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Old Bakery & Emporium
1006 Congress Ave
Austin, TX 78701
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“Old Bakery and Emporium” Frommer's
“Old Bakery and Emporium” Wcities.com
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #22 of 201 attractions in Austin
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Traveller 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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“Emporium at The Old Bakery”
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4 of 5 stars
kay_artist
Austin
24 Jun 2009

The emporium is a great find of local senior artists and crafter, good prices too. New art introduced on a weekly basis. There is a special Texas section. Check for art and craft demonstrastions in the new library. The lunch room closed in the spring of 2009 and the History Center will be in that space by the fall of... more

“great, inexpensive lunch”
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5 of 5 stars
dougmatt8
Austin
21 May 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”
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5 of 5 stars
Spaghettigal
Austin, TX
6 Oct 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.”
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5 of 5 stars
jolmar
Austin
5 Oct 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”
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4 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
San Antonio Tx
8 Apr 2005
5/6 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