A Baker's Wife's Pastry Shop

Great place and fairly friendly staff. I say fairly because part of the staff was friend who were assisting. I tried to just be nice to the others and just kind of looked at me.
Other than that. Amazing sweets. Great selection. From cupcakes, cakes, to donuts!! It’s about a 15 - 20 min hike from airport but well worth the visit. Great coffee shop next door. Kill 2 birds one stone.

Small bakery service up delicious pastries. From, cakes to breakfast items, you can't really go wrong with anything you order. They also have the biggest donuts I've seen! I highly recommend getting the tea cakes, they're huge and delicious!

Have been coming here for years, even though it is out of the way for us. Parking is off-street only so can be difficult to find a close spot unless you are lucky.

This is a must visit. I happened upon it today and picked up the recommended tea cakes, one of their specialties, wheat rolls, and some pastries. What a lovely bakery with friendly people! On street parking was easy to find on a Saturday.

This cute little shop is near and dear to our hearts. They simply make the best creations and it’s so tucked away you would barely know it’s there. The Tea cake and fresh fruit tart are the highlights - seasonal danishes are also great - try the maple walnut!

I stopped in the shop after driving by it many times, it was lovely. We had cake donuts and a cigar cookie both were very good, but the powdered cake donut was 10/10. I then ordered a custom cake and myself and my guests absolutely loved it. Tasted great and everyone is always so nice inside!

Went here for a quick morning stop and I was in and out in 5 minutes. Basic selection of donuts, but they were great. Blueberry had great flavor- donuts are on the sweeter side.

I got an Apple Cream Cheese Danish, Raised Glazed Donut, Mankato Butter Bar, Tea Cake, Cinnamon Roll and Maple Pecan Danish. Everything tasted just as good as they looked but the Butter Bar really surprised me the most. I also really liked the Cinnamon Roll too, they put cream cheese in it which is very different!

Found this spot searching around for donut shops in the Twin Cities. The first time I came I got an American tea cake. I liked it quite a bit because it is different from other pastries found at donut shops. The next time I cam I got some different donuts that are picture here. This spot is homey and perfectly located next to Northern Coffee Works, a coffee shop. These two go great together.

Loved it! However, when I arrived they did indeed threw a cow head at me, as proved by the missing cow head in google images (see Google maps for reference). All I did was ask a simple question, “is this the way into the woods?”, after their prompt, UNHELPFUL response I left. Upon exiting the establishment, an endearing character approached me, “M..milky White, is that you..?” a smile wiped itself across my face, a familiar friend indeed! BUT……. To my absolute dismay, her head was missing! I looked around, completely bewitched… SHWOP! A rock hard object came soaring towards my face. On the floor I dropped covered in blood, “oh providence my milky white!”. With me were three witnesses: Jack, The Baker and none other than the culprit The wife of the Baker!

I have a love and hate relationship with A Baker's Wife. The donuts are amazing! This is both a good thing and a bad thing. My toddler loves their donuts! He loves them so damn much he demands them every time we leave the house. It has gotten so bad, I buy gift cards for myself just so I don't feel guilty for spending $1 just so my toddler stops asking for them for one day.

Oh my goodness, I was recommended to this bakery by a friend and oh boy they were not wrong! I was welcomed with a smile and a hello as soon as I walked through the door which is a terrific way to start a shopping experience of any kind. A vast selection in types of baked goods as well as varying flavors of each type. Prices are quite reasonable and most importantly everything I bought for my family was delectable. I highly suggest the chocolate cream paczki and pretty much any cupcake they make. This place is a bonafide gem!

Got some cookies, bars and mini cheesecake for a party. Everything was delicious and eaten up so quick! Favorites were the chocolate chip cookies (huge), lemon bars and butter bars. They recently added ice cream to their menu! Staff were friendly and fast even though they were very busy. We will be back!!

I had a Maple Pecan Danish from there, and it was outstanding and delicious!

Went there Easter Sunday, got a variety of pastries and savory rolls for breakfast. They were helpful and patient and everything tasted great. FYI. the cow outside the shop is headless!?

This is my favorite donut shop in the Cities. The donuts are dee-lish! Prices are very reasonable & recently they extended their hours.

I’ve also purchased a number of other sweets including a shockingly good gluten free mousse cake.

Offering to take my kids to Baker’s Wife is one of the few ways I can get them up and ready to leave the house early in the morning.

it was a decent experience overall, the food was delicious, and the atmosphere was very inviting.

minus points for the cow head thrown at me upon arrival though x

For years, I used to drive by this place in the morning on my way to work. Upon smelling the, oh so, delicious smells of bakery, I longed to go there. Well, fast forward about 3 years and I finally did. My only question is, why did I wait so long?! This place is what you have in mind when thinking bakery. They have it all, and AMAZING donuts. Well, I had a paczky (posh-kee) with strawberry cream filling. Oh boy! That "donut" was amazing. It tasted like a strawberry shortcake! I believe real strawberries were used, and not just some flavoring substitutes. It was light and gooey, and again, oh so good. Needless to say I'll be adding this spot to my list of places to visit while on the southside!

This place is amazing! I'm almost afraid to write anything good about it, because a typical weekend morning has a line out the door. But I can see why. It's best to visit during a weekday.

Get the chocolate cake donut.....or the maple. It doesn't matter which cake donut, just get one! It's perfectly crisp on the outside with the perfect moist chew on the inside. If you arrive in the morning you'll probably need to vent the box because the donuts will still be hot. Yea, that good!!

I've been going here for years, and they changed ownership a few years back (the original baker retired), but they still have the recipes. Everything here is good, and I've tried many items. Other favorites include tea cake, blondie, Mankato butter bar (something like this), cupcakes, turnovers......the list goes on and on.

We love the fresh cake donuts from Baker's Wife. It's fun to bring one of the kids and let them pick donuts for their siblings as an early morning surprise. There's not really a place to sit down and enjoy your donuts in the shop.

Great place; my sister told me about them and they're delicious. Love the American Tea Cakes. Easy parking on the street either direction.