Avellino Gluten Free Bakery — Restaurant in Bellingham

Visited for the first time yesterday. Spoke with the proprietor and he was telling me the bakery has been there for 18 years but after he took ownership of it, he made it a gluten free bakery 4 years ago. A little pricey, but hey!, everything these days (11/30/22) are pricey. But to be able to eat a real sandwich on bread, instead of Lettuce Wraps, which fall apart too easily, is a delectable treat that unless you can't eat wheat products, you have no idea what I'm talking about. LOL That I'd willingly pay 10 bucks a loaf for bread 🍞 I can enjoy again! I bought a whole grain loaf and a sourdough loaf, scrumptious hot out of the toaster with lots of butter 🧈 slathered over the top! If gluten free treats are what you're craving they have plenty selections to choose from. Cookies, bars, colorful pastries... I should have snagged a photo or two, but if you're curious, I'd recommend dropping by. Conveniently located on the NE corner of Alabama and Cornwall in Bellingham, WA. You won't be...

Really? Last year I went into this place looking for GF birthday cakes for my grandchildren. There were bread & cookies, baked at a different location according to the labels, sparsely kept on shelves in the store. I asked if they made cakes. The shopkeeper said yes but that the baker wasn't in that day & it would take a few days to make the cake so I said I'm willing to wait and offered a deposit. He declined the deposit and was told I should come back in a few days to place the order. A few days later. The same shopkeeper again declined my order. The reason was that the baker didn't return to the store as planned and I had to wait again. Since this was important to me I came back a 3rd time a couple of weeks later and this time the shopkeeper seemed annoyed and I was told it was a supply issue. Needless to say I never went back. And I think that...

Even though I live in Seattle now, when I was up at WWU for undergrad I stopped by here all the time. I've been to pretty much every gluten free bakery in western Washington, including all of the hyped-up ones in Seattle, and I promise you very few even come close to the texture, flavor, and variety of Avellino. Yeah sometimes if you go there they will be out of a lot of things, especially at the end of the day. But you need to realize going in that this isnt a Panera bread lol. They make things fresh every day and when they're out they're out, so just know if you need a big order it's best to call ahead so you can assure there is enough of what you need left OR go early in the day :) If you are just wanting a treat for yourself on a whim though you can usually grab one no...