About Calico Cupboard Cafe & Bakery
Calico Cupboard has been a local favorite since 1981, and its La Conner café sits on First Street right on the Swinomish Channel, looking across to Fidalgo Island. Inside it is small and cozy. When the sun is out, the deck with its bright green umbrellas opens, with a view of La Conner's Rainbow Bridge, passing yachts and tugboats, and the harbor seals that live in the channel.
The kitchen bakes from scratch and serves breakfast all day, along with lunch, pastries and country-style bread. Cinnamon rolls are the signature, and the bakery case also holds cookies, loaves, ham-and-cheese croissants, fruit, cream and meat pies, and nut-and-berry scones. The café offers gluten-free choices and organic grains and buys from local farms and ranches.
The La Conner café is open daily from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., so plan it for breakfast or lunch. If you want to skip a wait, you can order to go online or call the café for pickup, and gift cards are sold for all three locations. Calico Cupboard also runs cafés in Anacortes on Commercial Avenue and in Mount Vernon on Freeway Drive, which open earlier in the morning.
Lavender Wind Farm on Whidbey Island near Coupeville is about 45 minutes southwest over Deception Pass. It offers U-pick lavender and a labyrinth in summer, so a July day can start with cinnamon rolls on the La Conner waterfront and end in the lavender fields.
What to do
- Order a signature cinnamon roll or breakfast, served all day
- Sit on the waterfront deck on sunny days and watch for harbor seals
- Pick up scones, pies or a loaf of country bread for later
- Order to go online or by phone for pickup
- Ask about gluten-free choices
Season, hours and prices
- Season
- Open daily year-round
- Hours
- Listed on their website (2026): daily 8 a.m.–3 p.m.
Good to know
- Reservations
- Walk-in
Tips for your visit
- The deck only opens when the sun is out, so the indoor room is small on rainy days
- Call the café or order online for to-go pickup
- The Anacortes and Mount Vernon cafés open earlier if you want an early start
Pair it with a lavender farm
Lavender Wind Farm · about 45 minutes away
Lavender Wind Farm near Coupeville is about 45 minutes away over Deception Pass; have breakfast in La Conner, then head to the lavender in summer.
Getting there
Questions
What are Calico Cupboard's hours in La Conner?
Daily from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Is there outdoor seating?
Yes, a waterfront deck on the Swinomish Channel, open when the sun is out.
What is Calico Cupboard known for?
Scratch baking, especially cinnamon rolls, and breakfast served all day.
Checked in October 2026 against the business’s own website and local tourism pages. Hours and seasons change, so check with them before you go. How we check listings · Is this your business? Claim it free
