BAKERIES SHOULD BAKE OR AT LEAST SMELL LIKE THEY DO!
This market is located on Roosevelt Square in downtown Gainesville, When I first saw it, I thought that the entire space was the Magnolia Cafe and Bakery. However, there are also a bookstore of used books, a gift shop and a dance studio and a yoga studio. It is a really cute space and the building has been carefully preserved.
It was before 10 in the morning and the only business open was the Magnolia Cafe and Bakery. Perfect because I really wanted to purchase a treat from the bakery but the one thing that I didn't notice upon entering, is the smell of anything baking. You can view the kitchen from the side and I did not SEE any bakery treats so we could only assume that they probably shipped them in or baked them the previous night.
Unfortunately, we just weren't convinced that this would be a good choice for us because we like our bakery items hot, fresh and smelling up the place.
Oh well, we tried! read more