Maison Rose, a new cafe and production bakery from the team behind Rose Street Patisserie in St. Paul and Patisserie 46 in South Minneapolis, is set to open in spring 2026 in Lilydale.

Chef John Kraus and business partner Elizabeth Rose are taking over the building that since 2002 had been home to upscale Italian destination Osteria I Nonni and Buon Giorni Deli, until both closed in October.

Part of the 13,000-square-foot space will be a cafe, serving various pastries and breads, snacks and coffee. Hours of operation have not yet been announced.

The team also plans to expand the kitchen into a massive bakery production space that’ll become the headquarters for the Bread Lab, Kraus’s wholesale production facility that had previously been located within the old Schmidt Brewery complex on

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