The Bakery Café by Ghirardelli

The Bakery Café by Ghirardelli is an elevated casual dining experience brought to you by the students and faculty at the Culinary Institute of America. Delicious choices await you at The Bakery Café by Ghirardelli. Whether you stop by for a refreshing beverage, a specialty salad or sandwich, or freshly baked breads, handmade chocolates, pastries, cookies, and tarts to take home, it will be a visit to remember.

Make the most of your visit. Enjoy a handcrafted coffee from our full menu of hot and cold beverages. Choose to enjoy your selections either indoors or in a stunning al fresco setting. On the go? Let us know and we’ll pack-up everything for you to take on your travels through the Napa Valley.

The Bakery Café by Ghirardelli is a student-run, faculty-led teaching restaurant at CIA at Greystone. These students are in their final courses, and will soon graduate to become top chefs or continue in their studies to become future leaders, entrepreneurs, or innovators in the food industry. Baking and Pastry Arts students spend their semester rotating through and perfecting various positions within the front- and back-of-house to gain the hands-on experience that prepares them for the industry.

Hours

Join us for your café favorites Monday–Friday from 10:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m.

Full lunch service avaliable from 11:30 a.m.–2 p.m. with grab and go selections from 2–2:30 p.m.

Additional Closings:

April 17–October 22
October 26
November 2–3
November 9–10
November 25–December 2
December 7–8
December 18–January 29 (Winter Break)

Soup, Salads, and More

Daily Soup 5/8
today’s inspiration with fresh baked bread

Caesar Salad 10
shaved parmesan
add grilled chicken thigh 4

Cafe Cobb Salad 13
ham, chicken, smoked bacon, blue cheese, avocado, Roma tomatoes, boiled egg, honey-dijon vinaigrette

Daily Pizza 10
side Caesar or green salad

Avocado Toast 10
avocado, tomato, red onion, mixed greens, balsamic vinaigrette, seeded sourdough

Sides
Kennebec chips 1.5
Deli salad 4

Sandwiches

Includes house potato chips and pickle. Available substitutions of either a small Caesar, deli salad, or soup of the day.

Veggie Wrap 13
Laura Chenel goat cheese, fire roasted red peppers, warm mushrooms, hummus, pickled red onion, tomato, romaine, honey-Dijon dressing, spinach flat bread

Chicken Salad Sandwich 14
chicken thigh, dried cherries, red onion, celery, carrot, mayonnaise, croissant

Turkey Club 14.5
roasted turkey breast, smoked bacon, avocado, Swiss cheese, tomato, aioli, walnut-cranberry sourdough

Ham and Cheese 10
butter, baguette

BLAT 15
smoked bacon, lettuce, avocado, tomato, garlic aioli, pain de mie

Classic Reuben 15.5
corned beef brisket, sauerkraut, Swiss cheese, Thousand Island dressing, rye bread

Beef and Cheese 16
eye of round, provolone cheese, arugula, horseradish mustard, caramelized onion, fennel-raisin semolina bread

Pastries

Tarts 5
Muffin 4
Danish 4
Cookies 3.5
Croissant 4
Sticky Buns 5
Banana Bread 3.5
Ghirardelli Brownies 4

Breads

Assorted Sourdough 6
Pan de Mie 6
Semolina 6
Deli Rye 6
Assorted Baguette 3
Assorted Foccacia 3

We frequently update our menus so that you may enjoy inspired seasonal offerings and our students can get the most from their education by working with the freshest ingredients available. While we strive to keep our online menus as up-to-date as possible, please understand that menu items may change daily.

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