About Mermaid Kitchen

 The Mermaid Kitchen started in January of 2021 when the owner, Lisa, was working from home during the pandemic.  She and her children, Asher and Hazel, decided to make bagels and sell them out of friend Brennan Nardi’s pizza kitchen at the Harmony Bar.  When Asher went back to college and Hazel went back to high school Lisa decided to keep the project going and moved to FEED kitchens (a shared kitchen on the North Side of Madison) and set up a farmers market tent at the Northside Community Farmers Market.  Two years later she had the opportunity to move to the Dane County Farmers Market on the Capitol Square so in 2023 she took a giant leap of faith and  built a commercial bakery and began making bagels, bialys, labneh and cream cheeses.  The Mermaid Kitchen continues to expand its offerings now making cookies and granola and selling Rusty Dog coffee on its online platform.

FAQs

  • Our kitchen is located in downtown Madison at 100 South Baldwin St. Suite 200. It is right off of Williamson Street in downtown Madison in the Madison Enterprise Center. Our kitchen is a commercial kitchen not a retail space but we welcome visitors during preorder pickup hours.

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  • Preorders are available through our online shop cashdrop.com/mermaidkitchenbagels. The shop is open and available for orders Tuesday through Friday. Preorder pickup is Saturday from 8:30-10:30. For ease of pickup we suggest you park on the south side of the building near the green dumpsters and take the elevator up to Suite 200 where your preorder will be packed up and ready for you at our entryway. There might even be a treat.

  • We are Madison’s only open secret bagelry! Some of the amazing products available in our ever-expanding lineup: freshly made bagels, scallion cream cheese, whipped salted honey butter, labneh, magic cookies and bulk/ground @rustydogcoffee and, seasonally, cold brew. Preorder at cashdrop.biz/mermaidkitchenbagels

  • Currently our kitchen operates on our preorders. We do post on FB & Instagram when there are leftovers to purchase on Saturday and we usually sell a few dozen that way. You can call or text the shop at 608-234-3661 to see what we have or pick up some coffee and granola.

  • Our Instagram and FB pages are the most current way to stay abreast of what we are up to; new bagels, cream cheese collabs, and new kitchen offerings are always promoted on our social media pages. IG @mermaidkitchenbagels FB: @mermaidkitchen