Flour and Flower

Stopped in before having lunch at Krewe. They are located in a separate building around back which took me a minute to figure out. Excellent service. A very small shop with outside seating. The breads are the best items.Baguette - excellent Cinnamon Morning Bun - very goodGranola - okay, not sweet and little flavorSugar Daddy Frosted Rice Crispy - very goodTHE Cookie - average

Amazing tiny bakery tucked behind the Krew restaurant. They're actually run by the same couple where the wife runs Flour & Flower and the husband runs Krew. They've got a fantastic, rotating assortment of bread, pastries, and light lunch offerings. Everything changes seasonally and the menu is announced on Facebook each morning based on what's fresh and available. The cafe is tiny and doesn't have any inside seating but there are plenty of benches and parks nearby to enjoy your spoils. They tend to sell out pretty quickly so you want to get there on the early side. Their service has always been super fast and friendly with a charming "small town" feel. This time we got a strawberry vanilla scone and the spinach & garlic scape croissant. The scone is a more southern, soft and bready style instead of the crumbly European ones. It's crazy soft and very flavorful. The vanilla sugar crust is a nice textural change from the squishy scone. The croissant is amazingly light, buttery, and crusty. It explodes with flakes but still has all the delicious filling intact. Highly recommend any of their laminated goods. You definitely want their focaccia if they offer it. This place is worth a road trip.

Stopped by this St. Joseph favorite yesterday and realized that in all my times coming here, I still hadn't left a review. I've said it once and I'll say it again: Flour and Flower is one of the best bakeries in Minnesota, as well as one of the state's best kept secrets. Most recently, I got the Peach, Plum, & Apple Turnover, which was delicious and I can't recall the last time I had plum anything! The Dark Chocolate Lavender Shortbread is to die for, as is the Salted Rosemary Shortbread. If like me you can't choose, don't and get both! Honestly, you really can't go wrong. They also have an assortment of pies (matcha tea custard, anyone?), breads, cookies, pizzas (on pizza night -- Monday from 5 to 8:30 p.m.), flowers, and super cute merchandise. If I could live there I just might. You can find parking to the right hand side of the building or there is easy to find street parking on College Ave and W Minnesota St. Note: This is not a sit down place and you won't find seating. The Most Important Note: Worried about Flour & Flower selling out before you get there (it happens!)? You can preorder food for pickup on their website. If you're in the cities, I recommend taking a little day trip up to St. Joseph, looking at all the cute shops, grabbing brunch at Krewe, some baked goods from Flour and Flower for the ride home (if you can wait!), and ending the day with a stop at, in my opinion, the best cidery in the state, Milk & Honey Ciders. Feel free to check out my reviews of both!

Road Trip!! What an awesome find on a wonderful weekend drive!!! We were pleasantly surprised to find this wonderful welcoming shop last Saturday!!! Flour and Flower is so welcoming from the outside and the STAFF is even more welcoming inside! Coffee, cookies, pastries, breads, pizza and gifts fill this awesome shop. We were shopping on a full stomach so we only came away with a few goodies. We purchased a molasses cookie and some rosemary shortbread cookies for friends. They REALLY enjoyed them and we're sad to find that they were 90 miles away from the next ones :(We treated ourselves to an "everything" chocolate chip cookie, a banana bread loaf, and croissants to go! We enjoyed these wonderful treats over the next several days. Flour and Flower also have great unique bouquets and gifts. I could not resist a beautiful pair of crane earrings. A gift for...me!So many tasty and wonderful treats and gifts fill this cozy shop. ENJOY!!!!

was wonderful - great coffee, bread, sandwiches, pie, and danishes....we tried them all then went to Krewe for lunch....loved that too.....will for sure go back and bring friends....hard not to like either of these places.

I can't wait to try this German Rye with Krenza! I like to eat food that is thoughtfully prepared. I like places that consider the quality of ingredients, the way in which they are put together, and flavor. This is why I go to Flour and Flower. BTW German Rye with Krenza was wonderful!

I love Flour & Flower. have been multiple times and bring everyone I know! Not one person hasn't been a huge fan!