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St. Louis' Best Purveyors of Homemade Bread

By Riverfront Times Staff on Wed, Nov 18, 2015 at 3:08 pm

This week we celebrate National Homemade Bread Day (really!), which is a great time to appreciate how many awesome places in town do it right. From breads with an open and airy crumb to those workhorse sandwich breads, a good loaf adds the perfect amount of depth to any meal and is always worth the extra stop (and an extra buck or two). Back away from the Wonder Bread -- and give these a go.

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Jenny Wilson and Jake Marks of Red Fox Baking preparing Rugbrød (a Danish bread) in the Grove East Provisions kitchen. Photo by Jennifer Silverberg.

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The only correct way to start off a meal at Juniper is with its signature bread basket. Photo by Jennifer Silverberg.

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The bread is crucial to Half & Half's famed French toast. Photo by Jennifer Silverberg.

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A row of bread from Red Fox Baking on display at Grove East.

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Three cheers for the three twos. Edwardsville's 222 Artisan offers numerous breads, from rustic sourdough and French baguettes — crusty without being brittle; chewy without being tough — to special varieties like cranberry-walnut and spinach-cheese.

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And we've got Pizzino's owner Jim Zimmerman to thank for pizza al taglio, which is made on focaccia-style crust. Photo by Mabel Suen.

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Pizzino's focaccia. Photo by Mabel Suen.

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Alex Carlson of Red Guitar Bread fame.

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Lots of places around town use bread from Vitale's Bakery, including the newly opened Vitale's Deli in Glendale, who keeps it all in the family. Photo by Cheryl Baehr.

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