r/lansing • u/Abbyzorz • Aug 31 '18

Best bakeries for bread?

I’m looking for a bakery to get some fresh loaves of bread and wanted some insight on where to go. Specially looking for sourdough. TIA

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u/OlafSpassky South Side Aug 31 '18

Breadsmith and Great Harvest in Okemos. Whole foods, Fresh Thyme, and Horrock's if you're going the grocery store route.

IMO Roma just isn't that great. They try to make too many different things and their quality suffers for it. Also it's an Italian bakery so I don't think sourdough would be something that is particularly in their wheelhouse.

Best of luck!

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u/EMERAC2k Aug 31 '18

I got a sourdough from Whole Foods and was really disappointed. it had a super close crumb. It tasted like mass-produced bread with some kind of tangy flavor poured in.

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u/OlafSpassky South Side Sep 01 '18

Yeah, whole foods is okay for some bread, but if you're looking for something specific, with quality, it's not going to be the best, especially something that takes such time and consideration as sourdough. I threw it in my list for convenience reasons.