Saturdays, 09:00Bakery & coffee house · Est. 2014
Bread in the morning, nowhere to be.
A bakery that happens to make very good coffee. We open before the street does, the loaves come out at seven, and the corner table is yours for as long as you want it.
Cardamom buns
Out of the oven at 08:30. They rarely last until nine.
Today at the oven
Everything has a time.
We bake in batches through the day rather than all at once, so whatever you pick up is closer to warm than it is to yesterday.
- 07:00Sourdough loaves
Country white and dark rye.
- 08:30Cardamom buns
The reason for the morning queue.
- 10:00Almond croissants
Yesterday's croissants, reborn.
- 12:00Focaccia
Rosemary and sea salt, by the slab.
- 15:00Cinnamon knots
The after-school batch.
March · Seasonal
Rhubarb, custard, and a lot of cinnamon
Forced rhubarb from the valley, folded into the cinnamon knot dough with a spoon of custard. On the counter until the rhubarb runs out, which is usually the first week of April.
- On sale
- Until 6 April
- Price
- $4.60
- Batch
- 40 a day
The menu
Short, and changed when the season says so.
Gluten-free and dairy-free options every day. Just ask — nobody here will sigh at you.
Coffee
Beans roasted eight kilometres away- FilterRotating single origin3.20
- Flat white3.80
- Cortado3.40
- Iced latteOat, almond or dairy4.20
From the oven
Baked through the morning- Cardamom bunReady at 08:304.10
- Almond croissant4.40
- Country sourdoughWhole loaf6.50
- Cinnamon knot3.90
All day plates
Served until an hour before close- Eggs on ryeSoft scramble, chives9.50
- Mushrooms on toastGarlic, thyme, lemon10.20
- Seasonal grain bowl11.00
- Soup and a sliceChanges daily8.50
Beans roasted eight kilometres away
Mornings here, mostly unedited.
Drag to look around
Where it comes from
Two suppliers, both within an hour.
Flour comes from a mill up the valley and the beans are roasted eight kilometres away on a Tuesday. Everything else we make in the room you are standing in.
- 8 km
- To our roastery
- 36 hr
- Sourdough ferment
- 0
- Waste to landfill
Behind the counter
Nine of us, four ovens, one very old mixer.
Most of the team has been here longer than the espresso machine, which we replaced twice.
Iris Bakhtiari
Head baker
Starts at four, never rushes the dough.
Owen Pryce
Roaster & barista
Will happily talk about water hardness.
Mira Solberg
Pastry
Responsible for the cardamom bun problem.
Jonah Reid
Front of house
Remembers your order after the second visit.
Learn something
Small classes, at the back table.
Six people at a time, aprons provided, and you leave with more than you came in with.
Saturdays, 09:00
Thursdays, 18:00Cakes to order
Built for the day you have in mind.
Five days notice, collected from the counter. Writing on top is free and we will not misspell the name.
Order ahead
Skip the queue, keep the warmth.
Reserve a bag for collection and it will be on the end of the counter with your name on it. Pay when you pick up.
Wholesale
Our bread, on other people’s counters.
We deliver to five places before we open our own doors. If you run a cafe or a shop nearby, the van has room.
Wholesale enquiry- Pilgrim CoffeeAshfield2018
- The Reading RoomOld Town2019
- Norwood DeliNorwood2021
- Fern & FigRiverside2022
- Station KioskAshfield2024
Regulars say
The cardamom buns are worth setting an alarm for. I have, twice.
Notes
Things we write down.
12 March · 4 min
Why our bread takes 36 hours
Slow fermentation is not a marketing line. Here is what it actually does to the crumb.
Read it
28 February · 6 min
The water in your coffee
We changed our filter last month and the espresso tastes like a different bean.
Read it
9 February · 3 min
A morning behind the counter
Four in the morning to nine, in the order it actually happens.
Read itBefore you ask
The things people wonder about.
Can I work here on a laptop?
Before eleven and after two, yes, and the wifi is free. Between those hours we ask for the tables back so people can eat lunch.
Come and sit
44 Colverton Road, Ashfield
Two doors down from the post office, with the green awning. There are twelve seats inside and four on the pavement when the sun is out.
44 Colverton Road, Ashfield
+1 (415) 555 0714
Opening hours
- Sunday08:00 — 15:00
- Monday07:00 — 16:00
- Tuesday07:00 — 16:00
- Wednesday07:00 — 16:00
- Thursday07:00 — 17:00
- Friday07:00 — 17:00
- Saturday08:00 — 17:00