Lucky's Bakehouse Cafe: Breakfast and Lunch on North Broadway

Apr 3, 2026 · 6 min read · Lucky's Bakehouse Cafe Bakery Coffee Breakfast 80304 Boulder Colorado NoBo ·

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Lucky's Bakehouse Cafe: Three Lucky's Shops on One Block

Three Lucky's businesses sit side by side on North Broadway. Lucky's Market, the grocery store, opened here in 2003 — it was the first Lucky's Market anywhere. Lucky's Bakehouse Cafe, at 3980 Broadway, also dates from 2003 and serves breakfast and lunch every day. Next door, at 3990 Broadway, Lucky's Bakehouse has baked pastries, cakes and bread since 2012. This post is mostly about the cafe, with notes on its two neighbors.

Where is it? 3980 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80304 — on North Broadway, beside Lucky's Market and Lucky's Bakehouse.

How Lucky's Started

Lucky's Market was started in Boulder in 2003 by two chefs, Bo and Trish Sharon. Their own story says they were tired of shopping at many different stores to get both healthy food and the old family ingredients they grew up with. They also felt that good food cost too much. So they opened their own store, with the idea that "good food shouldn't be a luxury, it should be a right."

The North Boulder store is still the original Lucky's Market. The company calls it "THE ONE. The original store." Today Lucky's also runs a store in Fort Collins. The store director in Boulder is Saul Evanoff. He has worked in natural food stores in the Boulder area since 2004 and has been with Lucky's since 2015.

The Cafe

The cafe's page says it opened in 2003 and serves "chef-inspired American cuisine showcasing Boulder's finest locally sourced ingredients." It mixes comfort food with lighter, healthy dishes. After more than 20 years, the cafe says it has "watched babies become teenagers and dishwashers become chefs."

It is open seven days a week, from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., for breakfast and lunch only. You can eat in, or order online for pickup.

Breakfast at the Cafe

Breakfast is the biggest part of the menu. When we checked the online menu in October 2026, it included:

Egg dishes — the "Boulder breakfast" (two cage-free eggs with bacon, sausage or ham, potatoes and toast), a build-your-own omelet, huevos with pinto beans and blue corn tortillas, chilaquiles, a breakfast burrito, and two kinds of eggs Benedict, one with ham and one with smoked salmon
Pancakes and French toast — buttermilk, blue corn and gluten-free pancakes, plain French toast, and stuffed French toast made with challah, berry jam and ricotta
Lighter plates — house-made granola with fruit and yogurt, brown rice porridge with your choice of toppings, avocado toast, and a smoked salmon toast
Something sweet — lemon ricotta donut holes, and a donut of the day
For vegans — a tofu scramble with potatoes, black beans and peppers

Many dishes come with a choice of potatoes, hash browns, fruit or a kale and cabbage salad. Several of the sauces are red chile, green chile or a tomatillo chile sauce.

Lunch at the Cafe

The lunch menu is shorter. It has a double cheeseburger made with locally raised beef, fish and chips with Alaskan cod, a BLT, shrimp tostadas, a warm "Buddha bowl" with brown rice and tofu, a curry sandwich, and a chopped salad with miso dressing. There are two soups: a creamy tomato soup, and avgolemono, a Greek rice and lemon soup with chicken. Tomato soup also comes with a grilled cheese sandwich.

Prices and dishes change, so check the online menu before you go.

Lucky's Bakehouse Next Door

Lucky's Bakehouse is a separate shop at 3990 Broadway. It is open every day from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. — two hours later than the cafe.

The Bakehouse opened in 2012. Its executive pastry chef and co-founder is Jennifer Mesinger, a pastry chef for more than 20 years and a former small business owner. She met Lucky's founder Bo Sharon, and the two shared an idea for a natural community bakery. With baker Rachel Davis, they started the Bakehouse. Mesinger now also leads the cafe.

The Bakehouse says everything is made fresh in small batches every day, from its blue corn cookies to its "two day croissants." It makes regular treats like cream puffs, and also cakes for special diets, such as sugar-free paleo cakes. The Bakehouse is not an allergen-free kitchen, so people with serious allergies should ask before they buy.

Ordering a Cake

The Bakehouse makes cakes to order for birthdays, office meetings, weddings and even a pet's "Gotcha Day." You choose a cake from the menu and order in person or by phone at (720) 596-4905. Special orders are not taken by email. Order before noon, two days before you want to pick it up. The Bakehouse can only make a set number of special orders each day, so on weekends and holidays the days can fill up early. Tell the staff about any allergies when you order.

For wedding cakes, the Bakehouse makes one-tier and two-tier cakes. A stacked two-tier cake has a 10-inch base with a 6-inch cake on top and feeds 35 to 40 guests. Prices start at about $210 for a regular cake and $250 for a gluten-free one, and go up with more detail. There are no formal tastings, but you can try up to three free cupcakes from the case. The Bakehouse does not deliver; cakes are boxed for pickup.

Lucky's Market

The grocery store is at 3960 Broadway, Suite 104, and is open every day from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. It sells natural and organic food along with ordinary grocery items. Its departments include produce, meat and seafood, cheese, bulk foods, a bakery, an apothecary and "The Kitchen." The store posts a sales flyer, and the company runs a "Double Ad Wednesday."

The market's FAQ answers a few common questions:

You can bring your own containers for the bulk section. A cashier weighs the empty container first.
The store accepts EBT.
You can order online for curbside pickup. Lucky's does not ship.
All beef, chicken, turkey and pork in the meat department is audited by a third party for humane handling. Certified Humane is one of the groups that certifies it.
The store sells both organic and conventional produce, so that there are low-cost choices too.
Gift cards are sold only in the stores.

Lucky's also buys from local producers. Colorado food businesses can apply to sell through the store on its local vendor page.

Because the three shops are next to each other, it is easy to have breakfast at the cafe, buy a pastry at the Bakehouse and do the grocery shopping in one trip.

Practical Information

Cafe:

Address: 3980 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80304
Phone: (303) 444-5007
Hours: Every day, 7 a.m.–2 p.m. (breakfast and lunch)
Order online: Lucky's Bakehouse Cafe on Toast

Bakehouse:

Address: 3990 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80304
Phone: (720) 596-4905
Hours: Every day, 7 a.m.–4 p.m.

Market:

Address: 3960 Broadway #104, Boulder, CO 80304
Phone: (303) 444-0215
Hours: Every day, 7 a.m.–9 p.m.

Should You Go?

Go to the cafe for a full breakfast before 2 p.m. Go to the Bakehouse for pastries or a cake, until 4 p.m. If you need groceries too, the market is right there. For people who live in 80304, it is one of the easiest places on North Broadway to do all three in one stop.