Country sourdough
Our daily loaf — open crumb, blistered crust, gentle tang from a long, slow ferment.
Read moreOpen Daily · 7:30 — 3
Bread,
biscuits,
& the river.
A small bakery at the gateway to Sequoia, baking sourdough and pastries from a 36-hour cold ferment, mountain spring water, and a ten-year-old starter we call Old Growth.
Today’s Board
updated 6:42 amFresh from the hearth
Old Growth sourdough
36-hour cold ferment, baked at sunrise
Almond twice-baked croissant
Buttery, layered, glazed in honey
Biscuits & gravy
Hearty, served until 11
Smash burger
Local beef on a brioche bun, after 11
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Stop by the kitchen.
We’re tucked between the Kern River and Sequoia National Forest. Whether you’re after a loaf or starting your morning, there’s always a warm seat waiting.
Location
9 Big Blue Rd, Kernville, CA 93238
Hours
Daily · 7:30 am — 3:00 pm
Signatures
Three loaves we put our name on.
From the regulars
What folks are saying.
4.9· 170 Google reviews
2 months ago
“What a wonderful little cafe!! So friendly and clearly a locals place to come too! I had the amazing Maple chicken sausage sandwich (on sourdough, not biscuit) and it was DELICIOUS!!! And of course we had to take some takeaway sweeties…”
a month ago
“Holy cow! Talk about a burger. When that double paddy smash burger was sliding down the ole gullet I couldn’t help but crack a smile. Man as a first timer in this town I was pleasantly surprised, I mean it’s rare a burger as juicy and as…”
8 months ago
“Stopped by for breakfast here, the photos of pastries looked enticing. We ordered the biscuits and gravy and the brulé french toast, it was very delicious. We also ordered a few pastries to go. There was plenty of seating available indoors…”
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A bakery in the high country
“Forty years of dawns, doughs, and the same oven. We mill our own flour, water from the Kern, and bake the way our grandparents did — slow, by hand, every day.”