Milwaukee's bakery map traces its immigrant neighborhoods. National Bakery on the South Side has baked kringle and paczki since 1925 and Grebe's on West Lincoln Avenue keeps the Polish-American tradition going, while Peter Sciortino's on East Brady Street has been the Italian-American counter since 1948. Newer rooms like Rocket Baby in Wauwatosa and Greige Patisserie in Walker's Point bring laminated French pastry to the city.
11 bakery places in Milwaukee we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Milwaukee · Bakery across every city.
Order Almond kringle
National Bakery on South 16th Street has baked Wisconsin kringle, paczki on Fat Tuesday and Polish pastries since 1925, with five locations.
Order Cannoli
Peter Sciortino's Bakery on East Brady Street is the city's Italian-American bakery since 1948, with cannoli, biscotti, Italian wedding cookies and weekday.
Order Kouign amann
Rocket Baby Bakery on West North Avenue in Wauwatosa bakes cream cheese danishes, chocolate croissants, French macarons, baguettes and sourdough loaves.
Order Lemon tart
Miss Molly's Pastry Shop on West Center Street in Wauwatosa runs an American pastry case with tarts, scones and cakes alongside the brunch room next door.
Order Whole-wheat sourdough loaf
Amaranth Bakery on West Lisbon Avenue in Washington Park bakes hand-shaped sourdough, scones and quiches in a small neighborhood bakery cafe since 2007 today.
Order Butter cream cake
The Cake Lady on South Muskego Avenue in Walker's Point bakes the city's most-ordered birthday cakes, with butter cream icing, custom decorating.
Order Whole-grain sourdough
Outpost Natural Foods Bakery on East Capitol Drive runs a whole-grain in-store bakery, with sourdough breads, vegan cookies and a gluten-free range.
Order Wisconsin honey ice cream
Purple Door Ice Cream on South 2nd Street in Walker's Point is a craft ice cream shop with Wisconsin dairy, rotating flavours and sundaes alongside espresso.
Order Babka
Grebe's Bakery on West Lincoln Avenue is a Polish-American bakery, founded in 1937, with babka, donuts, paczki on Fat Tuesday and a long South Side following.
Order Almond croissant
Greige Patisserie on West Florida Street in Walker's Point bakes French laminated pastries including almond croissants, kouign amann and macarons in the Brix.
