Canadian Bakin — Restaurant in Huntsville

Looking for the perfect place to grab a little breakfast? Canadian Bakin’ does not lack in quality. You can expect the best ingredients, the freshest produce, and the most high-quality carbs in Huntsville right here in their little shop.

First, the Coffee

The carbs and bread are the top selling point here, of course, but do not underestimate the shop’s craft coffee selection. The shop offers a variety of hot and cold coffee and tea options, with some exciting latte flavor options to choose from. I opted for their miel flavor addition, which comes topped with a generous dose of cinnamon sprinkled on top. This was creamy, sweet, and strong, which is exactly how I like my coffee. The honey sweetening really brings the flavors together without being overly sweet.

The Down Payment

As a millennial, I was legally obligated to try their avocado toast, and it absolutely does not disappoint (at least, for my fellow avocado lovers. My companions aren’t so refined and cultured). This is a simple meal, a slice of sourdough with avocado, tomato, pickled onion, and everything seasoning. But, sometimes, simple is best, in my book—each ingredient gets to shine on this one, from the thick, solid bread to the softened, almost tangy onions.

Q-Becco

This pick is one of the shop’s top choices, and after a few bites, I get it. If you’re a fan of a classic bacon, egg, and cheese breakfast sandwich, this is absolutely the one for you. Besides the bacon and eggs, this is brought together with a sharp cheddar cheese and caramelized onion. Having tasted the options, the brioche bun is phenomenal with this one.

The Surfin’ Turkey

If you’re looking for a sandwich with a little kick, or if you’re just a fan of pepper jelly, give the Surfin’ Turkey a try. This sandwich was another Brioche bun, so it of course needs no introduction, but what about the center of this tasty sandwich?

You Can Build Your Own Sandwich

Of course, if none of the other sandwiches catch your eye, or if you have a specific craving, you can also build your own sandwich! One of our little crew built her own, starting with sourdough and adding turkey and lettuce—a simple sandwich, but one that still manages to hold its own among the others.

But What About the Bagels?

After finishing up the Down Payment, I realized that none of us had tried the bagels. When I checked the spread list, I knew I had to rectify that. I’m a huge fan of figs, so I had to try one with their fig and honey spread. I asked for the cashier’s recommendation for bagels, and they suggested blueberry. If you ask me, this is absolutely the...

I have a problem and it’s called finding this gem of a place while being on a cut. The location was recommended to us by a Facebook member of the Huntsville FB group (or owner, can’t tell) and I went as promised the following morning. First, the coffee must be talked about. I’m pretty sure it’s from Good Company because their beans have a similar taste, and we really like that because most coffee places in Huntsville switched to light roast and we don’t like light roast. The coffee was dark roast and our Americano’s and lattes were top notch. I love the coffee here more than coffee in most HSV coffee shops. Next, I ordered the Q-Becco sandwich on sourdough and was very impressed by the bread. My spouse got the BLT on sourdough and loved hers equally. Chips on the side were yummy too. The thing that really boggled our minds was how amazing their bagels and normal cream cheese are. I got the everything bagel and normal cream cheese because I just wanted to try them after seeing all these other reviews, and I was really surprised by how chewy, soft, and delicious it was. The girls working at front were really sweet and nice. We’re going to stop by soon again to get lots of bagels for every day home use and try out their other breads because we’ve found our favorite...

TL;DR: delicious bagels from a warm, inviting, locally owned joint.

Canadian Bakin has moved into its own storefront, much to the joy of carb lovers everywhere. With more room to wiggle, they now offer coffees and teas as well as dressed up bagel sandwiches. These sandwiches tend to have creative and fun names but stick to familiar, high quality ingredients. I haven't tried one yet, but I look forward to doing so when I'm more comfortable eating in (which they do allow currently - I'm just not ready!)

As is, I get my bread to go. Options are a smidge limited, but all are tasty. Multiple flavors of bagels (my fave so far is the everything, but I also really like the plain - I'm a purist!), baguettes, German soft pretzels, as well as plain or cinnamon brioche are the staples. However, keep an eye on their social media, as they regularly bake up specials on different days, like Nutella brioche! One day I'll make it by on a Saturday so I can try out the chocolate chip and cinnamon raisin bagels.

They also make cream cheese in house. I've only had the garlic so far, but it's the bomb!

Definitely give this place a go and support your local carb craftsmen! Try a miel while you're there -- they do good...