Piece & Freedom Bakery

Piece & Freedom Bakery

301 Main St #107, Ames, IA

★★★★★4.9(123 Google reviews)

Crema's Take

“Nestled on Ames' Main Street, this Ukrainian bakery pairs meticulous pour-over coffee with extraordinary house-made pastries and sourdough that reflect genuine craft and fresh ingredients—think spinach-raspberry cake and chocolate-pecan ganache alongside savory options like Gouda sourdough. The intimate, cozy space and genuinely warm team create the kind of slow-coffee experience where you can taste the care in every bite, from traditional Eastern European baked goods to their carefully prepared specialty drinks. It's the rare spot where both the coffee and the pastry deserve equal attention, making it worth lingering despite the limited seating.”

What to expect

Known for their pour-over program. Slow-sit spot. Pastries on the menu.

Traditional drinksPastriesSlow sitSpecialty drinksPour over

Google Reviews

Mandy Castle
★★★★★a month ago

Wow! The best bakery I have found in years! Customer service is outstanding! They made me a Birthday raspberry pie that was the best I have had!

J and R
★★★★★a month ago

This place is a small little place tucked on the N side of Main with short hours—and it is totally worth locating! Everything we tried was especially wonderful: onion/gouda sourdough, multigrain sourdough, cakes, cheese boat, puff pastry! Highly recommended to us and we pass…

Mike Hinders
★★★★★2 months ago

Everything is excellent and amazing straight across the board and I don't know these people from Adam's cat. I just bought a loaf of high end bread from a very well-known Ames shop last week and it isn't even close to as good as this. I'm not trying to kiss up. Straight facts.

Christabel Forney
★★★★★3 months ago

Super cute little Ukrainian bakery on Main Street - very small and somewhat limited seating but the chocolate/pecan/ganache ball we tried was super delicious and rich. My mom also said the pourover coffee was really good. Overall would recommend!

K Wirt
★★★★★5 months ago

This is an incredible bakery and team of people! Everything, from the sweet to the savory, is delicious. Their sourdough breads are out of this world. If you’re a savory pastry fan, you will not be disappointed by the big selection of veggie, cheese, and meat filled puffs. So…

Russ Stigler
★★★★★6 months ago

Piece and Freedom Bakery is certainly a great asset for the community of Ames. They serve traditional Ukrainian baked goods.I find the sourdough bread to be very good,especially the Gouda and Green Onion.

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