3. French Bakery

While vacationing this summer on Hilton Head Island, we discovered this superb bakery and went back day after day to sample the freshly prepared pastries and buy a baguette for the road. For a hearty breakfast or lunch sandwich, the panini sandwiches are equally commendable. And their French-roasted cafe au lait will make you wonder why you ever ordered a charred bean latte from the nearby [coffee house]. No pretension here, just honest to goodness value with French charm.

Leon de Paris is the finest bakery on the Island, offering the most interesting, accessible and delightful pastries, breads and sandwiches. It is obvious to anyone who enters their store that this couple has put everything into this business, with exquisite emphasis on detail - details that even their customer's may never notice. They are dedicated individuals, and the proof is in the work they present.