Starter Bakery Opens Solano Avenue Café in Albany

Fans of Starter's Famous Kouign Amann, Meet the Beignets — Your Next New Bake to Love

ALBANY, Calif., Oct. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Starter Bakery, the East Bay's destination for award-winning pastries and breads, will open a new bakery café at 1183 Solano Avenue in Albany on Saturday, October 25. The expansion brings the bakery's renowned kouign amann, pies, cakes, and hearth breads—along with new sugar-dusted beignets—to a relaxed neighborhood setting designed for pastry lovers to linger and connect.

"Opening on Solano Avenue allows us to share our passion for baking with even more of our neighbors," said Brian Wood, Founder and Master Baker. "The aromatics of the neighborhood are about to change — we imagine our neighbors will simply be able to follow their noses to find us."

The new café will offer an expanded menu including Viennoiserie (kouign amann, croissants, and tartines), hearth breads, quiche, sandwiches, and salads, along with a full espresso bar where guests can enjoy coffee drinks from the barista alongside their favorite pastries. Don't miss Starter's new beignets, filled with cream, chocolate, or fruit, available exclusively at the Albany location.

Designed by Caha Design, the café features a warm, modern space with indoor seating for 22 and a patio for up to 25 guests. Starter Bakery Solano Avenue will be open Wednesday through Sunday, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., serving breakfast, lunch, and takeaway.

Celebrating 15 years of baking, Starter Bakery, founded by Master Baker Brian Wood, has grown from a local favorite into one of the Bay Area's most beloved destinations for pastry lovers. Find Starter Bakery cafés at 5804 College Avenue in Oakland and 1183 Solano Avenue in Albany, and visit StarterBakery.com for more information.

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SOURCE Starter Bakery Solano