Zak the Baker

Zak the Baker is a bakery and café in Wynwood built around bread. Its tagline talks about being committed to the craft and guided by tradition rather than trends, and sourdough baked in its ovens is at the heart of what it does. Alongside bread, it makes pastries, and the café serves food and drinks to eat in or take away.

The bakery is certified kosher under Miami Dade Kosher and has been continuously certified since 2014. Its bread is pareve, while its pastries and café are dairy, and a supervisor is on staff six days a week. This matters for practical planning: the bakery and café close on Saturdays and on major Jewish holidays, so check the calendar before you go if your visit falls near a festival.

Opening hours are from 7am to 5pm from Sunday to Friday, and the bakery is closed on Saturday. Early morning is the best time to visit, when the bread and pastries are freshest and the café is calmer, and it makes an ideal breakfast stop before the murals of Wynwood get busy. Later in the day, popular items may sell out, so if you have your heart set on a particular loaf, come early.

Zak the Baker suits food lovers, families and anyone staying in or visiting Wynwood. Bread to take home is one of the best souvenirs of a visit, and a loaf makes a good contribution to a picnic at the beach or in a park. Solo travellers will find it an easy place to have breakfast with a coffee while planning the day, and the kosher certification makes it a useful option for observant visitors.

If you are planning a picnic, buy your bread on Friday, as the bakery does not open on Saturday.

The bakery is at 295 NW 26th Street, a few blocks from Wynwood Walls at 2516 NW 2nd Avenue. The Wynwood Garage at 311 NW 26th Street is on the same street, and the City of Miami Trolley runs along NW 2nd Avenue from Monday to Saturday. Panther Coffee at 2390 NW 2nd Avenue and Fireman Derek's Bake Shop at 2545 North Miami Avenue are both close by if you want to make a morning of Wynwood's cafés.