Naturally leavened bread
Country sourdough, seeded rye and a Friday-only olive loaf. Fermented 48 hours with a starter we've kept alive since 2016.
$9–$11 · daily from 8amHaywood Road · West Asheville · Est. 2016
The slow bakery on Haywood Road, Asheville
We ferment our sourdough for 48 hours, laminate croissants by hand, and build custom cakes for Asheville weddings and birthdays. Everything is baked the morning you buy it — and when it's gone, it's gone.
Today’s bake — Sat
- Country sourdough $9
- Seeded rye $10
- Butter croissant $4.50
- Kouign-amann sold out
- Cardamom bun $5
- GF chocolate olive oil cake $6
- Ham & gruyère danish $7
OUT OF
THE OVEN
08:00
THE OVEN
08:00
4.7★ from 79 Google reviews
48-hour natural ferment
Carolina Ground stone-milled flour
Tue–Sun from 7am
What we bake
Four things, done properly
We keep the menu short so the quality stays high. Bread and pastry come out at 7:30 and 8:00 each morning; cakes are made to order.
Morning pastry
Hand-laminated croissants, kouign-amann, cardamom buns and a savoury danish that sells out by ten most Saturdays.
$4.50–$7 · daily from 7:30amCustom celebration cakes
Wedding, birthday and baby-shower cakes built to your brief. See flavours, pricing and lead times on our custom cakes in Asheville page.
From $65 · 7 days’ noticeGluten-free bakes
A rotating gluten-free menu every Wednesday and Saturday: chocolate olive-oil cake, almond financiers, buckwheat brownies.
$5–$6 · Wed & SatWho bakes it
Marisol Vega has been up at 3am since 2016
Marisol trained at the Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College culinary programme, spent four years on the bench at a Charleston bread bakery, and opened Crumb & Kiln in a former tyre shop on Haywood Road in the spring of 2016.
She mills part of the whole-grain blend in-house and buys the rest from Carolina Ground, the stone mill in Hendersonville that buys wheat from Southeastern farms. Nothing on the shelf contains a dough conditioner or a commercial yeast packet.
“A 48-hour ferment is not a marketing line. It is two extra days of rent, two extra days of fridge space, and the only way to get that flavour.”
Marisol Vega, owner & head baker
Visit the bakery
412 Haywood Road, West Asheville
Two blocks west of the Haywood Road bridge, in the old tyre shop with the green door. Free two-hour street parking out front, plus a 14-space shared lot behind the building off Waynesville Avenue.
Crumb & Kiln Bakery
412 Haywood Road
Asheville, NC 28806
(828) 555-0142
hello@crumbandkiln.com
412 Haywood Road
Asheville, NC 28806
(828) 555-0142
hello@crumbandkiln.com
| Monday | Closed |
|---|---|
| Tuesday – Friday | 7:00am – 5:00pm |
| Saturday | 7:00am – 4:00pm |
| Sunday | 8:00am – 2:00pm |
What Asheville says
4.7 stars from 79 reviews
★★★★★
Best sourdough I've found in Asheville and I have tried all of them. Get there before nine on a Saturday or you are buying rye.Dana R. · Google review
★★★★★
They made our wedding cake in September. Three tiers, brown butter and fig, and they matched the colour of the invitations exactly.Priya & Tom K. · Google review
★★★★☆
The gluten-free chocolate cake is genuinely good, not "good for gluten-free". Only complaint is that it's Wednesdays and Saturdays only.Michael T. · Google review
Before you visit
Questions we get asked daily
What time does Crumb & Kiln open?
We open at 7:00 AM Tuesday through Saturday and 8:00 AM on Sunday. We are closed Mondays. Bread comes out of the oven at 8:00 AM and croissants at 7:30 AM.
Do you have gluten-free bakery options in Asheville?
Yes. We bake a rotating gluten-free menu every Wednesday and Saturday, including a gluten-free chocolate olive-oil cake and almond financiers. They are baked in a separate prep area, though our kitchen is not a certified gluten-free facility.
Can I order a custom cake in Asheville with short notice?
Standard custom cakes need 7 days' notice and wedding cakes need 8 weeks. We keep a small number of rush slots each week — call (828) 555-0142 to check availability.
Where do you park for Crumb & Kiln on Haywood Road?
There is free two-hour street parking directly on Haywood Road and a shared 14-space lot behind the building, accessible from Waynesville Avenue.
Do you deliver bread in Asheville?
We deliver wholesale bread to restaurants and offices within Buncombe County on Tuesdays and Fridays. Retail orders are pickup only.
Cake for something coming up?
Tell us the date, the number of people and the flavour you're after. We reply to every enquiry within one business day.