At the end of Grand Avenue sits Grover Beach Sourdough, the sourdough lover’s dream bakery! It’s your one stop shop for everything from bagels to loaves of bread to delicious sandwiches and even cheesecake!
Fans of the dearly (and hopefully temporarily!) departed Spoon Trade will recognize a few of your Spoon Trade favorites, like brown butter cookies and bologna breakfast sandwiches.
They’re open Wednesday through Sunday, and everything is baked fresh in limited batches so it’s definitely an early morning run. Expect a line any time after they open at 8:00 AM! It’s totally worth the wait, though. Their cheddar-jalapeno bagels are my favorite way to start the day.
It’s actually pretty ideal for any occasion, not just breakfast. Making soup for dinner? A loaf of sourdough would be the perfect side. Want an easy lunch? Their egg salad sandwiches are gooey perfection. Taking dessert to a dinner party? Basque cheesecake sounds fancy and tastes great.
“Local” doesn’t even begin to describe Grover Beach Sourdough. Their sourdough starter is created from the natural yeast found on the blueberries at Two Peas in a Pod Farm in Arroyo Grande. They crushed the blueberries together with flour and water, the sugary blueberries providing food for the yeast to grow. Yeast is common on fruit–look for the white powdery coating on things like grapes and plums–and is native to wherever the fruit was grown. Doesn’t get much more local than that!
Take a drive to the beach and stop by Grover Beach Sourdough on your way. You really can’t go wrong with anything there, it’s all delicious.
Grover Beach Sourdough
236 W Grand Ave, Grover Beach, CA 93433
Wednesday – Sunday, 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM (or until sold out!)
(805) 668-2256
gbsourdough.com