August First Bakery & Cafe

Burlington, United States

4.3

Open now

20 reviews

Accepts Credit Cards

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Telephone:
+1 802-540-0060
Website:
www.augustfirstvt.com
Address:
149 S Champlain St, Burlington, VT, 05401
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
1.9 miBus Stop
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Takes Reservations
No
Delivery
No
Take-out
Yes
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Good For
Breakfast
Parking
Street
Bike Parking
Yes
Wheelchair Accessible
Yes
Good for Kids
Yes
Good for Groups
Yes
Attire
Casual
Ambience
Casual
Noise Level
Average
Alcohol
Beer & Wine Only
Outdoor Seating
Yes
Wi-Fi
No
Has TV
No
Dogs Allowed
No
Waiter Service
No
Caters
No
Good for Working
No

Today

Today 7:30 am – 4:00 pm
Open now
Local time (Burlington) 07:31 Tuesday, 24 June 2025

Business hours

Monday 7:30 am – 4:00 pm
Tuesday 7:30 am – 4:00 pm
Wednesday 7:30 am – 4:00 pm
Thursday 7:30 am – 4:00 pm
Friday 7:30 am – 4:00 pm
Saturday 8:00 am – 3:00 pm
Sunday –

Description

Specialties

We’re downtown Burlington’s bakery. Organic hearth-​baked breads, baguettes. Scones, cinnamon rolls, galettes, cookies. Breakfast sandwiches on our own 7Grain rolls. Lunch– Delicious soup, panini, sandwiches, and salads. Locally roasted fair trade organic coffee and espresso.

We’re open on Friday nights for flatbread pizza. $ 12 per person for unlimited flatbread & salad. The selection changes throughout the night, and includes everything from VT Smoke & Cure pepperoni pizzas to Pear/​Bleu Cheese/​Walnut. Locally brewed Switchback on tap!

Meet the Business Owner

Phil M.

Business Owner

Phil started baking when he was a hippy living in a teepee, but mastered the trade in the late 90’s when he apprenticed at San Diego Artisan Bread Bakers. He moved to the Adirondacks, where he opened Merrick’s Bread and Coffee in an old feed store. He created a local phenomenom with organic artisan breads, and coffee roasted in their wood-​fired oven.

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20 reviews of August First Bakery & Cafe

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Place rating: 4
Boston, MA
Don’t expect great service here. The owner doesn’t say hello ever and I’m not sure if that reflects onto the employees but they’re the same way.
I’ve only had coffee and breakfast here and every time it’s delicious. The best coffee. Yummy breakfast sandwiches. The best bread ever. This is why I return. So good.
Place rating: 3
Burlington, VT
I love August First’s food! Which is why it makes me sad to give them only 3 stars.
The good: Again, the food! I have yet to be disappointed but my favorites are definitely the salmon salad sandwich (it’s so light and refreshing!) And the BLT on their wonderful crispy/​soft (yes it makes sense.) baguettes. I love that they open their garage doors in summer and since it smells delicious in there, it’s the perfect spot to curl up and read the book.
The not so good: The service. I’m sorry guys but I am not blown away whenever I go in. I’ve said it before; you don’t need to be my best friend while I’m ordering but please don’t make me feel like an inconvenience because I want your yummy food. However, I will still continue to go here because I love the food and that’s really the main thing, right?
Place rating: 5
Burlington, VT
Love it all… quick service, wholesome and delish food, atmosphere… patio. Great granola, breads, and pastries. Sandwiches and soup/​salads
Place rating: 5
Manhattan, NY
This review is for their delicious breakfast sandwiches, which we picked up before a hike. We each had an egg+cheese+sausage on brioche, and wished we had another to share! Quick service and cute warehouse space.
Place rating: 5
Burlington, VT
Enjoyed creative breakfast sandwiches with my guests last week. Also tend to repeat the walnut Hungarian rolls! Can’t get enough of them.
Place rating: 4
Long Island, NY
Nice environment in what looks like an old warehouse front. Neat display and seating arrangement. Wasn’t thrilled with the breakfast at the Hilton, so I walked two blocks over to this café bakery to grab an iced maple latte and fresh as heck croissant. So good, highly recommend for a breakfast or snack break! Just a stones throw from the waterfront, which is where I went to eat my crispy and fluffy almond croissant!
Place rating: 5
Freehold Township, NJ
Stopped in briefly for coffee and left with a cookie as well. The baked goods looked amazing and the coffee (one iced, one hot) was top notch. Saw several people eating lunch and this is definitely going to be on my list next time in town for more than just baked goods. Can’t wait to try everything else they have to offer!
Place rating: 5
New Shoreham, RI
Great place to grab a coffee and breakfast or a quick lunch. Baked goods are excellent to take out
New favorite place in Burlington.
Place rating: 5
Delmar, NY
Literally the best brownie I have ever had.
Place rating: 5
Hopkinton, MA
Have lunch at August First yesterday and found a great hidden gem. The sandwiches are made fresh with great ingredients and the baked goods are awesome as well. I had the turkey sandwich with the cranberry mayo which was great. I brought home for baked goods for the family which they raved about. I will keep this on my Burlington, VT checklist.
Place rating: 4
Amherst, NH
Came here for lunch and ordered the Sesame Chicken Bowl — a great choice. Looking forward to trying other items off the lunch menu.
Place rating: 5
Clinton, MA
Was here last Saturday for a casual breakfast with my husband, as we were spending a long weekend in the area. I loved the sign when we walked in prohibiting laptops :)
We each had a latte (mine with vanilla, his with maple), the quality and flavor of which were outstanding. And then the pastries. OH the pastries. We shared three — an almond croissant, a cranberry-​almond scone, and a maple biscuit (holy moly), each of which was better than the one before. Flaky doughs, fresh ingredients, just overall delicious. Really laid-​back place I’d return to in a heartbeat.
Place rating: 5
Essex Junction, VT
I like this place a lot. Great food, pastries, and friendly people. The dining area is comfortable and there are always fresh flowers on the tables. I guess they’re expanding now into the space next door, so it will be interesting to see the result.
Place rating: 5
Burlington, VT
The coffee drinks and pastries are excellent. In my opinion, go with the raspberry muffins, sticky cinnamon bread and the brownies. Wash them down with a latte and a café americano. Good things will happen for you soon after.
Place rating: 3
Boston, MA
To me, this is more of a bread and breakfast bakery place and supplier to places like City Market (aka City Markup).
One orders at the register and wait for them to prepare the food. The place is nice and warm (the ovens are going) for winter, and I’m told that they open up the huge windowed garage-​like doors during the summer.
The food is well made. However the preparation/​delivery needs work. For example, the apple crisp could have been awesome — the homemade whipped cream was 80% of what made the dish. However, there was no effort to pop it in the oven (prior to whipped topping) to heat it up. Apple crisp that is served lukewarm is bleh.
My companion’s granola look like good quality. However, there was no cooking done to it, so it had to be eaten granola raw-​and-​crunchy, even having poured hot soy milk over it. It didn’t help that they forgot the order, so had to be reminded.
Place rating: 5
Oakland, CA
While I rarely go to the bakery, I love their Olive loaf.
Even better than picking it up at the co-​op or the bakery itself is getting it from the bicycle delivery cart that roams through the neighborhood with cries of «Fresh Bread.»
Nothing is more Burlington that seeing a gang of kids chasing down the bread delivery guy.
Place rating: 5
Baltimore, MD
Good grief what a bakery. Looks like an old auto garage but right off Main Street. When you come in you see the bakery… and these gorgeous breads and scones. Wow. Coffee. A chalkboard of breakfast sandwiches and luch sandwiches. Had a great maple syrup biscuit, orange chocolate scone, and deli sandwiches are good.
BUT best of all was a calandra olive bread chucked full of olives. Crusty chewy outer… fluffy delicious inner. Among the best bread I’ve had.
Place rating: 3
Hixson, TN
Wonderful option for a quick bite in a busy environment. Food is fresh, tasty, and local. Cookies are yummy!
However, if you are looking for a true café with a home-​y and welcoming environment, you certainly have better options.
Place rating: 1
Burlington, VT
Great space, a lot of light and the food is fresh and well done. The sandwiches are pretty good as are any of the baked items, particularly the croissants.
The parking situation is to be expected of downtown Burlington. The coffee is good all around.
As many times I come here, however, the service is not good. The laptop free policy is it’s own oddity and debate (this isn’t something people are doing on the west coast, regardless of the newspaper article on the policy) — however, the friendliness Burlington seems to have in its independent food industry is sadly lacking here and is replaced with an entitlement I’ve seen observed from at least one other reviewer. As such, it was my last time here.
If you go, try the cookies — and remember, you’re doing them the favor by eating there.
Place rating: 4
Bridgewater, MA
This is just the bread/​pastry shop I want to always be near. Stopping in for a quick bite before the VT Brewers Festival was definitely the right call except I wanted more – the bread looked so good, and the sandwiches sounded so tasty. I stuck to a Walnut Hungarian Roll and wish I hadn’t split it with my wife because it was flaky and sweet and wonderful.
I can’t wait to return some time for lunch.