Little Ember Bakery & Coffee

Alder Street, San Francisco

Bread worth the line, coffee while you wait.

A small neighborhood bakery. We mix the dough the night before, bake pastry at dawn, and pull the country loaves out at 4:30 every afternoon.

Country loaves out at 4:30 pm daily
A dark, well-baked country sourdough loaf torn open to show its open crumb, on a worn wooden counter by the window
Country loaf: 78% water, 20% whole wheat, a 36-hour rise.

Today's bake

What comes out of the oven, and when.

One deck oven, so the day runs in order. Pastry first, bread last. Loaves sell out most days by 6; you can hold one by asking at the counter before noon.

A baker's hands shaping sourdough on a floured wooden bench beside linen-lined proofing baskets
Out atWhatWater in dough
6:30 amMorning bunsLaminated dough, orange sugar, cinnamon
6:45 amCroissants and pain au chocolatCultured butter, 27 layers
8:00 amSeasonal galettePears and brown butter this week
11:00 amFocacciaOlive oil, rosemary, flaky salt; sold by the square82%
4:30 pmCountry loafOur everyday bread78%
4:50 pmSeeded ryeThursday to Sunday only85%
A glazed morning bun and a cortado on a small marble cafe table Customers waiting at a long wooden pastry counter while bakers work near the oven

Hours & address

Come early for pastry, late for bread.

Find us

2290 Alder Street
San Francisco, CA 94110

Two blocks from the 24th Street station. Bike racks out front.

Hours

Mon
Closed
Tue to Fri
7:00 am to 6:00 pm
Sat to Sun
8:00 am to 5:00 pm

Ask us

Phone
(415) 555-0134
Email
hello@littleember.bakery
Orders
Whole galettes and party focaccia with 48 hours' notice.

The bread letter

One short email on Fridays: what's baking next week and when the rye is back.