Maple Street BakehouseOrder for pickup

Rockford, Illinois · North Main Street

Baked this morning on North Main Street

Real sourdough, croissants, seasonal fruit pies, and custom celebration cakes — made from scratch every morning, ready when you are.

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we open the doors at 6:30, come say hi!
Country Sourdough$8Maple St.Bakehouse

Today's bake the board changes daily

Our cases are stocked from the morning's ovens, and the rotation changes with the seasons. Here's what you'll typically find on the board — when it's gone, it's gone until tomorrow.

Order ahead, skip the line

Place a pickup order and we'll have it bagged and waiting at the counter on North Main Street. Simple for a single loaf, easy for a dozen croissants.

  1. Order online by 6 p.m.

    Pick anything from the board — loaves, pastry boxes, whole pies.

  2. We bake it fresh

    Your order goes on the morning bake list, never pulled from a freezer.

  3. Grab and go

    Bagged, labeled, waiting on the counter with your name on it.

Custom celebration cakes made with you, not just for you

Birthdays, weddings, graduations — every celebration deserves a cake made from scratch, sized and styled for the moment. Tell us the occasion and we'll design it with you.

Baked from scratch, every morning

Maple Street Bakehouse exists because a neighborhood deserves bread made the slow way. Our mornings start before sunrise: mixing dough by hand, tending the sourdough starter, laminating butter, and pulling the first loaves as the street wakes up. Nothing comes in frozen, nothing sits overnight. It's more work than a grocery aisle — and you can taste the difference in the first slice.

  • 3:30 a.m.Starter fed, dough mixed by hand on the marble bench.
  • 5:00 a.m.Butter laminated, croissants shaped, fruit pies assembled.
  • 6:30 a.m.First loaves out, the front doors unlocked, coffee on.
first loaves, 6:30 a.m.

Hours & location

You'll find us on North Main Street in Rockford. Street and nearby lot parking make quick pickups easy — come around to the counter and we'll hand your order over.

412 North Main Street, Rockford IL

  • Tuesday – Friday

    7 a.m. – 3 p.m., or until the bread sells out.

  • Saturday

    8 a.m. – 1 p.m., our busiest morning — order ahead.

  • Sunday & Monday

    Closed. The starter rests, and so do we.

Good questions The things neighbors ask us most.

Do you take same-day pickup orders?

Usually, yes — order online before noon and we can usually have it in the afternoon batch. On Saturdays, order the day before.

Is everything really made from scratch?

Everything. The starter has lived on our counter for six years, the laminated dough is folded by hand, and the fruit comes from markets within an hour of Rockford.

How far ahead should I book a custom cake?

Two weeks for birthday and occasion cakes, six to eight weeks for weddings. Last-minute? Call anyway — we squeeze in what we can.

Do you have gluten-free options?

We bake a small gluten-free brownie and loaf daily, but our kitchen uses wheat flour throughout, so we can’t promise zero cross-contact.

Be first in line on opening week

We're getting the ovens hot on North Main Street. Join the list and we'll email you the opening date, the first week's bake schedule, and a heads-up when pickup orders go live.

Fresh from the oven, around the corner

Order for pickup and we'll have the morning's bake waiting on North Main Street — or tell us about the cake your celebration deserves.

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