Bakeries

The Old Bakery and Emporium

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Austin

ⓘ Hours as published by the business

1006 Congress Avenue, Austin
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Opening hours

Monday · Today
Tuesday
Wednesday
10 AM – 6 PM
Thursday
10 AM – 6 PM
Friday
10 AM – 6 PM
Saturday
12 PM – 5 PM
Sunday

Holidays and short days are the usual exceptions — call before a long drive.

▤ Contact & details

⌖ Address
1006 Congress Avenue, Austin 78701
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◆ Category
Bakeries
◎ Country
US

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. A delivery driver pulled up to The Old Bakery one morning, frowning as he got out of his truck. ‘I can’t believe it,’ he muttered under his breath. ‘Not again.’ He opened the back of his truck to find only an empty box. ‘Really?’ he groaned, turning around to see a familiar face leaning against the fence. ‘Aah, it’s just you, Mr. Regular,’ said the baker with a smile. ‘Forgotten our special today again?’

2. Early in the morning, before most customers had arrived, an unusual aroma wafted from The Old Bakery's kitchen. It wasn't the usual scent of fresh bread or pastries—it smelled like old books and dusty attics. As it turned out, a delivery driver accidentally left behind a box of ancient books instead of flour one day. The baker, thinking they were ingredients for some new recipe, mixed them into the dough. So every morning, along with freshly baked goods, patrons got a whiff of nostalgia—until someone finally noticed the misplaced books on the counter.

3. ‘Did you hear?’ whispered a neighbor one day, ‘the old lady who lives above The Old Bakery keeps talking to someone named “Chocolate”.’ It turned out she was just chatting with her new delivery guy—a young man named Chocolate because he always wore dark chocolate-colored clothes. Soon enough, everyone in town knew about it, but no one could resist stopping by for a fresh croissant or two.

4. ‘Hey!’ shouted the baker, wiping flour off his apron. ‘Who keeps taking our best cookies every night?’ ‘I don’t know,’ he said, scratching his head. A delivery driver shrugged and suggested, 'Maybe a ghostly pastry lover?' The baker laughed heartily, replying, ‘Next time I’ll leave them out for whoever it is.’ And since then, the best cookies were always there in the morning.

Source details

Business attributes

Address

Housenumber
1006
Postcode
78701
Street
Congress Avenue

Hours & freshness

Opening hours
We-Fr 10:00-18:00, Sa 12:00-17:00

Brand & operator

Nrhp
69000214

What it offers

Shop
bakery

Other details

Place id
92210
Heritage
2
Operator
nrhp

Source: OpenStreetMap, 13 recorded details for this place.

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