“Got the keys!” wrote Julie Pauly, owner of The Able Baker, on the bakery’s Instagram account on Sept. 23.
As of September 25, the post has received more than 1,500 reactions.
The wildly popular bakery opened its first storefront in Maplewood Village in October 2011 and expanded into the neighboring space 2016. Coffee, cakes, pies, outrageously decorated cookies, and scones, scones, scones flowed from the space, as “Team Butter” became a retail anchor for the commercial district and a community center of sort for everyone from the stroller set to the SOMA Fox Running Club.
In March 2024, Pauly announced plans to open a second location at the new 106-unit apartment building at 4th & Valley in South Orange. It’s taking a little longer to open than she had planned, but Pauly is dedicated to bringing the new location to life. “We have maximized our current space and we’ve been needing more for a long time,” said Pauly back in 2024. She shared that the Maplewood location totals 1,200 sf, while the new South Orange location has 3,500 sf.
According to a presentation to the South Orange Planning Board, The Able Baker in South Orange will be mostly “counter service” — similar to the Maplewood location — but will also offer 12 seats indoors and 10-12 seats outdoors seasonally.
Stay tuned for more updates on the grand opening.
Read more about The Able Baker’s South Orange Planning Board approval here:
The Able Baker to Open Additional Location at 4th & Valley in South Orange
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