Cafe Coco | Artisan Bakery & Good Eats

While the flowers were soaking in the April rain in 2009, the doors of Cafe Coco were opened by the skillful hands of Noreen Ovadia Wills—a well-traveled individual with a passion for food and bringing the community together.

Nestled on the main drag of Washburn, WI, on Lake Superior, among other local gems such as Chequamegon Books, is the delicious aroma of baked goods and rich coffee that occupies the welcoming air only found in Cafe Coco.

It’s there that you’ll find display cases of buttery, flaky, delicious pastries and your favorite hot and cold beverages, and you’re in the perfect spot if you’re looking for a table to sit down and visit or crack open your current read. Out of the many bakeries in Wisconsin, this one has ‘made from scratch‘ and’ keeping it local‘ embedded in everything they do.

Keep those daydreams of baked goodness and coziness stirring in your wanderlust thoughts while we take a virtual stroll through this wonderful establishment in Washburn, WI.

Where is Cafe Coco?

Cafe Coco is along the main drag that runs through Washburn, WI. It can be seen while driving through Washburn, whether you’re traveling to Bayfield or taking a trip to Ashland. There are other gems along this road, such as Chequamegon Books and North Coast Coffee.

Cafe Coco Address

210 W Bayfield St, Washburn, WI 54891

Cafe Coco Hours

Thursday-Sunday: 7 AM – 5 PM

What’s on the Menu at Cafe Coco

When you walk through the doors of Cafe Coco, you know you’re in for a delicious foodie experience by the sweet, savory, and buttery aromas that greet you with delight. There’s a wide variety of foods, desserts, breads, and scrumptiousness to try, so let’s get into it!

Breakfast

Ah, breakfast, the category with comfort foods galore. We’ve also been told that it’s the most important meal of the day since we were kiddos, but luckily, at Cafe Coco, breakfast is served until 3 PM!

The following menu items are from Cafe Coco’s website; for pricing and dietary details, please visit Coco’s Breakfast Menu!

• Sides
  • Fresh Fruit
  • 3 Pieces of Bacon
  • 2 Sausage Patties
  • Roasted Rosemary Potatoes

Breakfast Sandwhiches

• The Bronco
  • Ham, Wisconsin cheddar, seasoned cream cheese, 2 eggs over hard on focaccia with diced red pepper, portabella, & caramelized onions
• The Pesto
  • Asiago, pesto, tomatoes, 2 eggs over hard on harvest grain bread
• The Myra
  • Cajun mayo, provolone, 2 eggs over hard on focaccia with diced red pepper, portabella, & caramelized onions
• Muffuletta
  • A New Orleans classic – ham, salami, spicy olive relish, provolone, 2 eggs over hard on baguette
• Neato No-Meato Burrito
  • Chickpeas, roasted corn, onions, cilantro, jalapeño with roasted tomatillo salsa verde wrapped in a soft four tortilla
• Toad in the Hole 
  • 2 pieces of Potato Cheddar Bread with an over-easy egg grilled in the middle of each. Served with choice of 2 sides
• Half a Toad
  • 1 piece of Potato Cheddar Bread with an over-easy egg grilled in the middle. Served with choice of 1 side
• Kidwich
  • 1 scrambled egg, Wisconsin cheddar cheese, Whole Wheat Oatmeal or Farmhouse White served with a Gala apple

Other Breakfast Items

• Fritattas
  • Good ol’ Wisconsin– Ham & cheddar
  • Classic Fritatta – Vegetarian – asparagus, red pepper, caramelized onion, asiago & provolone
  • The Gramma Crabby – Hot Sicilian giardiniera, sausage, asiago & provolone
• Stuffed French Toast
  • Ask about weekly specials

Lunch

Cafe Coco has a wonderfully diverse Lunch Menu that’s available all day long!

The following menu items are from Cafe Coco’s website; for pricing and dietary details, please visit Coco’s Lunch Menu!

• Sides
  • Fresh Fruit
  • Moroccan Pasta Salad
  • Coleslaw with Local Kale
  • Sesame Noodle Salad
• Masoor Dal Bento Box
  • Curried red lentils, mint-cilantro coulis, cool yogurt raita, gingered red cabbage, on a four tortilla with a side of Fresh Fruit
• Applefest Bento Box
  • Turkey breast, pickled apples, smoked Gouda, caramelized onion & Dijon spread, on Cranberry Wild Rice with a side of Coleslaw with Local Kale
• Bob & Sadie’s Excellent Chicken Bento Box
  • Asparagus, bacon-shallot aioli, Swiss cheese, chicken breast on a Potato Rosemary bread with a side of Mediterranean Pasta Salad
• Banh Mi Bento Box
  • A Vietnamese classic. Marinated beef tender, cucumbers, pickled carrot & radish, Sriracha lime mayo, cilantro on a Baguette with a side of Sesame Noodle Salad
• Roast Beef & Swiss Bento Box
  • House roasted beef, horseradish mayo, Swiss cheese, on Silk Road bread with organic greens and a side of Mediterranean Pasta Salad
• Thai Peanut Wrap Bento Box
  • Cabbage, red pepper, carrots & green onions in a Thai peanut sauce with cilantro wrapped in a tortilla with cucumbers and toasted peanuts. Served with Sesame Noodle Salad
• Local Smoked Whitefish Pâté Bento Box
  • Lake Superior smoked whitefish pâté, house pickled red onion, sliced cucumbers, Lavash. Served with Coleslaw with Local Kale
• Big Ham & Cheese (Available until 3pm)
  • Double decker grilled Wisconsin cheddar and ham on Whole Wheat Oatmeal with choice of side
• Big Cheese (Available until 3pm)
  • Double decker grilled wisconsin cheddar on Whole Wheat Oatmeal with choice of side
• Grilled Kidwich (Available until 3pm)
  • Grilled Wisconsin cheddar cheese sandwich with your choice of Whole Wheat Oatmeal or Farmhouse White. Served with a Gala apple
• Greek Salad
  • Organic greens, feta cheese, Kalamata olives, tomato, red peppers, cucumbers, red onion. Choose Caesar or Fig Walnut dressing. Served with Lavash

Deli

Who isn’t a sucker for a good sandwich? Well, get ready for some delicious sandwich options!

The following menu items are from Cafe Coco’s website; for pricing and dietary details, please visit Coco’s Deli Menu!

• Sides
  • Sesame Noodles
  • Moroccan Pasta Salad
  • Coleslaw with Local Kale
• Traditional Hummus
  • 8 oz Tub
• Turkey Swiss on Cranberry Walnut
  • Turkey, Swiss, Mayo, Organic Greens on Washburn Cranberry Walnut Bread
• Cajun Turkey
  • Turkey, Provolone, Cajun Mayo, Organic Greens, on Focaccia
• Turkey Cheddar with Basil Oil
  • Turkey, Wisconsin Cheddar, Mayo, Basil Oil, Organic Greens on Ciabatta
• Muffulatta
  • A New Orleans classic – ham, salami, spicy olive relish, provolone, on baguette
• Curried Egg Salad on Harvest Grain
  • Lightly curried egg salad, organic greens, harvest Grain bread
• Hummus and Veggie on Focaccia
  • Cucumber, red onion, red pepper, tomato, organic greens on Focaccia
• Deli Kidwich
  • Whole Wheat Oatmeal or Farmhouse White bread, choice of ham or turkey, choice of Wisconsin cheddar or provolone. Mayo, butter or yellow mustard on the side, served with a Gala apple

Bread

From the simplist ingredients of flour, yeast, salt, and water comes the mouthwatering bread variety that Cafe Coco provides with delicious options and bread bucket list items in the making!

The following menu items are from Cafe Coco’s website; for pricing and dietary details, please visit Coco’s Bread Menu!

Every Day Breads

• Crostini
  • Our baguettes, sliced and baked until crisp with thyme, garlic, olive oil, fresh ground pepper and Kosher salt
• Lavash
  • Armenian Cracker Bread brushed with butter and seasoned with fresh cracked pepper and Kosher salt
• Baguette
  • 25 inches of delicious
• Focaccia
  • Out of the oven no later than 8:30 daily. With a hint of fresh rosemary
• Sour Dough
  • White ever so slightly sour dough
• Washburn Cranberry Walnut
  • A dark, but light textured “pumpernickel” style sandwich loaf with craisins and walnuts
• Harvest Grain
  • A sandwich shaped loaf with sunflower seeds, bulgur, millet, flax seed, polenta, and whole wheat flour
• Whole Wheat Oatmeal
  • A soft sandwich shaped loaf made with local whole wheat flour
• Blue Cheese Rosemary
  • Fresh rosemary and Wisconsin blue cheese
• Ciabatta Buns (Bag of 6)
  • Soft as a slipper
• Cinnamon Raisin
  • Swirled with Cinnamon, studded with raisins. Great for toast and French toast
• Cranberry Wild Rice Bread
  • Customer favorite, loaded with wild rice and the slight sweetness of craisins
• Farmhouse White
  • Tante Anna’s secret recipe from the farmstead north of Bemidji. Enriched with eggs and butter
• Coco Classic Gluten Free Bread
  • Available sliced & frozen every day
• Polish Rye
  • A heavy rye with a light bit of caraway
• Silk Road
  • A Sephardic Challah with Anise, Caraway and Sesame
• George’s Swedish Rye
  • Gotland style Swedish Rye, as requested by George the pharmacist. Great for toast!
• Whole Wheat Sour Dough
  • Slow risen true sour dough – no commercial yeast

Artisan Breads

• Baguettes
  • These long French loaves have the crispy crust that Parisians love. The recipe for Coco’s light sourdough baguettes consistently won “Best of the Twin Cities” during the 1980s. Available every day.
• Barley Bread
  • This boule stays moist and delicious for a week. It is made with whole barley and white flour.
• Blue Cheese Rosemary Bread
  • There’s just enough blue cheese and fresh rosemary in this boule to let you know it’s there.
• Challah
  • A rich, braided bread popular with Jewish and Eastern European families.
• Ciabatta Buns
  • Traditional Italian “slipper” bread in loaves for slicing isnot vegan because it contains milk. Available every day.
• Cinnamon Raisin Swirl
  • A hint of whole wheat and lots of raisins gives this bread its great flavor.
• Farmhouse White Sandwich
  • This firm grained white bread is straight from Tante Anna’s farm recipe. It is made with butter, milk and eggs, and is great for sandwiches. Traditional loaf.
• Focassia
  • This flat Popular in Italy as a snack as well as dinner bread. It makes sandwich really great sandwiches.
• Harvest Grain
  • Cracked wheat, sunflower seeds, millet, flax seed, cornmeal and local honey makes this whole wheat bread both hearty and delicious. Available every day. Traditional loaf.
• Kalamata Olive Bread
  • Absolutely fabulous toasted (and, of course, fresh), this light-colored rye incorporates fresh thyme and those famous, sweet Greek olives.
• Lavash
  • This traditional flat bread is the most wide-spread type of bread in parts of the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East. Try it: you’ll see why it is so popular.
• Marble Rye
  • A marbled fusion of light and dark ryes makes it this bread worth stealing. Just ask Jerry Seinfeld (episode 111, January 24, 1996). Coco’s dark rye bread is made the traditional way without caramel color added. Traditional loaf.
• Potato Cheddar
  • This bread is a Coco favorite. It makes great sandwiches.
• Potato Rosemary
  • Inspired by Old World potato breads, potato rosemary is excellent for sandwiches. It is made with potatoes from scratch – not dehydrated flakes – and fresh rosemary. Watch for it; it is not featured on the menu but appears from time to time.
• Rustic Rye
  • You might find this heavy, dark rye on “Rye-O-Rama” Thursdays. It is made with rye sours and traditional cocoa and coffee for color and flavor. We can’t make it every week because it requires aging.
• Sourdough White
  • A light sourdough bread in the round shape. Available every day.
• Washburn Cranberry Walnut
  • This is very special pumpernickel bread with cranberries and walnuts is a local favorite. It is not sweet and it is perfect with turkey sandwiches. It is also great with butter or cream cheese. Traditional loaf.
• Whole Wheat
  • Whole wheat, white flours and locally harvested honey make this whole wheat bread very special, indeed. Traditional loaf.

Desserts & Pastries

It wouldn’t be Cafe Coco without some tasty desserts and pastries! And, get this: Cafe Coco also specializes in Custom Cakes!

The following menu items are from Cafe Coco’s website; for pricing and dietary details, please visit Coco’s Desserts & Pastries Menu!

• Cinnamon Rolls
• Bacon Cheddar Scones
• Cranberry Orange Scones
• Turnovers
• Cheesecake Danish
• Chocolate Bobka
• Coconut Chocolate Chip Macaroon
• Pumpkin Bread
• Gluten-Free Pumpkin Bread
• Banana Chocolate Chip Muffin
• Gluten-Free Orange Almond Muffin
• Raspberry Kolache
• Bialy
  • Like a baked bagel with pesto cream cheese in the middle
• Ostrich Ears – Half Dozen
  • A flat crunchy cinnamon roll with our legendary frosting
• Apple Almond Granola
• Cashew Cranberry Granola
• Cookies/Gluten-Free Cookies
  • Chocolate Chip
  • G.F. Chocolate Chip
  • Ginger Molasses
  • Snickerdoodle
• Pastry Bars
  • Brownies
  • Salted Toffee Pecan
  • Gluten-Free Coconut Pecan
  • Lemon Bars

Take & Bake

Ordering take-out is a fantastic luxury we have access to, and Cafe Coco kicks that up a notch with Take & Bake frozen entrees and soups that you can bake at home! Having a busy night coming up and you may not have time to make dinner? Cafe Coco has you covered!

The following menu items are from Cafe Coco’s website; for pricing and dietary details, please visit Coco’s Take & Bake Menu!

• Frozen Soup Quarts
  • Local Squash
  • Cream of Local Tomato
  • Turkey Barley Portabella
  • Turkey Wild Rice
  • Lentil with Local Kale
  • Broccoli Cheddar
• Veggie Lasagna
  • Almost a pound of our fantastic lasagna with spinach, broccoli, fresh fennel, carrots, red peppers, ricotta, mozzarella, provolone, asiago, & marinara
• Italian Sausage Lasagna
  • Almost a pound of our fantastic lasagna with spinach, broccoli, fresh fennel, carrots, red peppers, ricotta, mozzarella, provolone, asiago, & marinara with Italian sausage
• Emma’s South African Chicken Curry
  • A full quart of our phenomenal chicken curry with apricots and house made curry
• Emma’s South African Vegan Curry
  • A full quart of our phenomenal chickpea curry with apricots and house made curry
• Traditional Mac & Cheese
  • A full quart. Great for kids and all the rest of us! Wisconsin Cheddar
• Bacon Cheddar Mac & Cheese
  • A full quart of our fantastic Mac with caramelized onions, bacon, and Wisconsin cheddar
• Traditional Beef Pasty
  • A hint of bacon, beef, potatoes, carrots, onions, rutabaga, all baked in a flaky pie crust
• Vegan Curried Sweet Potato Pasty
  • Sweet potatoes, potatoes, carrots, onions, all baked in a flaky pie crust with a great curry flavor. Norwegian spicy
• Artichoke Dip
  • Coco party favorite! Heat and eat. One pound, sold in microwavable container – just remove lid

Why You Should Visit Cafe Coco

Coco is genuinely one of my favorite bakeries in Wisconsin for many reasons, and among those is their consciousness of the community, offering a healthy variety for all lifestyles/diets. The entire cafe is decorated and filled with a vibe that welcomes anyone and everyone, no matter what your journey there looks like. Whenever I arrive at Coco, I’m greeted kindly, and my stomach and tastebuds are giddy for the deliciousness that my sniffer is already on top of.

The last time I visited Cafe Coco was with my husband during one of our dawdling trips. We ordered a tasty treat accompanied by our choices of warm drinks (An Oat Milk Latte for me and a Dirty Chai for him), found a quaint table in the back seating area, and cracked open the books we had brought along.

All around us, different types of mornings were happening simultaneously: parents and their kiddos unwrapping bakery treats in anticipation, concentrated writers at their laptops, lost in their wordsmith world, regulars nodding along to a story they’ve heard before but don’t get tired of the punch line at the end, and travelers glowing with foodie joy to have stumbled upon such a gem of a place.

At Cafe Coco, there’s a table for everyone, and you bet your Washburn dollar that there’s a favorite menu item waiting for you to discover and daydream about when your stomach grumbles. Start making your own Cafe Coco memories right on Lake Superior!

The Buzz About Cafe Coco

From all of us here at On Lake Superior, we love Cafe Coco! From the eclectic, cozy atmosphere to the mouthwatering bakery options, this is a definite must-add to your Lake Superior stops. But don’t just take our word for it; here’s the buzz about Cafe Coco!

“We loved visiting coco’s while we were in town! I had the best iced latte of my life and an amazing cinnamon roll. Everyone working was so nice and fun to chat with.
I loved the emphasis on composting and local foods! Having gluten free/vegan options is always awesome too
We will brave any construction to come back again <3″

– Astrid H.L. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

“This place is so good. I love the No Meato Burrito, and usually get the Thai peanut wrap to go. Lots of tasty baked goods too, including vegan options! Great atmosphere inside, although it’s been pretty busy every time I’ve been here.”

– Josh E ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

“Adorable cafe! Stopped here for coffee and pastries and sandwiches looked so delirious in the show case- we decided to order hot breakfast sandwich! Not disappointed!! If you are passing through- you must stop!”

– Penny S ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

“I was absolutely stunned when I took my first couple of bites. I’ve been to many places and have had great breakfasts around the globe. This small town local restaurant has taken the place at the top of my list as the best breakfast food I’ve ever had! I would travel to this town just to experience the food, atmosphere, and the humor of this place again. It’s a must try! It has vegetarian and vegan friendly options for those of you who are wondering.”

– Michael L ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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