Milwaukee · Est. North Side

Bread built on patience,
not shortcuts.

At Glass Slipper, every loaf carries the weight of a proper fermentation — wild yeast, stone-milled flour, and time that can't be rushed. We bake for Milwaukee's North Side, and we stock the groceries our neighbors actually want on their tables.

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3250 N 2nd Street

1 Oven, one standard

53212 Milwaukee, WI

Fresh artisan sourdough loaves cooling on a wooden rack at Glass Slipper bakery

Close-up of a crusty artisan bread loaf at Glass Slipper

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What We Do

Offerings built for
people who taste the difference.

Fresh sourdough loaves with a golden crust

Sourdough & Lean Breads

Our sourdough starts with a starter kept alive through years of daily feedings. We bake one round at a time — no improvers, no shortcuts. The crust cracks. The crumb opens. That's the only spec we care about.

Butter croissants and viennoiserie on a marble surface

Viennoiserie & Pastry

Croissants layered the way they should be — 72 hours of folding, lamination that shatters when you break one open. Pain au chocolat, fruit tarts, and seasonal specials that rotate with what the kitchen demands.

Curated grocery items including oils, preserves, and pantry staples

Curated Groceries

We stock what we'd buy ourselves — olive oils from small producers, house-made preserves, flours, and pantry goods that complement the bread. If it doesn't earn a spot on our shelf, it doesn't leave the door.

Our Story

A bakery on
2nd Street that
refuses to rush.

Glass Slipper grew out of a simple conviction: Milwaukee deserves a bakery that treats time as an ingredient, not an obstacle. We opened our doors on 3250 N 2nd Street with one oven, a sourdough starter, and a list of standards we weren't willing to bend.

The North Side has always been a neighborhood that values honesty — in work, in food, in community. We bake for that. Every morning, the dough goes in before dawn. By the time the door opens, the building smells like it always will: wheat, heat, and patience.

Glass Slipper · Milwaukee, WI

Interior of Glass Slipper bakery showing the baking counter and bread displays

A baker shaping dough by hand in the Glass Slipper kitchen

Our Process

Four principles that
govern everything we bake.

Wild fermentation, always.

No commercial yeast. No accelerated proofs. Our sourdough cultures are fed daily and every loaf carries the character of its own fermentation window.

Flour is the foundation.

We source from millers who understand terroir. Protein content, ash, harvest date — these aren't details, they're the recipe.

Bake what matters.

We don't fill a case to look full. We bake what we can stand behind, and when it's gone, it's gone. That's how scarcity works in our favor.

Neighborhood first.

We're on the North Side because this is our community. The groceries we stock, the hours we keep, the people we serve — it all starts here.

Visit Us

Find us on
the North Side.

Address

3250 N 2nd Street
Milwaukee, WI 53212

Phone (414) 861-2118

Hours

Tue – Sat: 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Sun – Mon: Closed

Parking

Street parking available on N 2nd Street and surrounding blocks.

Send Us a Message

Questions about orders, catering, or wholesale? Drop us a line and we'll get back to you.

Bread built on patience,
not shortcuts.