Bake Shack

Bake Shack occupies a stretch of South Federal Highway in Dania Beach that has become something of an informal breakfast and brunch row, and it has built a substantial following doing exactly that, breakfast and brunch, well. The shop pairs a bakery case with a full breakfast and lunch menu, so a visit can be as simple as picking up a pastry to go or as involved as sitting down for a plate of eggs and a fresh baked biscuit. With close to a thousand reviews and well over a thousand photos posted on Yelp, it has the kind of documented, ongoing local patronage that separates a genuine neighborhood favorite from a place that gets attention once and fades. The restaurant sits within walking distance of the antique shops that define this part of Federal Highway, making it a natural first stop for anyone starting a morning of browsing before the antique dealers get busy. Its category on review sites, breakfast and brunch, undersells the fact that it operates as a working bakery as well, turning out baked goods on site rather than simply serving as a diner with pastry on the side. That combination, scratch bakery plus full breakfast service, is part of what distinguishes it from the larger chain breakfast spots that have opened elsewhere in Dania Beach in recent years, including the national brands that have moved into newer commercial development closer to the interstate. Bake Shack, by contrast, is a small, independently run storefront, the kind of business where the same staff tend to show up shift after shift and regulars are recognized by name. The exact ownership history is not widely publicized, but its footprint on Federal Highway, its steady stream of reviews, and its status as a single, standalone location rather than part of any recognizable restaurant group all point toward the kind of small local business this directory is built to surface. For visitors mapping out a morning in Dania Beach, pairing a stop at Bake Shack with the antique row a few blocks away, and perhaps a later stop at one of the ice cream parlors or seafood counters further down Federal Highway, makes for a full afternoon built entirely around independently owned businesses rather than the national chains clustered around Dania Pointe. Bake Shack keeps its most current hours posted to its Facebook page, which is worth checking before a visit since bakery hours can shift seasonally as the morning rush and available stock change day to day.