H & F Bread Company

They have the best bread in Atlanta. Their burger buns are perfect. Really cute shop and great customer service.

Had my first taste of H & F Bread Co’s pastries, the pumpkin cream cheese muffins and the bacon cheddar croissants are delicious.

Best bread in Atlanta so far!
It’s in an unassuming industrial/​office park and you must look for it on Ellsworth.
But it’s definitely worth the trip. It’s a small space with bread, pastries and local jams and condiments.
First of all they understand the bread lingo (good sign) and secondly, their sourdough epi is awesome! Perfect balance of sour, chewiness and crunch. I ate 3 on my way home. This place makes consuming carbs worth your while.
Their prices are reasonable too. I’ll be back to try their other selections! So happy to have found this place

Near me! This could be dangerous. Then again, I love bread in most any form, so a good kind of dangerous.
Surprisingly, from what I’ve heard, H&F Bread Co was not packed at 830ish Sat am. It’s a tiny little place so that was lucky. I’d been sent on a mission for their hamburger buns for the night’s grilling; not sure if these are the same ones used in the restaurant but they are awesome. The right soft but toast-​able combo and they look small but are actually the perfect size for ½ lb burgers when they cooked down with the grilling.
The focaccia with sundried tomato was ok, but a little too greasy (you know this isn’t diet bread, but it did leave a few spots on the paper bag). Great pretzel rolls, and they have them in bread-​basket size and longer hot dog bun size.
Lots of tempting things to try on future visits, like their big selection of breakfast spreads, lox, sweet breads… thumbs up.

Living across the street definitely has it’s perks. The bread and pastries are pretty much well known so let me talk about some of the other treats they have.
Their own label Bloody Mary mix is fantastic especially in the Red Snapper Recipe. Has a great bite but it may not be for everyone.
They have an assorted offering from local vendors including Preserving Place — jams and jellies, High Road Craft — delicious ice cream (my personal favorite is the burnt brown sugar and bourbon), and a few other things.
Next time you are there, be sure to keep an eye out for that great addition to a pantry!

This is definitely a five star bakery. Absolutely the best bread in atlanta. Their pastries are also delicious and you get a free coffee with the pastry.

Good bread. But the service here is really awkward, and perhaps rude. I don’t know why someone who shows up here, with an account, would lie about an order being placed. But I guess it happens often enough that they assume the worse before believing you.

I’m on a quest to find the best breakfast bakery in Atlanta. The benchmark (which shouldn’t be too hard to beat) is Panera. I’ve relied on Unilocal to guide my quest. Restaurant’s have gotten wise to Unilocal and get workers, friends and family to pad the ratings. Always be skeptical of high ratings without hundreds of reviewers. So far, I’ve tried Mae’s, Amelie’s, H&F, Little Tart, Parish Market and Panera.
H&F has good croissant’s and good bread. Not the best baguette (that goes to Star Provision’s, was Bake Shop before it closed). It is a hassle to get there. No seating. Just a counter.

Excellent. Bread and pastries are delicious and very well made. Also, you get a free black coffee with every pastry.

H&F, without a doubt, has delicious bread. This was my first time in the store and since it was the afternoon, there were slim pickings. I imagine most of the good stuff was already purchased in the morning and since the breads/​pastries are sitting in open air, I think it tends to dry it out too much.
I purchased a regular croissant, an almond croissant, a bacon/​cheese croissant and a baguette version of their olive bread. Everything had great flavor but probably would have tasted better if I had reheated them, all with the exception of the baguette. I know the baguette was eaten the second day, but it was difficult to chew, but I really appreciated the strong olive flavor. They definitely don’t skimp on the olives, but considering it’s like $ 6 for a baguette? Yea… As for the croissants, the regular one was ok. The almond was better, and yea, the bacon/​cheese croissant may have been the best but it was also one of the most expensive at $ 4.75 each. I thought that the almond paste or bacon/​cheese would have been better distributed in the croissant or at least there would be more of it, but there wasn’t. Not sure if maybe this is the standard, but I felt like it could have had more.
Honestly, I’m not sure if it’s worth coming back. It’s a little expensive for me but sometimes it could be considered a treat. I think I’ll just gladly enjoy the H&F bread when I’m dining at Holeman & Finch, Restaurant Eugene or any other places that get H&F bread.
The service here is ok. As soon as you open the door, you’ll see wood shelves and a guy standing behind the counter who looks pretty bored haha. We were able to chat him up a bit though. I’m pretty sure they should be able to take cash, but their credit card machine/​register is using an iPad. You can also get your receipt emailed to you.

While their bread looks amazing… I was trying to buy at the buckhead farmers market. What a flawed system. 3 steps to check out. One person writing order, one to grab and one to check out. I apparently didn’t understand the system but even after just standing there 3 people with nothing to do, not a soul acknowledged me. Finally the cashier acknowledged me. then said no you have to go to the order taker. So off to the back of the line, with one person in front of me. While the order taker chatted away and the grabber such stared at me once again. After 5 minutes of waiting for two little items. I gave up. I am a professional shopper (honest to goodness) and this system is flawed. Might work when there are masses but forget the one person writing. Too bad… it looked good but I so dislike flawed customer service. What should of happened was when I obviously didn’t key in to the system was the cashier with nothing to do, should of grabbed my order and apologized.

A little far away from my neighborhood but a real gem if you want quality fresh bread :-)

Very convenient! Ordered all the trimmings for Thanksgiving this year so all I have to do is the bird, potatoes, and corn! Smells like a slice of heaven in this shop. Last year I ordered various breads, crackers, and the bacon caramel corn (mmmmm) and it was so yummy that I decided to go all in.

I love their bread. Highlights are the Croissants especially the Almond ones, Pretzel bread, and their bagels. The baguettes are great and the semolina sandwich bread is super soft and delicious. Their marbled rye and muffaletta bread is also very good. be sure to freeze anything that you don’t eat that day. Their Cinnamon Raisin bread is also very good, I’ve been impressed withe everything thing I’ve had here. They had a baked personal apple pie which had a flaky and tender crust, the filling was average but as far as the pie crust goes, It was outstanding.

Awesome artisan breads & chocolate croissants. Drove 2.5 hrs for them 1^st time, definitely will return & try other breads. Had the cranberry & walnut bread & the cinnamon raisin bread. Get there early.

So since I last wrote the review, the prices have gone up and the supply at the actual store is hit or miss because of the farmer’s market. I went in for a loaf of bread (ANY loaf of bread) and was directed to go to the farmer’s market. What’s the point of having a store front if you keep the majority of your stock for the farmer’s market???

Love the bread! I honestly love everything about it. I love getting it at the Peachtree Road Farmers Market and thought I’d pay them a visit one day since I was late and the market had sold out of it. They said, go to our main location we have all the breads there. Well I went there, I walked in, no one was around at all for the first 2 minutes. Finally someone showed up and told me that no, they don’t have most of the breads at the bakery, and NO, they don’t keep in communication with the people selling their bread (?!) mmmm kay… So I said I’d like an olive bread and whatever else I ordered.. Long story short, when I got home I ended up with 3 cranberry breads instead of one olive and two cranberry. There was another mix up with two other clients while I was waiting and two people left and came back with the wrong thing.
Now, for the fact that you make one of the best breads I have tasted west of the Old World, having such poor customer service is really weird!
Get your act together people!
It truly is a delicious product, but because you are so nonchalant about it, it makes it look like you don’t care. And I can live without carbs (which I should) but if I make the effort to come visit your particular store, then make the effort to at least have 2 people who will be able to distinguish olive from cranberry and to calculate correctly.
really annoying!
thanks!

1 month later and still loving it! I go at least once a week now and pick up fresh bread, scones, bagels, baguettes, etc. Today I went in and tried the «cinnamon twist.» HOLY CRAP that was delicious! If you haven’t tried one yet, make it the next thing you do, lol! I would say you won’t be sorry, but based on the fact that I wanted another one immediately, I am pretty sure my waistline may have some regrets, haha!

Why is it that the « Unilocalers» haven’t overrun this place yet? Tiny retail location… what you see on the shelves is what you get. But they had a good selection of breads, and even had some jars of their Bloody Mary mix and some canisters of their Bacon Caramel Popcorn.
I got the Pain Au Levain, which is a French sourdough that is milder than the sourdough you may be used to. Very good. Crunchy outside, with a very nice chew on the innards. Great flavor. The Jerusalem Bagel was a little disappointing. A little on the dry side but had a decent sweetness to it from the molasses. Oh… and can’t leave without the Bacon Caramel Popcorn.
Bacon. Enough said. Robot and Monster would be proud.
Welcome to Unilocal… the new Citisearch!

SO excited that they have a retail location now! I went this morning. Bought the Cranberry Walnut Sourdough and the regular Sourdough. Both are amazing. I’m having to cut myself off from the Cranberry today as I could devour the whole loaf in one sitting.

UPDATE: They now have a small retail space attached to their place on Ellsworth Industrial. Kind of out of the way but well worth the drive if you want a product that is way about as good as it gets.
After driving to their location on Peachtree, I was disappointed to see a sign on the door saying they had moved to Ellsworth Industrial. On a mission to find the perfect bread, I bravely fought Atlanta traffic all the way over to their new location but was disappointed to find it was strictly commercial with no retail space. Don’t get me wrong, their product is awesome, I just wish it was more accessible. As Donna T. pointed out, Lucy’s on West Paces does sell H&F Bread but their selection is very limited. However, if you want something in particular, you can place an order with Lucy’s and they will have it by the next day.

I typically judge a bakery by their baguettes so there is my basic review. I live in the Grant Park area and went to the weekly farmer’s market, which in itself is very good.
As for the baguette. The price is good at $ 2.50 but in general the quality is substandard. Not really impressed with this place but maybe I’ll get something else and they’ll impress me. Remember kids, organic doesn’t equate to good. The baguettes from the Dekalb Farmer’s Market puts this group to shame and their considered to be organic. That being stated, I most likely wouldn’t go out of my way to become a regular customer at their store. Best of luck.