Amaranth Bakery and Cafe

This little bake shop has earned a diverse, devoted following for its cookies (triple-chocolate ginger), pastries (croissant) and rustic whole grain breads. Lunchtime options – a savory tart with potatoes and onions was a recent standout – are complemented, sweetly, by flaky creations, and there’s nary a wrong choice. But the kouign-amann (say “queen ah-mahn”) takes the (butter) cake.

Mentioned in:

• 6 Under-the-Radar Restaurants to Try in Milwaukee
• Dawn of the Bread
• Milwaukee Bakery Guide
• How the Cookies Crumbled