A flaky cronut makes a fine reason to pull into a neighborhood bakery, especially when it comes with a choice of glaze, maple, chocolate or cinnamon sugar. Here, that croissant-donut hybrid has become a favorite order for regulars, but it is only one corner of a much larger, pleasantly old-fashioned bakery case.
This family-owned Dutch-American shop has the useful breadth of a place that can cover several needs in one stop. Breakfast can be a sandwich or pastry. Dessert might be a pie, cream horn, apple fritter or crumb cake. A later visit may be for a birthday cake, a cookie platter or a few unfamiliar sweets from Holland to take home.
The sales area is compact, with a quiet, easy-to-talk atmosphere when things are not busy. During a rush, the counter can get crowded and a short wait is possible, but the warm greeting and friendly counter service help keep the small-shop rhythm pleasant.
Start with the cronut case
The cronuts are the headliners: layered, flaky pastries with the doughy richness of a donut and the crisp-edged appeal of a croissant. Glazed is a sensible first pick, while maple, chocolate and cinnamon-sugar versions give repeat visitors a reason to work through the lineup.
They share space with the dependable pleasures of a traditional bakery. Old-fashioned donuts, apple fritters, croissants, Danish pastries, cookies, pies and cakes give the counter a broad, choose-your-own-adventure quality. A chocolate-covered croissant is a particularly nice answer for anyone who believes an ordinary croissant could use a little more drama.
Cinnamon bread is another approachable first order, especially for a household that wants something to slice over a couple of mornings. It is the sort of purchase that turns a bakery errand into breakfast the next day.
Dutch sweets and a few things to browse
The Dutch side of the bakery gives the visit more range than a standard pastry stop. Alongside familiar American bakery staples are Dutch foods, specialty sweets and gifts from Holland. Some of the candy and cookie choices may be new territory even for experienced dessert browsers, which makes lingering at the display worthwhile.
Krakelingen cookies add a distinct Dutch note to the selection, while large cookie platters make an easy pickup for a gathering. The shop also carries gifts, so a visit can end with more than a box of pastries in hand.
Stock changes with occasions and holidays. A Valentine's Day assortment has been among the seasonal displays, and individual pastry flavors, holiday treats and gift selections can vary from visit to visit.
Breakfast before the sweets
There is enough savory food here to justify arriving before dessert is on the agenda. Specialty sandwiches are available, including an egg-and-cheese sandwich on a poppy-seed roll.
That combination makes a practical little breakfast stop: a warm sandwich for now, then a cronut, cinnamon bread or a box of cookies for later. It also gives a mixed group more than one way to order, which is useful when one person wants a proper bite and another is already looking at pastries.
Outdoor seating offers a place to stay with a purchase rather than immediately head back to the car. The shop itself is small, so the outdoor tables are especially welcome on a day when the counter area is active.
Cakes for the occasions that need one
Celebration cakes are a serious side of the business. The bakery makes sheet cakes, birthday cakes, cupcakes and smash cakes, handling both the practical scale of a party dessert and the small details that make it belong to a particular occasion.
For a first birthday, a half-sheet cake can be paired with a separate smash cake, sparing the main cake from the enthusiastic work of a one-year-old. Baby-shower orders have included sheet cakes with raspberry filling and a light, moist crumb.
Custom designs can be made to match a requested look, which matters when the cake is heading for the center of a decorated table. One birthday cake was remembered for frosting with a subtle salty, almost sea-salt-like note—an unexpected little counterpoint to all that sweetness.
Mocha buttercream is another option that has made a strong party dessert. The bakery can also manage cupcake orders, useful when cutting and serving a full cake is not the evening's main event.
Fridays in Lent bring fish and chips
During Lent, the bakery's routine expands beyond breads and sweets with a Friday fish-fry food truck serving fish and chips. The service continues through Easter and has become a returning seasonal tradition.
It is a separate reason to stop by, particularly for households that keep a Friday fish-fry habit during the season. The truck is a Lent-through-Easter offering rather than a year-round menu fixture.
A useful stop for pickup or browsing
Free parking is available in a lot with plenty of spaces, making this an easy place for a quick pastry run or a larger cake pickup. Online ordering is also available, a helpful option when the order is planned rather than discovered at the pastry case.
Still, browsing has its advantages here. A planned cake order may turn into a box of cronuts; a breakfast sandwich can be followed by a look at Dutch gifts; and a simple cookie purchase can become a platter for the next family gathering.