WPA Bakery

Always very happy with WPA. Nothing fancy and that’s part of the appeal — keeping it simple and doing it right. THANK YOU for your dedication to gluten free! Love the meringues!

I so loved this place, until 1. I ordered a sweetheart box for V-​day and 2. I tried a cake from other bakeries around Richmond.
First, let me start off, I didn’t eat desserts until I became pregnant in 2014. WPA was a few blocks away, so of course it was the first place I tried and I did truly love most of their desserts. So I was rating based off of never having tried anything else! Crazy right?! Don’t get me wrong, their cakes are great! Not the best, but great. Pearl’s cupcake shoppe has way better cakes, but again, WPA’s are pretty good when fresh (day 1).
So to the sweetheart box. I ordered mine in almost 2 weeks advance per their instruction, It was for valentine’s day weekend. I picked my box up on Valentine’s day. Only half of the items were edible. The brownies were hard as a rock. The macaroon’s tasted days old. The cookies and canale’s were good.
I will now make an effort to continue trying other dessert places. I will be back for cake only and only on the day it first comes out.

WPA Bakery is owned by David Rohrer and Kendra Feather, who offers vegan and GF desserts for local Richmond restaurants (Garnett’s, The Roosevelt, and Ipanema). Located in the Historic District neighborhood, this bakery offers sticky buns, donuts on Sundays (vegan and GF), biscuits, cupcakes, cookies, cakes, pies, coffee cake, cheesecakes, macarons, muffins, caneles, paquets, etc. The hubs and I stopped by before having breakfast in the area and tried the following: a Pear and Olive Oil muffin (this had an interesting taste to it; it was more of like a crumb muffin, and I wished there was more of a stronger pear taste to it); a Spinach, Mozzarella, Tomato, and Pesto biscuit (more doughy, there was a strong tomato paste taste to these); a GF red velvet donut; and, a vegan powdered red velvet chocolate donut (both the donuts were wet, spongy, and dense, and tasted okay; I was a little sad that they didn’t have ‘regular’ donut options and that the flavors were super minimal). Service was friendly, and the café itself is small with a few seatings. I’d love to check out their Egg & Cheese biscuits that they happen to offer on a daily basis (but, was not advertised) and their float beverages.
+limited flavors for ‘Sunday Donuts’
+only GF and vegan donuts available
+limited seating
+street parking available on Marshall

THANK YOU for opening today in spite of the weather!

Awesome corner bakery. Great environment, fantastic pastries. Go on Sunday and they have gluten free donuts. Not a lot of seating on the inside but what they did have was cozy and relaxed.

Overpriced. Charged 3.75 for a coffee refill. Brought my own 22 oz cup, isn’t it supposed to be cheaper when you bring your own cup? 2.50 for a good tasting muffin. Total price 7.50 for coffee and a muffin.
The cashier saw me standing in front of her and decided to answer phone instead of take my order.
Wanted to try this place but after service and prices I am never returning here.

This is one of those rare posts where I haven’t even visited your location yet. However, a friend of mine brought me a berry muffin from this place today and OMG! It was to die for. If everything else is a divine as that one muffin, then I know I’ll be in heaven. I’m not from Richmond, but visit often enough. I WILL be picking up a box of goodies on my way out tomorrow… stay tuned :-)

I’m going to miss saturday mornings in here, where I can sit for like 5 hours, drink coffee, and eat (with a spoon!) the most mouthwatering caramely hot morning buns. Plus they play good music. Also, their muffins. I wish their breakfast sandwiches had options besides eggs (not a fan) but, alas, teeny tiny kitchens have their limits.

I just wanted to stay again that WPA is the best bakery in Churchill. Love love loveeeee it!

I’ve never gone to WPA and not had amazing service. The staff there is always friendly and helpful. Not to mention their amazing pastries and coffee. However, they sell out of things like macarons pretty early, so if there’s something special you want, call ahead.

The Well-​Made Pastry Alliance operates out of a historic building in the Church Hill neighborhood on Richmond’s East End, just down the road from Patrick Henry’s St. John’s Church. The WPA association is not entirely misleading because the WPA is associated with an East End development program. I liked the selection, which included gluten-​free and vegan items, and the cozy space, where we were able to eat, sip coffee, and enjoy conversation. I wish other parts of the country understood bakeries in this way.

This small little shop is the perfect stoping point for a slice of gluten free cake or treat! They also have delicious coffee concoctions and the staff is always very friendly. Because it is so adorable– I make it a point to direct out of town guest to this bakery as well as I know they will not be disappointed!

I never been here but had the vegan and gluten free peanut butter pie at Ipanema café and it was beyond amazing!

We LOVE WPA!!! Their vegan offerings are delicious! English muffins, berry muffins, chocolate chip banana muffins, cookies, DONUTS, pie, cake… Loooove it all! They take special orders which is great! A few favorites are the Pear & Olive Oil Muffin, the Apricot Almond Cookies, vegan Chocolate Chip cookies, and Blueberry Pie! And every DONUT! Lol This has definitely become a weekend tradition in our family!

Though it is not very large, WPA is an adorable place to go if you want a light snack and a quiet setting. The worker I interacted with was very nice and attentive. They didn’t have as wide of a selection of baked goods to choose from as I would have expected but the sour cream coffee cake I got was moist and delicious!
They offer a lot of gluten free and vegan options as well.

What a great find. Service was awesome and plenty GF options. I can’t wait to go back and try out more items.

Desserts. Pastries. Lunch Sammies. Pies. Pet treats?! Oh yes! All who come into WPA are often taken back with not only their selections of sweets but savory lunch items as well.
My out of town guests are big fans of WPA! Everytime I can find a treat for a various amount of food restrictions (vegan and gluten free options are available).
I absolutely love the interior feel of this quaint corner desserterie! With a very beautiful Victorian-​style couch, to counter seating, there is a space for just enough locals to enjoy a bite with their company or laptops. Nestled right in Church Hill, it does boast a lot of street parking, but many just walk to tame their sweet teeth. And, if you so happen to bring your 4 legged friend, you can snag them a fresh pet treat at the counter to go!

I really want to love WPA, I really do.
My vegan friends love WPA. My non-​vegan friends love WPA.
But being the unfortunate friend who has a gluten allergy and is vegan, life sucks.
I’ve been bummed out more than once venturing here hoping to find something that is both vegan AND gluten-​free, only to be told to go and venture into the dark cavernous maw that is Ipanema. Don’t get me wrong, I’m glad they have it at all, but I wish they had it there more often instead of somewhere else. I keep crossing my fingers and I’ll keep trying. Celiac-​vegan Gods, hear my prayers.

Came in from the cold for breakfast one morning and to our delight we had the most scrumptious paquets and donuts. This bakery is adorable and every single thing on their menu looks, and is, fantastic. They are pricey, but I don’t mind shelling out a few dollars more to support a small business. If you’re in Church Hill you have to make a stop.

I cannot even begin to describe how much I love WPA. Finding gluten free baked goods for a fair price is nearly impossible, but WPA definitely has them! There’s always a decent gluten free selection, too. My favorite are the GF coffee cake, the GF muffins, and the Canales (which are kind of like little fried dough nuggets that are also gluten free and are DELICIOUS.)
It’s tucked away in church hill but it is truly a hidden gem! The people there are always extremely friendly, too.
If you go before 11am get their breakfast sandwich! You won’t be disappointed!