Aki’s Bread Haus

One of my favorite places in Minnesota. A beautiful small German bakery with all kinds of mouth watering baked goods. Try the Apple Streusel and go to heaven with every bite.

Finally a German Bakery! Their brötchen rolls are lovely! Aki even gave me some free brötchen samples on my very first visit!

I’ve been to Aki’s three times now, and each time I leave feeling happy and satisfied. We got the Walnut Loaf today — it’s tender and light with a lovely crust. So far I’ve gotten the Dark Rye which was great for soup; the Sicilian Loaf which was perfect; Cherry Streusel that’s not too sweet; and bread pudding, yum. The coffee is surprisingly good! I’ve had a bite of one of their pretzels and need to explore them more — it was great.
In addition to the great bakery items, the service is always really friendly. So excited to have randomly found this spot!

Glad to see more northeast bakery options popping up (I love Sarah Jane, but a girl needs a pretzel sometimes). Serves great German options alongside traditional bakery fare (wheat loaves, dinner rolls, etc). They actually sell some of their bread at fair state (now that such things are permitted). The bacon cheese semolina roll is my favorite, I love the moist springy texture semolina brings to a roll. Also, they’re baking throughout the time they’re open from what I could tell (not always a «when we’re out, we’re out» situation), so if they’re out of something when you arrive, they could be cooking up another batch. Great spot.

Have been coming here for several months. Baked goods are always delicious and the staff is friendly
If you love German baked goods then this is the place to come

I love the vibe of this small bakery, and the smell of fresh baked breads is amazing when I entered the store in the early morning.
So far, I have just tried the wheat sourdough, and I can say that their wheat sourdough bread is pretty good. I love the nice tang and the crust even though I wish the inside to be denser and to have more moisture. It is just my preference, but it can be good enough for others. The wheat sourdough bread I bought has wonderful aroma. I store it at a corner in my kitchen, and I can still smell the unique aroma of sourdough bread every time I am in the kitchen (maybe due to my sensitive nose… haha)
Their service is excellent. i came on Saturday to buy Dark Sourdough. However, they did not have it, so the girl was very sorry for that and tried to introduce me other available breads with clear explanations of what is what. I asked when I can buy Dark Sourdough bread, and she did not hesitate to go to the back to ask the owner about it. She came back with perfect answer and even let me know what else is available on the day that dark sourdough is available.

The owner is from Germany and he’s very sweet and kind!!! Love their bread pudding!!! :)

I ordered 25 of their pretzels for a party and not only was the service impeccable, but the pretzels were a huge hit — everyone loved them. My order wasn’t quite ready when I went to pick them up, but they kindly gave me a cup of coffee while I waited and were overly apologetic about the delay. I would have gladly have waited longer as the shop smelled heavenly. I’m in South Minneapolis, but would happily drive to Aki’s for future bread needs.

Their RYE bread is the best in town. I usually get one with sunflower seeds. Clean and doesn’t include a lot of ingredients as any other bakery or groceries store put in. My favorite way to prepare the sandwich is to make a toast by frying it on the pan using coconut oil or sunflower seeds oil and put regular butter on top after. They do know German or European style receipt that makes it awesome and authentic. They open till 2pm so don’t follow hours written on Unilocal.Also they might take long vacation during holidays.

Walked in looking for a pretzel this afternoon. They were out. The woman working the counter said there would be more in fifteen minutes so I waited. Fifteen minutes later I returned only to find they weren’t making any more pretzels. She didn’t seem to care one way or the other, and barely stopped chewing her snack long enough to tell me anything. Not impressed and I won’t be back.

Pretzels that are out of this world, or should I day out of this universe. I’m so glad that I live in the area because I would go broke paying for gas to get to this place. We’ve also have tried the bread and it is fabulously filling. Hands down my favorite for this style of bread. Get here fast before the crowds figure it out!

Wow, the bread and pretzels here are fantastic! Tried the cardamom bread and it was delicious. It’s covered in a sugar glaze or something and it is fabulous. I buttered mine up and heated slightly and it was pretty darn good. Apple strudel was nummy. I also tried the pretzel sticks. They didn’t have any ready at time, but were coming out of oven soon. We waited 5 minutes, and I’m glad we did. I believe it was Aki himself who brought them out to us, guaranteeing we would like them. Man was he right! They were perfect. The salt taste and tender pretzel was about as good as it gets. I ate two on the spot they were so good!
They did not have traditional salty pretzels at the time, but offered a sweet version with sugar on top. I did not try. The lady behind the counter said if we called ahead, they would make for us in the future. Sounded like they are very customer focused.
The people here are great and very nice. Smell of bread baking is worth the stop alone. There are 3 or 4 tables to sit at and enjoy coffee with your purchase. Definitely give Aki’s a try!

PRETZEL STICKS (6 for $ 5)!! but other breads are also very good. Never been to this location but buy at Hopkins Farmers Market (Saturdays) and Minnetonka FM (Tuesdays). Wish they had more Brötchen! Id buy them all.

Stopped in for the first time today and tried the pretzel sticks. AMAZING. A soft and chewy texture topped off with the perfect amount of salt. I’m already dying to go back and try more (especially once the brewery opens next door!).

I’m really struggling to find words to adequately convey the divinity of Aki’s. after months of anticipation about a new coffee-​and-​bread shop along Central, I made my maiden voyage into this heavenly bakery this morning. The aroma of fresh bread and coffee welcomed me, as did a friendly face behind a counter. And a community board made out of wine corks! I could sense the goodness I was about to experience.
Aki’s is on essentially its first week of business, having opened late last week. I arrived around 6:45am (they open at 6:30) and did have a sort of limited selection of goodies from which to choose because Aki — I’m assuming the German bread genius who was busy baking was Aki, but I could be wrong — was still preparing his tasty treats. They had sweet cardamom braided loaves, cherry streusel, and 50-​cent rolls, so the only way the few choices wouldn’t work for you is if you dislike both cherries and cardamom (are you CRAZY?!). I grabbed a loaf and a streusel, along with two dark-​roast coffees (they also have a light roast).
Then, my hubby and I ate. Remember what I said about divine? Heavenly? Genius? Yeah. All of those. The cardamom loaf is mildly sweet, gently cardamom-​infused, and perfectly soft and chewy. It’s ridiculous. The streusel has crunchy little crumbles on top of tart cherries and the most melt-​in-​your-​mouth, get-​in-​my-​belly bread you could imagine. Also soft and chewy.
So, all in all, I’m clearly lukewarm about my experience at Aki’s.
Or I’m going to go everyday, drink too much delicious coffee, and feast on fresh bread and pastries. If you see a 5-​foot-​tall lady rolling down Central, stuffed but content, stop and say hi to me.
One tip: tips! They use Square for credit cards, which is great and convenient, but they haven’t set up a way to tip on the Square system. I suggested to the girl behind the counter that they look into it, but I’m recommending it here, too!