The Bread Peddler

The Bread Peddler opened on July 17th, 2006, in Downtown Olympia. Since opening we have been enthusiastically welcomed by the Olympia community. We are an artisan bakeshop as well as a cafe serving lunch and breakfast. All of our products are made from scratch and are cooked with the utmost attention to ingredients and technique, and our goal is to provide you with the best-tasting foods. Every morning, we combine simple organic ingredients with old world technique to form the beautiful crusty pains and baguettes. Many of our breads are made using a levain, a traditional French leavening method that relies only on the wild yeasts in the air. This results in a chewy rustic loaf where the flavors of the grains are prominent. Other breads use a combination of a preferment and a tiny bit of yeast resulting in a flavorful but more tender bread. All of our breads are shaped by hand, a time-consuming method that is gentler on the dough. Stones tiles in our oven and ejected steam give the loaves a rustic caramelized crust, distinctive of European breads and Old World methods. Our passion for our craft and our commitment to quality, assure you fresh superior artisan bread each day. We endeavor to bring new varieties to satisfy your palate as well as your health needs.