Houlden's Rise Above

5029 East 5th Street, Tucson

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Randomly stumbled upon this place while visiting Tuscon. The dude had an Earth Crisis shirt, and the soundtrack was equally rad. Super diverse range of baked goods. Donuts, berry pop tart, & smores cronuts! There were also savory goods we didn't get, but may need to later this week. We also picked the brains of the guys working about other spots around town for vegan food and coffee, and they gave us a solid list of local suggestions. All vegan. All delicious. Super...
Everything looked incredible, and the line was out the door. We only got a cookie dough pop tart, and wish we would have gotten one more thing. Don’t miss it! Updated from previous review on 2026-04-03
I came for a pastry. I left a changed woman.

Houlden’s Rise Above is not a bakery — it’s a culinary art gallery where the exhibits melt in your mouth. These artistic pastries layered with wildly creative ingredients didn’t just taste good… they altered my personality.

One bite and I forgot my responsibilities. My inner monologue switched to “how many of these can I legally eat before someone intervenes?” The textures? Immaculate....

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