Urban Baker

Sadly this place is no longer the gem, urban baker. We used to visit every week (at least) but since it’s changed to pizza place /​gelato we were heart broken. I’ve had the gelato a few times and it’s quite good if you don’t mind the half-​assed service.
Today we decided to try the pizza — what a mistake. I should have known when I placed my order and they said that it would be a wait (30 mins) because the oven wasn’t quite heated up. But, out of respect for the old place we gave them the benefit of the doubt. Ordered the New Yorker with caramelized onions on one half only, since my better half can no longer eat them… such a shame.
So, we bought delicious lattes /​cappucinos and went for a stroll through the neighbourhood (this is noon on a Saturday, not sure why your kitchen wouldn’t be up and ready by then?). When we returned the pizza was ready. Sadly, the crust was raw (the oven really wasn’t heated up, they weren’t lying), the onions raw (crunchy, I’m not kidding), and the staff rude. (My favourite line was the one guy to the gal: «you deal with her»)
In the end we brought the pizza home and popped it into our non-​wood-​fired oven. Sigh.
All in all we will remember the good ol’ days of urban baker and try to forget this pizza experience. Sad, I love pizza.

I can’t go anywhere near Edmonton Trail without making a stop at this place. Their bakery items are truly exceptional.
I have tried everything from loaves of bread to granola bars to quiches and fancy desserts. The quality of their products is consistently excellent. My favorite is their chocolate cranberry sourdough.
The staff are friendly, quick and professional.
Love that it is locally owned and you can see them working behind the counter. This place is straight-​up awesome.
Have been there dozens of times and plan to go back again.

wonderful bakery. Awesome pizza.

Well, breakfast plans had fallen through and I was absolutely starving. We were going to hit up Diner Deluxe, but there was a lineup out the door by the time we found parking. Fortunately, this bakery was right next door (it didn’t hurt that their lineup was significantly smaller).
This is a pretty small bakery, but they had quite a bit of variety. I ordered a chocolate croissant to tide me over, as well as a loaf of chocolate cranberry bread for later. I was not disappointed.
The croissant was nice and light and flaky, with a chocolate stick in the middle (which seems to be pretty typical for chocolate croissants). As for the chocolate cranberry loaf… wow. It was absolutely delicious on it’s own, but even more so after being toasted and lightly buttered. So good!
I will definitely be back here.

Well, breakfast plans fell through due to wait times, so we grabbed some grub from Urban Baker and headed to a later brunch with friends instead.
I’d heard good things about Urban Baker and I was not disappointed. We got a strawberry-​rhubarb scone (almost perfect, aside from being a tiny bit salty), a loaf of chocolate cranberry sourdough bread (amazing, especially toasted with butter) and chocolate croissant (very typical, complete with chocolate «log» in the middle).
All in all, if I were in the area I’d definitely be back. I love cinnamon buns but they were too large for pre-​brunch snack, and I really need to try one of the «bombs.»
(30÷30) — DONE!!!

Whether you’re stopping in for one of THE best cinnamon buns you will ever try (trust me on this one), or whether you’re picking up a hand-​shaped loaf (available in flavours as unique as chocolate cranberry, pesto cheese or pear & pepper), Calgary is lucky to call Urban Baker our own.
You want cakes? They got ‘em. You want pizza? Check. How about breads and baked goods? Yup. And did I mention their *amazing* CINNAMON BUNS???
These guys are located right beside Diner Deluxe (which could be a flaw because I often bypass the diner and pick up goods from Urban Baker instead), and you better be sure to get here early on the weekends because their goods get goin’, goin’, GONE.

When I first moved to Calgary, I searched high and low for wood-​fired pizza, to no avail.
After visiting the Urban Bakery, I can tell you now that it turns out I just wasn’t looking in the right place.
I don’t blame myself — who would guess that the Urban Bakery, which sells the usual bakery suspects such as bread, buns, cookies and slices, would also be serving up speciality wood-​fired pizzas? They use their own special whole wheat flaxseed crust and use gourmet toppings like artichoke hearts and smoked cheeses. They also make a couple different wood-​fired sandwiches on their homemade bread.
I didn’t know then, but I know now, to go to the Urban Baker to get my pizza fix. Any day but Monday, that is. I suffered the fate of going there on a Monday, so no pizza unfortunately. But I didn’t suffer long because I bought a chocolate ganache brownie for $ 2.14, which turned out to be a heck of a consolation prize. The dense chocolate brownie base served merely to support a thick dark chocolate ganache with milk chocolate drizzle, and it went down nicely with a tall glass of milk.

Wow what a nice bakery shop on the NE side of the river. It’s a pretty kickin’ corner bakery with lots of light, chrome stools adjacent to a nice thick of wood where you can sit in the sun and enjoy their baked goods or their delicious pizza.
I couldn’t take photos of their baked items as I needed the permission of the owner who wasn’t there and I wish I had because this review doesn’t do this bakery justice without the visuals. But I will try my best.
They had pumpkin spice cake neatly tied in a bundle at 4.95, pear and walnut tortes, rocky road layer cakes, and chocolate bombs. They have carrot cake, chocolate brownies, date squares and lemon squares all for $ 2.14. They have a big banana mess at 3.95, assorted pies, sandwiches, salsas, granola, trail mixes, homemade jams and I have to breathe!
There is just such a nice mix here and the most upper end presentation, the goods are baked in the back and the staff is super friendly. After reviewing many bakeries in Calgary I can say this is one of the top three and the prices are so affordable. This urban baker sets high standards but keeps her goods accessible for the community. I love that.

After a yummy brunch at Diner Deluxe I popped next door to grab some desert. The candy cane chocolate mousse cake was terrific and the pumpkin spice carrot cake wasn’t too bad either.

Excellent bread, excellent service, and right beside Diner Deluxe. What’s not to love. Once as I was waiting for a table at the Diner, I crept over to see what the Urban Baker had on offer. I chatted with the baker (about how sourdough was my favourite), and then our table was called. Ten minutes later, he came to our table and handed me a loaf of bread! That is called quality service.
All of their many types of breads are dense, chewy and delicious. The Apple Flax and Chocolate Cranberry are my favourites. They even SOUND delicious. And the desserts are fresh and creamy or chocolatey or just plain delicious. Urban Baker falls in my bakery top 3.

Excellent selection of fresh baked bread. We had the chocolate cranberry sourdough, the red pepper cheddar, and the apple flaxseed. My favorite was the apple flaxseed because of it’s nuttiness and texture. The chocolate cranberry has large pieces of chocolate and cranberry but this was a little to sweet for me. The red pepper cheddar is good if you like your bread with a little bite. They were all delicious and the taste definitely shows the quality of the ingredients.

Urban Baker is a little bakery on Edmonton Trail with an obsession for baking with chocolate. A lot of their items are infused in one way or another with Bernard Callebaut chocolates. Like their croissants with chocolate baked inside…
But they also offer sandwiches and have a huge wood-​fired oven for cooking their original pizzas, including one with banana peppers and italian sausage.
It’s a quality place.