The Daily BakeHouse

Yes! You CAN get a great baguette in Manistee :)
Stopped in for the first time today. The baguette is perfect! Crusty on the outside soft and slightly sweet on the inside, with the perfect crumb structure. This is a legit baguette!
I also had a brownie, shortbread cookie… Delicious. The bake house soft rolls are just the right amount of sweet and yeasty. It’s like a little French Patisserie in northern Michigan, thank you, thank you, thank you!

Absolutely great bread! This place is the best kept secret in Manistee, if not northern Michigan. Located off of the main drag on a side street, this converted old house feels a bit like Europe. We just had bread pudding and tea, though we came in for the fantastic French rolls which we will take home. The bread pudding was excellent. We have had many different breads here — all have been outstanding with a crustiness, texture and consistency that you normally only find in Europe. We have lived in Europe and have found few bakeries that can get it right when it comes to bread in the states. This place has it. Enjoy!

I have one complaint. Sometimes I can’t get there until rather late and they are sold out of what I want, but that’s really a great thing because you know that everything is absolutely fresh.
I’m rather picky about bread and do not make a trip to Ann Arbor without stopping at Zingerman’s Bake House. The Daily Bake House is a close second in the bread department and superior in the sweet pastries. I have never liked scones. I always thought that they were these dry flavorless things that the British somehow manged to boil all the flavor out of, but I just love the scones from the DBH, fresh, soft, buttery and filled with the thing of the day… maybe raisins, maybe cranberries, maybe blueberries. And let me tell you about the oatmeal raisin cookies, absolutely the best and if it doesn’t look like there are enough raisins in one, she’ll give you another.
I’m not sure, but I think that the hours are now 8 – 5, not a pictured, but the picture of the display cabinet shows that they were sold out of a number of things when it was taken. Best time to get there, 10 – 12 AM and a lot of times the bread will still be warm out of the oven.

I stopped at this bakery for the first time about 3 days ago.
It is a family run operation, and the food shows the tremendous amount of care that this family has for the quality of food that they produce.
My wife and I have stopped back in every day that we have been in Manistee. We stocked up today as they will not be open tomorrow when we leave.
We sampled a lot of variety during our 3 visits.
The Cheese Cake — OMG I have only had cheese cake this delicious, when my grandma made it for me over 40 years ago. (that could just be a fond memory as it was so long ago)
It was cheesy, cakey the GC crust was perfect!
Not to sweet and yet it explodes with flavor in your mouth with each bite. Wonderfully executed!
The Orange Brioche was very delicate and filled with flavor — like a donut only better, again perfectly sweet but tastefully done.
We bought fresh whole grain bread the first trip to make tomato sandwiches and OMG the nuttiness was a perfect compliment!
In all we tried 12 different products in 3 days time — way more than we would normally do with a bakery… even different bakeries.
I almost forgot, the people that own this place are very helpful, caring and seem genuinely excited to see each customer.
Get there early though as they are not friendly because they are lonely. These guys did not get a break during the hour I spent there this morning eating my breakfast and sipping their delicious coffee. As the chefs brought out tray after tray of fresh baked goods.
If you get with in 30 miles of Manistee, don’t miss this special bakery!