Back Alley Bakery & Cafe

06/23/2026

Today’s vibes: Laptop & Lattes ☕💻

Catering is complete for the morning, we love seeing new businesses giving Hastings a chance. Thank you for choosing local!

Today’s Specials:
🇮🇹 Italian Pasta Salad
🥔 Loaded Potato Soup

And don’t forget to cool off with one of our Boba Lemonades! 🧋🍋

✨ Dragon Fruit (super sweet!)
🍊 Creamsicle
💙 Electric Blue

Need a place to work, meet a friend, or just enjoy lunch? We’ve got coffee brewing, lunch waiting, and refreshing drinks ready to go.
Updated: phones were not working this morning- this is fixed!

📍 Back Alley Bakery & Café
609 W 2nd Street, Hastings
Open until 3 PM today

06/22/2026

Classes are our favorite!
We hosted daycare kiddos for this painting cake class ❤️ We 👀 some future bakery employees in the making 🏆

06/21/2026

While I can do a lot, I certainly can’t do it all. ❤️

Behind the scenes at Back Alley, I’ve been lucky to have some incredible father figures helping along the way. Whether it’s fixing equipment, moving heavy things, tackling projects, offering advice, or simply showing up when needed, their support means more than they probably realize.

A special thank you to my own dad, father in law and husband for stepping in and helping out with just an SOS phone call! 📞

Today, I’m grateful for all of those father figures who show up, support others, and help make our communities stronger.

Happy Father’s Day to all the dads and father figures out there. We appreciate you. 💙

06/19/2026

Pizza crusts for sale! Use our handmade dough for your pizza this weekend ❤️

Friday lunch plans-
Sides: Gouda beer Cheese Mac & Cheese OR
Avocado kale slaw
Soup: Moroccan ~ it a favorite for a reason!

This weekend plan? Shhhhhhh… I heard they had bad weather plans so you can still attend Prairie Loft Center for Outdoor and Agricultural Learning Music festival even if there is a few rain drops and storms 🎶☔️

06/19/2026

We cooked, Drew Fausett Music sang, it was a good night 🌙

06/17/2026

Wander downtown and stop by Back Alley for Pizza! Stay and enjoy some more live music or take it to go and enjoy the sounds of downtown 🎶

Join us for the first market of the year! 🌽

Enjoy live music from Emily Dunbar while you shop local vendors, grab food from Hastings Antojitos and Pom Pom Pretzels, and kick off another great market season with us!

06/16/2026