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Amaranth Bakery
- Hours:
Tue-Sat 7 am - 2 pm
- Price Range:
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$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
11 reviews for Amaranth Bakery
11 reviews in English
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Review from Spero L.
Milwaukee, WI
2/5/2012
With the third ward's Harlequinn long gone, Amaranth has to be on the shortlist for the best bakery in the city. Breads, cookies, specialty fresh pastries, you name it and they execute it near perfectly. The cafe fare is very good as well, not to mention veg/vegan friendly. My only gripe would be the obvious lack of training when it comes to espresso drinks. They're not very good here. Stick with regular coffee and you'll have a great experience.
Oh yeah, this place closes up during the summer, so make sure you show your support while they're still in operation. -
Review from Anthony P.
Milwaukee, WI
5/12/2012
Just tried the bakery/cafe and all I had was good.This is my unbiased view.Thanks yelp for letting me know there's a place good and close
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Review from Rachel F.
11/11/2011 1 Check-in Here
Oh, darling.
Darling, darling Amaranth. You are (simply) darling.
... and not in an oh-that's-just-so-cute kind of way. Nope. This place is adorable and fantastic on a completely different level.
This quaint little café in the Walnut Hill neighborhood is just a stone's throw from Washington Park. I stopped by Amaranth with my friend Willie K after a tour of the Urban Ecology Center in order to get a better idea of the neighborhood, and for a bit of lunch.
Anodyne coffee, amazing soups, a super comprehensive tea list, and bakery to die for. Also? A community-centric vibe seemed to permeate the air. Neighbors, friends... all in a divine little setting. Cream city brick and a cozy atmosphere made me feel right at home, despite my being unfamiliar with the area.
My coconut curry lentil soup was delicious. Other lunch offerings included inventive, light sandwiches, quiche, and salads. (I really wanted to try the Thai Peanut!) And that bakery. Swoon. That giant cinnamon/pecan roll staring me down from the pastry case was apparently made with a sweet potato puree. Yes, Amaranth. Sink your claws in further. I'll be back for that bakery alone.
Maybe I'm just starry-eyed to be getting to know a new 'hood, but I thought Amaranth one of the best cafés/bakeries I've come across in MKE. (& that's saying a lot after only one visit!)Listed in: All the Stars, CoffeeeeeEEeee, Cafe Food, Bakery items I want..., Washington Park!
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Review from Christopher W.
Oakland, CA
10/13/2011
Part of me is surprised that I'm giving a cafe five stars. But, Amaranth Bakery deserves all five and more. Local. Heart healthy. Small. Conscientious. Personable. Perfect.
This place is nestled in the Walnut Hill area of Milwaukee, a neighborhood that seems to have been ignored by the broader community. Fortunately, places like this (and the gallery across the street) are helping to revitalize the area.
The guy who runs the place, David, is super nice and really helpful. The food itself was the biggest surprise. Amaranth was actually out of the two items I wanted on the menu (quiche and mushroom/wild rice soup), so I got the sandwich and bean/squash soup instead. I thought I was getting "second place" food, but this stuff got the grand prize. Delicious.
And, best of all I felt really good about eating here. They serve professionals in the area as well as people from the community. When I go back to Milwaukee to visit family, I will also be going back to Amaranth Bakery again and again.
P.S. The pastries are LOVE. -
Review from evan c.
Updated - 2/14/2012
So, I'm an old man and sometimes things take a while to gel in my thought process. These little "Brittanies" they make at Amaranth are Kouign-amann, the small version they make called Kouignettes. I have read about and lusted after them for decades and the lust was well rewarded..As per my previous warning they are actually quite hideous..so stay away until afternoon when they are all gone!!
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2/7/2012
Simply terrific. Little brioches that they cal Brittanies..brioche with sugar baked on top. First… Read more »
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Review from Cat R.
Milwaukee, WI
1/29/2012
Oh, so charming! I just wish this place was a little closer to my neighborhood... On second thought, I take that back because having it be a little farther away means that each trip is special, with a very obvious purpose when heading out to Walnut Hill; JUST to get a delicious quiche, or some amazing pastry. Gosh, their chocolate croissants are sooooo good, and these pastries called Brittneys are so so good too. Everyone is friendly, great soups, amazing bread, scones, coffee, etc!
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Review from diana S.
Milwaukee, WI
4/11/2011
By far my favorite place for bread or pastries in the city. In fact, their scones are so good it keeps me from buying a croissant (although sometimes I get both!)
The other reviewers described their pastries & scones perfectly. A local blogger, Hungryinmilwaukee has added photos to further testify how delicious your visit to this cafe will be.
http://hungryinmilwauk...
Don't forget to take home a loaf of bread - flavorful, incredible crust, tender crumb, unlike any bread I've had the fortune of eating.
It's a great place with a warm welcome, filled with great people.
They have very limited hours starting every July 4 - end of August.
2011 summer they're planning on being open Saturdays only at this point. -
Review from Stephanie L.
Milwaukee, WI
2/18/2012
This is a special little place. It is tucked in a nook of a storefront with bright, sunny windows and sunny faces. The glass jars on the counter house large cookies in assorted flavors and textures: cranberry walnut, chocolate oatmeal raisin, peanut butter, molasses, and the "Tree Hugger." There are two cases with baked goodies and shelves behind the counter with freshly baked breads. When I am not on a mission for breakfast bakery, I will have to try one of their homemade soups with some eggy brioche. Mmm. Is it lunchtime yet? Back to the meal at hand. My breakfast choice was unconventional with a sprinkling of traditional morning-time ingredients: cranberry walnut cookie. I definitely advocate cookies for breakfast, especially from Amaranth. My other two breakfast missionaries consumed the molasses cookie and the pecan tart. I took a morsel of the pecan tart, but I was not blown away. Also, standing up against my two other fave cookie haunts--Cedarburg Roastery and C. Adams Bakery--Amaranth takes the bronze. I have had the cranberry cookie at each of the aforementioned establishments, and the Roastery takes home the trophy. It is their intense and bite-able presence of brown sugar that gives them first place. Amaranth is very local and still a wonderful choice for a morning treat. In a cookie emergency, I will be standing at the counter, getting caught with my hand in the jar.
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Review from J T.
Milwaukee, WI
1/9/2010
Lisbon Avenue is my alternate route between downtown Milwaukee and Wauwatosa, primarily for when I'm driving during rush hour and want to avoid the highway. I've driven past this bakery ever since it went in, and had even read about it a few times. Today, I decided to check it out on my way downtown.
This is definately not what you would expect in a blighted area of town such as 32nd and Lisbon. When you walk in, you can immediately smell bread being baked and warm soup. The owner greets you, and gave me several recommendations (I didn't want anything too sweet). I went with the cranberry walnut scone and took that & a cup of coffee to go. The scone was huge and had a great nutmeg flavor in it, and I ripped it apart over the next few hours. Will definately go back, maybe for lunch or soup next time.
One tip: don't fill your coffee cup all the way up. Lisbon is a rough road with many cracks and potholes, and every bump I hit resulted in spilled coffee all over my clothes and car. -
Review from Sean Z.
Milwaukee, WI
9/24/2010
Arguably the best croissants in the Metro Milwaukee area (in which I've scoured). To defend that statement I took some of Amaranth's croissants to a couple graduate students from France at UWM and they declared the croissants to be no different than what you'd get in Paris.
Their almond croissants are even better, but watch out, they alternate making butter croissants and almond croissants every other day. Although, either way you win. -
Review from Pat M.
Milwaukee, WI
3/15/2010
Amaranth Bakery is worth the trip. It is very good. Once a month on Tuesdays they have a "Pay What You Want" night. Sometimes it is a fundraiser for charities. That is nice too.
