find Me

by Erik J. Brown

Queer Genre: Achillean Romance
Genres: Young Adult/New Adult Romance, Coming-of-age Romance, Contemporary Romance, Workplace Romance, Second Shot Romance, Forced Proximity Romance

10) Book

Magic and Mishaps Book 1

by Heather Nix

Queer Genre: Bisexual Romance, Sapphic Romance
Genres: Contemporary Fantasy, Paranormal Romance, RomCom, Humorous Erotic Fantasy, Food Shop Romance