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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #8 of 197 attractions in Austin
Traveler Description: Bakery built in 1876, complete with an old-fashioned oven and wooden baker's spade.
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Attraction type: Historic site
Address: 1006 Congress Ave Austin, TX 78701
Tel: 512 477 5961
Fax: 512 477 2874

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Reviews of Old Bakery & Emporium

( 1-4 of 4 )
“great, inexpensive lunch”
5 of 5 stars
dougmatt8
Austin
May 21, 2008

Found this place several years ago. It offers top quality handcrafted items made by area senior citizens, and a terrfic lunch: soup and sandwich for about $4.25. It's right downtown, and easy to get to. Highly recommended. more

“A really neat place to shop”
5 of 5 stars
Spaghettigal
Austin, TX
Oct 6, 2006

The Old Bakery & Emporium in Austin, TX is a really neat place to shop for something unusual, for yourself or a gift. All the crafts are made by Austin's Senior citizens and they also volunteer their time, to keep the place going. My husband and I both enjoyed our visit there. more

“Old Bakery and Empoorium, one must visit.”
5 of 5 stars
jolmar
Austin
Oct 5, 2006
1/1 found this review helpful

By chance, I stopped in the Old Bakery and Emporium on Congress Ave. and found a fantistic place to shop and dine. ( Great lunch specials) As I walked in the door, I was greeted by a volunteer and was given a history of the building as well as a review of all the merchandise hand crafted by Senior citizens.... more

“best crafts ever”
4 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
San Antonio Tx
Apr 8, 2005
5/5 found this review helpful

I found some Wonderful handmade items and lovely art work. Truly texas souveniers abound at very reasonable prices. Beautiful artwork and wonderful baby quilts I even found a pair of knitted comboy baby boots. I happened to make it there for lunch and I was pleasently surprised by the low price on their lunch special. Try the chicken salad it's... more

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Old Bakery & Emporium Address

1006 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701
Tel: 512 477 5961 Fax: 512 477 2874