Manresa Bread

Location and Ambiance Manresa Bread, is located in the lively square that has coffee, shops, breweries, restaurants, wine, tasting, and now empanadas thanks to Fonda Felix. This bakery exuded warmth and charm when I noticed it from the street. The aroma of freshly baked bread greets you as you step inside, creating an inviting atmosphere. Vegan Bread Selection: As a vegan, I was thrilled to discover that all of Manresa Bread's baked gluten offerings are confirmed vegan. Their baguettes, in particular, are yum!. The crunchiness of the crust and the tender inside dough texture were spot-on. It's evident that they take pride in their craft. Technique: Bring some prepared, guacamole or slices of avocado if you intend to eat such as the square with 11th hour coffee in front of Santa Cruz yoga. But better yet, take the back at home, it up with some vegan spread or ideally with fresh cracked salt and pepper all over it and a few dollops of hot sauce. Can’t go wrong. ### New offerings? I’m a fan of the seeded baguette at Companion Bakery but they often run out of them by midmorning and they’re also closed on Monday. I have a suggestion: How about introducing a seeded baguette with poppyseeds, sesame seeds, or other nuts on the outside at Manressa? It would add a delightful twist and cater to those who crave variety. ### Early Bird Gets the Warm Bread Manresa Bread tends to sell out and close early. I recommend arriving early , before the crack of noon to have the best selection. If you get there early for a small charge, they’ll put extra gluten on your gluten! 🤗 🕛 You can then get your bread and pop into 11th hour or verve coffee, which are both very short walks from this bakery and enjoy your gluten. ### Final Thoughts In summary, Manresa Bread is a gem for vegans. I wholeheartedly give it five stars and look forward to new vegan surprises on their menu.

Brand new location for Manresa bread. Another great addition to the west side. It is still developing since it’s only been open for a few days but the pastries are top notch quality. We tried the Kouign Aman and Pain au chocolate. Both were delicate, delicious, and well made. They are essentially a small room with a desk that has the available pastries out on display to choose from. They also have a bread wall and some miscellaneous merch items. We enjoyed our pastries and look forward to seeing how everything develops.

Kouign Amman hit the spot! Well done like the ones you can find in Brittany! This store not only has bread on the shelves but several sandwiches and desserts as well as baked goods. The baked goods looked delish! Especially the almond escargot and ham and cheese croissant 🥐

Kouignamann was sold out at 11am Sunday. So sad 😢. Instead got the Monkey Bread. Very good with lots of tasty crust. Location has convenient parking. Nice and efficient staff.

Had the Kouign Amann and Almond escargot, both are delicious, but the Kouign Amann is a cut above the rest! Love the area, plenty of parking, just be aware that the store serves pastries and bread only. They had some pre-made sandwiches in a fridge, but they are the same prices as a freshly prepared meal.

I am French and I totally approve their baguette!!! The place is really cute and reminds me of France. They are so far the closest to the ones from home!! And I have tried baguettes from many places around the bay. The bread tastes not only great but the baguette is crunchy outside while moist/soft inside. They know what there doing!

Nice staff and great pastries, just a bit expensive compared to what else is around. Hope to be back to try the bread!

I’m very confused by the low rating for this place. Their bread is the best in Santa Cruz/aptos and the customer service is good. They don’t have the coffee service available at other locations, but as a bakery you can’t do better. Their bread stays fresh for a week after you bring it home and their pastries are delicious. I suspect there might be some sabotage with the reviews by a competing bakery going on. If so, it’s too bad they need to do that and can’t compete on the merits of their product alone.

Location and Ambiance Manresa Bread, is located in the lively square that has coffee, shops, breweries, restaurants, wine, tasting, and now empanadas thanks to Fonda Felix. This bakery exuded warmth and charm when I noticed it from the street. The aroma of freshly baked bread greets you as you step inside, creating an inviting atmosphere. Vegan Bread Selection: As a vegan, I was thrilled to discover that all of Manresa Bread's baked gluten offerings are confirmed vegan. Their baguettes, in particular, are yum!. The crunchiness of the crust and the tender inside dough texture were spot-on. It's evident that they take pride in their craft. Technique: Bring some prepared, guacamole or slices of avocado if you intend to eat such as the square with 11th hour coffee in front of Santa Cruz yoga. But better yet, take the back at home, it up with some vegan spread or ideally with fresh cracked salt and pepper all over it and a few dollops of hot sauce. Can't go wrong. ### New offerings? I'm a fan of the seeded baguette at Companion Bakery but they often run out of them by midmorning and they're also closed on Monday. I have a suggestion: How about introducing a seeded baguette with poppyseeds, sesame seeds, or other nuts on the outside at Manressa? It would add a delightful twist and cater to those who crave variety. ### Early Bird Gets the Warm Bread Manresa Bread tends to sell out and close early. I recommend arriving early , before the crack of noon to have the best selection. If you get there early for a small charge, they'll put extra gluten on your gluten! You can then get your bread and pop into 11th hour or verve coffee, which are both very short walks from this bakery and enjoy your gluten. ### Final Thoughts In summary, Manresa Bread is a gem for vegans. I wholeheartedly give it five stars and look forward to new vegan surprises on their menu.

Flashback to my venture @manresabread in Santa Cruz, located at 330 Ingalls St.. They have a few locations but this is the only one I know of in Santa Cruz. Manresa provides all the Verve Coffee locations with their delicious pastries. At this location in Santa Cruz, they sell both their breads and savory/sweet pastries, not coffee. No problem, @vervecoffee was right down the street. I bought an almond croissant, a tremendous chocolate soufflé, and a coffee glazed croissant that sells out with a quickness!! They often sell out of items, so get there early. Everything was great and they mill their own flour! You can taste the difference. Perfect for chilly coastal mornings. It's located in an awesome business district with multiple coffee/wine spots, SC Mountain Brewery, and small spots to eat at. Shekkitout.

During our vacation in Santa Cruz, we made a point to visit as many shops as we could within walking distance of the parking lot. Manresa Bread was a place we needed to check out. When it comes to bakeries, Joe K and I love the smells and freshness of a working bakery. This place had a nice selection of baked goods, but we especially came for the bread. Our plan was to break bread and drink wine back at our hotel. It has an amazing view and the thought of a small family gathering overlooking the beach seemed like a special way to get together. We purchased a loaf of wheat sourdough bread and a few other snacks. The shop has several varieties of flavors making choosing difficult. But Joe can only handle sourdoughs and we all love sourdough anyways! This bakery worked well into our plans and we were glad we stopped by! They are a bit pricey, but everything in Santa Cruz seems to be!

The croissant was nice and fluffy, but it could have been a bit more buttery. The Olive Foccacia was good - very olive flavored, and the olives in it were very good olives. But it could have been a little more moist. My daughter said the chocolate croissant was excellent - but then again, she thinks all chocolate croissants are excellent. Small Shop. They have a few tables outside which are nice. Credit Card only!

We got a loaf of olive bread, a lemon poppy muffin with raspberry topping and two chocolate chip cookies. The bread was good, super fluffy and it had whole olives which was great. The cookies were good but nothing special. The muffin on the other hand. OH MY GOODNESS. Easily the best muffin Ive ever had and probably one of the best pastries. Worth coming here for that alone!! And then there was the woman working who was super friendly and provided us with an extra muffin for free because it was the end of the day, talk about a come up!!! Will be back for sure!

Got the olive bread and carrot cake muffin and although both were tasty, it's overpriced IMO compared to other nearby bakeries with similar offerings. Honestly could give 1 star for the service. We walked in to an empty store and the girl working there sat there for a long time reading her book before acknowledging or welcoming us to the store. They weren't helpful at all once they did stand up. I asked if they had a bread slicer and she straight up just told me to go slice it myself. Super rude. Will not return

I love Manresa bread and been for long time. I been noticing this for some time now. Sunday and Monday batch is questionable. Taste more like day old Levain bread. My brother went in for me this morning and at the wee hours croissants and other pastries are sold out. Yes Levain taste like day old and paid a full price. Manresa what happen to your passion and quality control, please make it better.

All the bakery items we ordered (kouign amann, croissant, etc) were all very fresh and delicious!

The olive bread is a winner. A unique bread that takes a special magic touch to make. And this place knocks it out rightBetter get you some .No Place in town even comes close delicious

Brand new location for Manresa bread. Another great addition to the west side. It is still developing since it's only been open for a few days but the pastries are top notch quality. We tried the Kouign Aman and Pain au chocolate. Both were delicate, delicious, and well made. They are essentially a small room with a desk that has the available pastries out on display to choose from. They also have a bread wall and some miscellaneous merch items. We enjoyed our pastries and look forward to seeing how everything develops.

I recently bought bread at Manresa and was really disappointed twice...the olive loaf was either over-baked or stale!!! When paying $10 for a loaf, this is inexcusable. I'm wondering about their quality control in such a small store...

I'm so thrilled to have Manresa Bread in Santa Cruz! I especially love the almond croissant and kouign aman, but you can't go wrong with everything else. Pricey, but worth it for quality ingredients and taste!

Bought the levain. It was delicious but a bit dried out.. was probably baked the night before

Our favorite bread and we drove to Los Gatos once a week to buy before they opened in Santa Cruz. My only question is, while I understand why they don't have slicer on site due to store size, Since the bread is sent over from Commissary, can't they send sliced loaves‍. They are just so much easier to have!

Really good baked goods, outlandishly overpriced. $70 for a Panettone...... $10 for a loaf of bread (plus taxes plus tip)

How many people in Santa Cruz buy a $10 load of bread? I feel places like this have a nerve to charge $5 for a small muffin, $5.50 for a chocolate croissant with a minimal amount of chocolate. I am really underwhelmed. And they don't take cash, which is annoying.

Absolutely the most delicious almond croissants on earth! As a very special treat, I never questioned the price. Unfortunately today they were noticeably smaller than they were the first few times I bought them. SO disappointed, leaving me unsure if I will return.