City Bakery Cafe

It’s awesome !!! Great discovery in Denver to have breakfast!!!

Really good bread and delicious sandwiches. Plus everyone that works there is really nice. Definitely a new lunch spot.

Great portion, prices, ingredients, and staff couldn’t have been nicer. Not to mention they have a parking lot!

City Bakery Café is wonderful, I kind of strolled in today by chance, and I’m ecstatic that I did. The staff is all so friendly, and knowledgeable of the items on the menu. I was on the hunt for a breakfast sammie, and they did not let me down. The coffee is also delicious, and very reasonably priced. It feels like a quaint, small town/​country café, it reminds me of where I grew up in Minnesota. I highly recommend stopping in for a bite. I’m looking forward to coming back and exploring more on the menu.

Stopped by here to pick up sandwiches before our trip to the National Parks. The staff was very friendly and the owner insisted on us taking free cookies and a pretzel when they found out we were visiting Denver. And the sandwiches and coffee were delicious!

Stopped in today for a treat with my daughter while we waited for her bike to be fixed nextdoor. I had a coffee, she had a hot tea and we both had homemade oreos. Holy cow they were so good! Cute little shop with an old school feel to it. Diner like tables and a garage door to open for warmer weather. I have had their bread at another restaurant. They order it from City Bakery. I remember it was so good, we actually asked where they got the bread. It was that good. Now that I know where the shop is, I’ll be back!

Seriously best grilled cheese I’ve ever had! Tomato grilled cheese was so delicious with the vegetarian tomato basil soup! This place is really cute inside too with big open window and a few outside tables with umbrellas.

I’ve never had a bad meal here. It’s friendly, fresh, affordable, and delicious. They have good desserts, great sandwiches, and quality soups. It’s never super fast but not european long or anything and always worth the wait.

Friendly service, the smell of fresh bread and a lunch menu with great options describes my experience here. I ordered the vegan tomato basil soup and the mixed blue signature salad without a protein. That salad was so good. Then, since I was a first time visitor they sent me home with a big lightly salted pretzel. This was a great mid-​day break.

This little bakery is worth stopping for. I found them via Unilocal and the other reviews are pretty spot on. Customer service is pleasant and what I had was delicious. I went with one of their daily specials — the poblano sandwich. Smoked ham, poblano pepper, some sort of sauce, and cheese if you can have it (I can’t), on some really lovely chili (?) sourdough. It also came with coleslaw, chips, and a fantastic cookie. $ 10. For the quality of everything involved I’d say it’s worth it.

City Bakery is so cool, in part, because they really do bake their own bread daily from scratch and it’s some of the finest in the city. This, I might note, is very unlike Subway (the largest franchise fast food restaurant in the world, beating McDonald’s by over a thousand storefronts) which claims it makes its bread «fresh every day» but really just heats up standardized and portion-​controlled premade tubes of dough.
CB also makes its own soups and of course cookies, and one of their best deals is the «½ and ½ combo» that for around $ 8 provides you with half of a well-​made sammie on truly fresh bread and a wonderful cup of homemade soup finished off with a delicious cookie.
The folks there are way beyond nice (it’s so cute that the server lady calls me «darlin’») and their baked goods rock my world.
Sign me,
David «one happy cookie monster» M

I was required to get a brownie here but I have a feeling this place is really awesome. Their selection was great and I’ll probably go back and try what looked like a coffee cake to me. I’m sure their coffee drinks are pretty good as well.
For the brownie review, it was good. I don’t really like brownies but I guess that would make it one of the better brownies I’ve ever had. I think it wasn’t too soft or chewy but had good texture to it. Good amount of sweetness as well.
The girls working there were super nice as well. If I was more liberal with giving 5 stars then I’d give this place one simply for the customer service. I’ll rewrite this review if I go back and try one of their coffee cakes/​coffee drinks and it turns out to be as good as it looks.

Perfectly simple sandwiches on some of the best bread that Denver has to offer. Their Pork Green Chili is outrageously good, and it’s only $ 8 for a sandwich, bag of chips AND a cookie!
Staff is incredibly friendly and eager to let you sample all their soups (which you should definitely do)
Smiles all around :) what’s not to love?

Like Gabriel S. said why pay for someone to make something simple? But these sandwiches have such flavor! I got the turkey artichoke and I inhaled it. My mother in law got the one with a cream cheese type spread and that one was unbelievable. She took some back home with us and I ended up eating it the next day and it still tasted just as amazing a day old. Their freshness of the bread is so fantastic. Their muffins are good as well and they have a decent chocolate chip cookies. The staff is very friendly and make sure that you are helped as quick as possible. I can see how the lines get long there but it’s worth it.

Happy to see a decent selection of baked goods in a Denver bakery. I came early in the morning and by then there was a nice selection of muffins, cookies, croissants and breads. I ordered the maple walnut muffin which was good. I was happy to see they offered to heat my muffin. I’m deducting a star because my hot chocolate wasn’t great, definitely couldn’t taste any chocolate.

Every time I come here I’m starving. I also loathe going to sandwich shops because I hate paying to see someone make me something so simple. However, these sandwiches are very good. Lot’s of pretty faces to look at too. I usually go through Courtney. She’s very beautiful and incredibly friendly. Michael the owner always greets guests and myself too. I like how interactive the manager and owner are with guests.

What a great place! Unassuming store front reveals delectable delights inside. I stopped to hang out a bit before a client meeting nearby. When on the road, coffee, wireless access and bio breaks are a necessity.
I was lured by the smell of fresh baked everything. Breads, cookies, pastries were beautifully displayed with fresh racks of several goodies. They were gearing up for lunch, preparing the colorful handwritten daily menu in white boards.
I had a hot creamy latte with an artistic hearts design and a chocolate chip cookie for breakfast. Breakfast of champions! I chose a seat close to the breeze coming in from outdoors. One of the gals commented on my shoes, coral pumps with a low heel. We talked about bright, happy colors.
I was given the wireless code (free!!) and commenced work when I was surprised with a free coffee cake. Not a slice but a whole one! What a SWEET place this is! Thank you, City Bakery!

Stumbled upon this on accident and Iam so glad we did. Since we walked in we were greeted by very friendly staff who explained the menu and told us a little more about this gem. My friend and I had the egg cheese and sausage sandwich and a coconut and lemon muffn and the pumpkin muffin… AMAZING… they also gave us a cinnamon coffee cake that looks delicious… will definitely be back.

One of the reasons City Bakery Café is awesome is because they have FREE customer parking, which is practically a godsend in downtown Denver. Another reason why I’m a fan is because the customer service was great and the café is retro and quaint.
CINNAMON ROLL: It was the last one left, even at 8AM! Apparently these are pretty popular. The friendly employee at the counter offered to heat it up and stuck it in the oven for a sec for maximum sugary gooey-​ness. Tasted fresh and not overly indulgent. ⁴⁄₅
EGG & CHEESE SANDWICH ($ 3.49): My husband and brother-​in-​law ordered this. No complaints but they weren’t raving either. Hit the spot though. ³⁄₅
City Bakery Café is a solid breakfast spot. Free easy parking eliminates all excuses not to come here.
Unilocal 100 CHALLENGE 2015: #223

To me, this is like a better version of Panera! Don’t get me wrong, I do enjoy Panera but this place is really good and it’s within walking distance from work for me.
So far I’ve tried the cubano on ciabatta and the roast turkey and artichoke panini. The cubano was what I expected it to be. It had juicy roast pork and ham with swiss on top. The spicy mayo takes the place of mustard and of course you have the pickles for some sour acidity.
The roast turkey and artichoke has a sundried tomato spread that balances the sandwich well. The one thing I expected with a panini was to have those ridges from a panini press but they’re more of an even crisp like a flattop grill would give you.