The bread community is strong, thanks to innovators all across the country. Food Network recently recognized some of these innovators, naming its top bread bakeries in the country.

Here is the list of 35 bakeries included:

  • Hewn (Evanston, IL)
  • Zak the Baker (Miami, FL)
  • Bien Cuit (Brooklyn, NY)
  • Seylou Bakery (Washington, D.C.)
  • Union Loafers (St. Louis, MO)
  • Bread Alone Bakery (Kingston, NY)
  • Orchard Hill Breadworks (East Alstead, NH)
  • Josey Baker Bread (San Francisco, CA)
  • Boulted Bread (Raleigh, NC)
  • Ibis Bakery (Kansas City, MO & Lenexa, KS)
  • La Brea Bakery (Los Angeles, CA)
  • La Farm Bakery (Cary, NC)
  • Sub Rosa Bakery (Richmond, VA)
  • Root Baking (Atlanta, GA)
  • Madison Sourdough (Madison, WS)
  • Seven Stars Bakery (Providence, RI)
  • Red Hen Baking (Middlesex, VT)
  • The Elder Bread (South Bend, IN)
  • Bellegarde Bakery (New Orleans, LA)
  • Sun Street Breads (Minneapolis, MN)
  • Moxie Bread Co. (Louisville, CO)
  • Tartine (San Francisco, CA)
  • Easy Tiger (Austin, TX)
  • Elmore Mountain Bread (Elmore, VT)
  • Partybus Bakeshop (New York City, NY)
  • Night Moves Bread (Biddeford, ME)
  • Sullivan Street Bakery (New York City, NY)
  • Independent Baking Co. (Athens, GA)
  • Breadboard Bakery (Arlington, MA)
  • Union Special (Raleigh, NC)
  • The Grain Shed (Spokane, WA)
  • Acme Bread (Berkeley, CA)
  • Brake Bread (Saint Paul, MN)
  • Lost Bread Company (Philadelphia, PA)
  • OWL Bakery (Asheville, NC)