DARLIN' Bakery & Cafe

you're on 2nd st sw, which isn't the flashiest stretch in rochester, mn, but darlin' bakery & cafe has given people a reason to stop here. the pastries are the draw that locals keep coming back for, and that reputation didn't come from nowhere. rochester has a working, practical character to it, the kind of city where a place either fits into daily life or it doesn't, and this one fits. you'll find it at 1219 2nd st sw, easy enough to miss if you're moving fast. the coffee is taken seriously here, which matters when you're pairing it with something from the pastry case. start with whatever's fresh out of the case that morning.