Wenday's Bakery & Boutique is set to open a storefront at 621 South Main Street in Council Bluffs' Historic Haymarket District in mid-January, bringing a bakery, brunch, lunch, afternoon tea, a retail boutique, and a private party venue under one roof. The business is owned by Wenday Dawwn Cooper, who currently runs the operation out of an historic house in Council Bluffs.
The planned move was reported by Grow Omaha, which described the new location as Wenday's in the Market and noted that the business is locally owned by Cooper. The outlet's report lays out a concept that stretches well beyond a typical bakery counter, folding in a sit-down brunch and lunch service alongside afternoon tea offerings, a retail boutique, and space available for private parties.
From a Historic House to the Haymarket
Before the move to Main Street, Wenday's has operated out of an historic house in Council Bluffs, per the same Grow Omaha report. That house-based setup has apparently given the business room to build a following even without a traditional storefront, and the planned January opening would mark a shift toward a more conventional retail footprint in the city's Historic Haymarket District.
The business has roots that go back further under a related name. A 2020 article from The Daily Nonpareil identified Wenday Cooper as the owner of Wenday's Kitchen Boutique, then located at 500 Willow Avenue, Suite 100.
A Café, Coffee Shop, and Retail Outlet Combined
That earlier iteration of the business was described by Vodec as part café, part coffee shop, and part retail outlet, blending food service with shopping under one roof. Unleash Council Bluffs offered a similar picture, describing Wenday's Kitchen Boutique as a source of scratch-made baked goods, brunch and lunch dishes, and coffees and teas all made by Cooper herself.
Those earlier descriptions line up closely with the concept now planned for the Haymarket District storefront, which according to Grow Omaha will again combine baking, daytime dining, and retail, this time with the addition of afternoon tea service and a dedicated private party venue. The expanded footprint suggests Cooper is scaling up a formula that has already found an audience in Council Bluffs, now aiming for a storefront presence in a historic commercial district built for foot traffic.
