Prager Brothers Bakery

Everything the Prager Brothers make will leave you wanting more. They are true artisans and the passion behind their craft is apparent in all of their breads and goodies. Not only can you catch them at the farmers markets, but they have a wonderful storefront in Carlsbad! Big glass windows even let you see through to their production, such a special treat. Don’t forget to grab a bag of granola too, it’s incredible! Long story short, best bread in all of San Diego. Keep up the amazing work!

My life has forever been changed. I now look at most breads in the grocery store with disgust. Well, not really. I really really like bread but this bread here at Pragers has to be the best I’ve had within a 30 mile radius of where I live.
On a whim I took the kids with me to go check them out. They had just opened, there was a line out there door and they didn’t even have enough time to get the all breads labeled for the day because they had so many customers. It looks like they are adding seating and a refrigerated case so people can enjoy food inside. In the mean time my children enjoyed playing on the construction site. It appeared somewhat safe.
It was really hard for me to limit my choice but sale bread isn’t great so I resisted. The kids each got butter cookies for waiting for so long. I snuck a bite and they were amazing. I order some sort of cheese and olive flat bread thing and it was Devine, I ordered a lid of farm bread and they had pre made sandwiches so I figured why not and ordered a Mediterranean sand which. I’m not a sandwich fan in general. Too many stale peanut butter and jellies in my school lunch box growing up makes me think of them as foods of survival more than enjoyment but this particular sandwich may have made me change my mind. The olive tapenade on it was definitely what put it over the edge. So good that if I go back and it is not there, I may cry. I won’t cry in front of them because I am a logical rational being but when I get to the privacy of my car I will make no promises. Speaking of crying. We brought that farm loaf home and my daughter who is a toddler asked for it at every meal. I’d ask her if she wanted it toasted or with butter or jelly or peanut butter or something. She’d say, «no, just cold bread now. Pleeeease!» Well, we had a great few days of cold bread until the loaf of bread was gone. When she found out it was gone and we only had a multigrain from the grocery store she sat in the middle of the kitchen floor and cried. I understood. It was a totally rational response for a grown adult but seeing as she is only two it made even more sense. So I sat with her on the floor and held her and we talked about what we’d get the next time we went back. This carb addiction seems to have become a family tradition.

You guys have the best breads in my opinion. I stumbled across your bread while visiting Bakers and Olive in Carmel Valley. I bought the walnut raisins loaf and ate about half of it as soon as I got home. It was absolutely the best! Too bad your store is so far from me.

This bread is amazing! I have a severe food sensitivity to gluten where I get intense migraines from even the smallest doses of gluten. As well, it gives me indescribably stomach pains. However, I do not get symptoms when I eat the Prager Brothers bread! I have eaten all of their breads and each one is amazing. The bread tastes like the bread I remember from Switzerland.
From being able to eat their bread with no reaction, I have found that I am not allergic to gluten, but rather to the way gluten products are often processed in America. Because Prager Brothers uses only non-​GMO, organic, flours milled from their special source that uses old world methods to create the flour, I can eat their bread and stay healthy!
Thank you Prager Brothers for making such amazing bread!

Best bread I’ve had in Southern California. I grew up in the Bay Area and was spoiled with Acme Sweet Batard bread as a kid but I think Prager Bros. bread is winning my heart over.
Seriously it’s addictive. I could finish a whole baguette in one sitting.

Prager Brothers Bakery is an amazing little gem hidden away in an industrial park here on the Vista/​Carlsbad border lands. They just so happen to be situated right within 3 fantastic craft breweries in the same park… so when the craft beers starts flowing, I usually want a great quality snack, and Prager Bros fills that bill nicely. Think of this bakery as a craft bread maker. They make everything by hand in house, so the variety does often change. There are a couple all stars though that seem to stick around. The big soft pretzels are a must try and so amazing with a good craft beer. I have also had their olive/​cheese loaf which I sometimes have dreams about, Ill admit it… as well as their brioche rolls which are illegal in 57 states, so you know they have to be good.

Oh my god!
Finally someone who know how to make bread. I am French, in 16 years in USA it is the second bakery that in found that make excellent bread. Yesterday was my Frist visite, I bought the baguette, sourdough bread and the miche. The owner offer me some brioche, they were to die for. I am so glad to have found Prager brothers bakery.
My only disappointment is that I live in san clemente and have to go to Carlsbad and that there are close on Monday and Tuesday.

Finally good bread in San Diego. After years of having to eat Bread and Cie, and Sadie Rose mediocrity in SD, we have something that can compare to Acme in Berkeley and Della Fattoria in Petaluma. Best bread in San Diego.

I WISH I could give Pragers more stars but I’m very frustrated with the inconsistent inventory. My S.O. and I really enjoy their breads but are fed up with racing to the farmer’s market to get our favorite loaves only to be told that they’ve either sold out or aren’t offering that flavor at that location anymore. I wish these guys would take their business more seriously. If you’re going to make and sell bread, then make it available. Please.
Also, they should show ingredients for each product.

I love this place so so much. Everything is baked fresh, service is great, prices are awesome, and the taste of everything is amazing.
I usually for for the pretzels and cookies, but honesty everything is amazing.

Prager bread is the finest loaf is so cal. Crusty, chewy, flavorful with a tiny touch of sour that doesn’t overwhelm the perfectly balanced taste.
I’ve been on the hunt for a simple bread that would fill the bill and even though there’s an abundance of bakeries in the County nothing else comes remotely close to the perfectly crafted (and gorgeous) loaves they produce. It’s a great value considering the heft and of course the ingredients could not be finer. Masterful products and really nice guys.

Went to Prager for the first time today… it will certainly not be my last! Purchased a classic sourdough loaf to go with dinner tonight — beef stew. Bread was absolutely amazing! Being from New York, am always searching for «good» bread. I’ve certainly found it here in north county.

Their bread is amazing but their turkey sandwich on the flat bread is to die for. I am very hesitant in saying that because they run out so quickly and I am afraid the more people that know the sooner they will run out. I would eat them everyday for lunch if I could.

Well we saw these guys on PBS Savor San Diego. So we picked up a loaf at the Little Italy market. Well these guys are the real deal. The bread is excellent. We usually make our own bread at home so we know what’s involved in making good healthy bread. Wish these guys were closer to our home but if we see them at theMarkets we will be loyal customers. Keep up the great work. I put these guys in the same category as the Artisian Italian Bread makers
Bravissimi.

This bakery is the BEST! Worth the trip…
Tucked away in the second set of buildings, just drive down the driveway. It’s a true French style with perfectly baked bread, a few delightful cookies, the scone of the day cherry & chocolate maybe Belgium chocolate… Awesome!

I went to the Little Italy Farmers Market today, specifically to get some Multigrain Bread from Prager Brothers Bakery. I knew nothing of them except what I had read online and it sounded like just what I was looking for. When I got home, I sliced two pieces and popped them into the toaster for a sandwich. When I bit into the sandwich, I knew I had found what I was looking for! Unlike most other breads, theirs was very substantial to bite into and the wonderful flavor made my mouth drool. I had to slow down and take my time as it was so wonderful, I wanted to woof it down.
I got introduced to artisan breads years ago in Florida where an artisan baker from New York City had opened up. It was the first time in my life that I really loved bread. Otherwise, I’d just as soon wrap my sandwich with a lettuce leaf. When I moved I even ordered his bread by mail, but that got pretty expensive. When I recently moved back to SD, I would buy breads from Whole Foods and Jimbo’s and their bread is pretty good, but they’ve lost my bread business to Prather’s. Prather’s wins hands down.
I am so delighted to find them and I know where I’ll be on Saturday mornings from now on. I can’t wait to try everything they bake. Instead of my planned dinner, I think I’ll have another sandwich.

I had to bring my wife this time so she could smell the lovely fresh bread for herself. We bought another incredible focaccia flatbread and enjoyed our baguette ham & cheese sandwiches while we chatted to Clinton Prager. Some people like to bake nice bread… these guys LOVE to bake beautiful bread.

Simply unbelievable! I’m sad I didn’t know about this place sooner.
Best French loaf I’ve ever had. You MUST try the shortbread cookies! Soooooo good– and I do pastry professionally. Very very good, nice quaint little place, clean, super friendly Swiss girl at the counter. Will be visiting here every week for sure!

Im so happy to find this place! I am a little bit of a bread snob and nothing else here in Carlsbad has impressed me so far. Their bread is amazing, it reminds me very much of Tartine in San Fransisco. I tried their french baguette a few weeks ago at farmers market in Carlsbad and stopped by their store tonight to pick up their country loaf to go along with soup I made for dinner. I also had to try their chocolate chip cookies for dessert, so delicious.
Just saying, I would NOT mind if you guys starting making croissants ;) everyone else around here seems like they just go to Von’s to buy theirs

Just overall quality of product and personable service give this place a worthy 5 stars in my opinion. I’m not a big bread person since I try to stay away from bread based/​starchy carbs so when I buy a loaf of bread (basically never) and pay $ 5.50 for it, I want it to be good. Not to mention I want the place I buy it from to have the kind of people I enjoy dealing doing business with and spending my hard earned money with.
Luckily for me, Prager Brothers Bakery is that place. I was also referred to this place by someone at Arcana Brewery since I have been frequenting that place a lot during the summer. Also, since they are in the same business complex, why not kill two birds with one stone?
It’s pretty much hidden in the back corner of the complex and you wouldn’t even know it was there unless you noticed the small sign they put up in the parking lot when you pulled in. You walk inside and there is a small menu with the daily breads and some people in the back hard at work making the bread for the next day.
Within a few seconds one of the guys from the back approached me assist me, flour still on their hands. Sense of urgency and great work ethic. I like it. I asked some recommendations on the breads and sampled one of the ones they had on counter. The guy helping me was extremely personable, professional and just overall friendly. This seems like a great group of people. Overall the feeling I got walking into here was extremely comfortable and positive.
Ultimately, I decided upon the lemon rosemary bread. After a long ride home I was finally able to cut into it and eat myself a piece. Delicious, nice hard crust outside and soft tasty bread inside. At this point (the next day) I’ve almost eaten the entire loaf myself. Now I need to go back and try the raisin walnut and whatever other great offerings they have.
Edit/​Update: Also tried a whole wheat with walnut and pumpkin seeds as well as a bread that had flax and sunflower seeds in it. Both were excellent and had great texture and flavor.
Compared to generic store bought stuff, $ 5.50 a loaf might seem a little bit pricey but the quality of these breads are great and after dealing with the employees here, I have absolutely zero issues spending an extra dollar or so to support this place. I know my money is going towards a great group of people and a good business. I will definitely be returning here when I’m visiting the brewery and I seriously hope these guys stick around and find great success. Check em out.
Thanks to this place, it looks like I’ll be carb loading more often than I should.