Since 2005, Bakers on Broad has brought Paris-trained baking to Souderton through fresh French breads and pastries made without preservatives and baked daily on the premises. Baker Raphael works alongside his American wife, Linda, who runs the retail operation, in the cozy Craftsman bungalow bakery. Their Kouign-amann, fruit danish, and boldly flavored breads have helped build an 11-year local following.
Five Points Artisan BakeshopFamily-owned and operated in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill/Point Breeze, Five Points Artisan Bakeshop makes European-style breads and pastries in small-batch bakery fashion. Its breads begin at least 20 hours before baking, allowing each loaf—from baguettes to multigrain and whole-wheat breads—to be baked the day it is purchased. Pastries are made with high-quality eggs and butter, with local produce used whenever possible.PITTSBURGH, PA
Blackbird Baking CompanySince opening in Lakewood in June 2009, husband-and-wife team Tom and Adria Clark have run Blackbird Baking Company as a neighborhood bakery making European-inspired breads and pastries by hand. Tom, a Lakewood native who trained in Portland, brings a baker’s craft to naturally yeasted levain loaves, croissants and the bakery’s award-winning Salted Chocolate Chip cookie. Everything is made from scratch and fresh daily, with ingredients including European butter and free-range eggs from local farmers.LAKEWOOD, OH
Wild Flour BakerySince 2003, Wild Flour Bakery has baked artisan breads and pastries in Philadelphia, growing from Nishon and Laura’s one-person operation in a shared South Philadelphia space into a small wholesale bakery in Upper Holmesburg. Its hand-rolled, hearth-baked baguettes and carefully laminated chocolate croissants reflect Nishon’s pastry-kitchen training and the bakery’s focus on breads made to order. Wild Flour also brings its baking to more than six local farmers’ markets each week during the season.PHILADELPHIA, PA
Mrs. London's Boutique BakeryBorn from a pastry chef and apprentice’s 1970s dream, Mrs. London’s is a French-influenced boutique bakery and café in Saratoga Springs, making scratch pastries, naturally leavened breads, desserts and savory café fare. The bakery has served its historic Broadway location for more than 20 years, carrying on traditions that include French macarons and breads made with New York State organically grown grains. Its creations have been featured on CBS and in The New York Times and Food & Wine Magazine.SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY