Breadsmith

One of the Best Bakery in the city. Love to come in here. Here the cupcake is awesome. Every staff is being excellent everytime. I will be back in here.

Superb breads and pastries, albeit it is a bit unpredictable what you will find there on a given day, especially later in the day
I have never had *anything* here that wasn’t at least very good, and most things I have had have been flat out excellent, whether it is a savory bread item or a sweet pastry, scone, or croissant. Really, really good.
They usually have 1 – 2 different samples out on the counter, usually a bread with some butter plus some dessert/​sweets type item, so you can try before you buy
One thing I noticed on todays visit that I hadn’t before — they have bagged pizza dough, ready to roll out and top as you please. You can find this right by the entrance
They have their own parking lot (a BIG plus for this area in particular), a few tables inside, and service is friendly and accommodating. Prices are fairly reasonable for the quality involved.
I think they get overlooked a bit because they are on a side street just off Hyde Park Square — out of sight, out of mind. This place deserves to be getting a ton more business than they appear to be getting, and this is why I am including them in my list of Dining Underdogs of Cincinnati
Strongly Recommended

Ugh bread. Bread, you are every so delicious and fluffy and the most perfect vehicle for butter, jams, spreads, etc. But you are also so fattening. You enjoy attacking my body and offering me little to no nutrition value unless you’re whole wheat.
I was doing well staying away from you. I thought about you a lot, and occasionally we’d have our sourdough rendevous, but I could go a few hours, maybe even a day without seeing you. So you did what you could to get me. You opened this wonderful little bakery off of Hyde Park Square to get me to come crawling back.
Every single bread you could possibly think of is here, along with scones (maple walnut holla!!!), cinnamon rolls, chocolate croissants, just ugh. I was doing so well without you. And then this lovely little shop decided to freshly bake challah on fridays so I can make some dank french toast bread pudding. (Yes it’s an Ina recipe. #hailina)
The scones are melt in your mouth, the freshly baked rye is perfect for chicken sandwiches and CAN WE JUST TALK ABOUT POTATO CHEDDAR CHIVE BREAD. CAN WE JUST TALK ABOUT HOW THEY MADE AU GRATIN POTATOES FLUFFY AND BEAUTIFUL. I have eaten this bread with some butter and some netflix. Netflix and chill indeed.
The people are passionate about what they do, which makes me even happier. Passionate people are cool to begin with, but passion about making bread? Hell yeah!
Please, visit Breadsmith. As deciving as bread can be to me, I will always come back assuming bakeries like this are around.

More people need to know about this place! The aroma has to be that of heaven – a spectacular way to start off a morning! That staff are such kind and helpful people, and that orange chocolate chip bread will keep me coming back for more every time!

I was walking through Hyde Park square, when I noticed a bread store. How have I never seen this place before? It’s hidden right behind Lululemon, off of the square about a half block. Of course, you know me, I had to stop to check it out!
They had samples of a few of their breads out to try, and they were very yummy. The people working there were helpful and friendly as well. I was looking at their options, and spotted the garlic cobblestone bread, and I knew I had to have it. It’s like a garlic parmesan pull apart bread. I heated it up in the oven that night for dinner at 325 for like 15 minutes, and it was just phenomenal. I should have gotten two!
I also got a few of their breakfast pastries, including the almond croissant. The breakfast pastries were good, but not as great as the garlic cobblestone.
For the cobblestone and two pastries, I paid $ 10. That’s kind of pricey, so I don’t think I’ll be back here every week for bread, but this is definitely a stop if you are having guests over or want something special. FYI, this is a chain bread maker, so it’s not local, but they make everything fresh here in Cincy, so I’m ok with it. I’ll be back!

I had heard from several friends that the people who work here (not the owner — the other employees) are rude and unhelpful… but didn’t experience that for myself until tonight. I left work early so that my husband and I could get bread at Breadsmith for our dinner. We arrived a little after 6pm (they close at 7pm) — and, to our surprise, the 40-​something year old woman who works there was closing up.
When we asked if she was closing (since this was not the hours stated on their website) — she barely acknowledged us and said quite rudely said she was leaving and that their hours had changed. When I suggested that they change their website so that others do not make the same mistake, she dismissed what i said and walked away with 2 huge bags of bread.
don’t bother with this place. If you want rude/​impersonal service, you can go to the grocery store — and pay a lot less.

Great selection. Bread is fresh and tasty. People are very nice. Exactly what one would hope for in a local bakery.

What an awesome bread bakery! There is so much to choose from, and it all looks and smells like something you MUST buy. The staff steered me towards a sturdy rosemary ciabatta to accompany my pinto bean hummus at a party. They were so friendly and easy to chat with. Not only is this a great bakery, it’s a fun place to hangout.
My only concern is that the location isn’t ideal. This is my neighborhood, and the store was open a couple months before I even noticed it. Let’s help Breadsmith over that hurdle by seeking the store out and buying lots of bread!

A couple of months ago a new artisan bread baker opened in Hyde Park Square, Breadsmith. This is really close to the spot where Blue Oven operates during the summer months, attracting large crowds as part of the Hyde Park Farmers Market. The demand is certainly there for a brick and mortar shop to be successful and with a great product I think it will.
Each loaf from Breadsmith is made from scratch daily using only the finest ingredients and then hearth baked. Any bread that does not sell that day is then donated to local food banks and soup kitchens. Bread is available in loaves and rolls, which are a good way to sample a variety of flavors. The first bread I tried was the rosemary garlic ciabatta, and I was in love immediately. I also sampled a very good sourdough as well as honey wheat.
The staff at Breadsmith took the time to profile each of the breads available that day and make suggestions along the way. I also learned that pizza dough, hamburger and hot dog buns, as well as a variety of sweets are all available. Daily breads like whole wheat, rustic italian, and french peasant range from $ 3.95 to $ 5.25 per loaf. The bread is made without preservatives and should stay fresh for a few days or it can be frozen. I’m glad to have such a great shop located so close to home.

Update: ALMOND POPPYSEED MUFFIN.
Go go go!
It looks like a lemon poppyseed but it’s infinitely better and HUGE. Flavor is surprisingly complex for a muffin. I swear I could taste some savoriness in it (almost like cheese?). It could be the magical combination of almond + poppyseed. I was going to give this muffin to my roommate, but ended up eating half of it while driving to his office. My hand just could not leave that muffin alone. Went digging into that bag at every stop light.
The beer bread is pretty money too.

You don’t know bread until you’ve been here. Extremely friendly and helpful staff will give you samples of anything, recommendations, and all the information you could hope for about bread needs you didn’t even know you had.

Excellent bread and coffee. Perfect place to stop on a Weekend morning to start your day. From the hearty Rustic Italian and French Peasant to the sweet and decadent Cinnamon Cobblestone and Apple Pie Bread they have most everything a bread lover could want. The perfect addition to any bread they carry is the Seven Hills coffee they serve.
As an update to Dane’s review earlier, they do now offer seating at the bar by the window, so bring a few friends to split an order of scones or muffins and start your day off right. Don’t forget to grab a loaf on the way out for lunch or dinner, as you can’t get better bread anywhere else in town.

We walked here yesterday to check the place out. The person working there was very friendly and gave us samples of any bread that we requested. We tasted the raisin cinnamon walnut and it was delicious. We left with a loaf and had a few pieces this morning for breakfast. I put raspberry jam on one of my pieces and butter on the other. It was incredible. I could have eaten the whole loaf! Glad to have this shop so close by! We also got a cup of coffee and they have the local Seven Hills coffee which was very smooth. Awesome addition to Hyde Park Square!

If you are looking for a good variety of artisanal bread, stop by here. You can’t beat the consistency and the quality, with NO additives or preservatives! Plus, taking a look at that amazing imported Italian oven is quite impressive and also pretty cool to watch the bakers in action. Also don’t forget about the sweets, which are just as important to get while making a visit. Especially the scones, dessert breads and the pie breads are quickly addictive.
I have tried multiple types of breads and my favorites are the sourdough, for sure, and the sauerkraut rye worked great for a reuben. Can’t wait to try the Rosemary Garlic Ciabatta for some sandwich ideas, as well as the Raisin Cinnamon Walnut for some breakfast toast or even using it for a bread pudding, yum! The other great thing is if you are not looking for a whole loaf they have many choices of rolls of majority if not all of their breads they baked off that day.
There is no seating room, but there is a little open room off to the side were you can just stand and watch the bakers at work. You can also get a cup of coffee, which is especially good on colds days like today.
One thing to make sure of, is the parking lot next to the building is NOT AVAILABLE; it is a private lot for an office in the area and people have been towed.