Yawning Bear Bread Co. — Restaurant in Columbus

I’m so happy to see one of my favorite local bakers finally open a brick and mortar.

Yawning bear is a staple of the Worthington farmers market. Her new shop has somewhat limited hours but is great to see as I sometimes like to sleep in on Saturdays and miss it.

They focus more on bread, baguettes, focaccia and not the sweet stuff. The thing I love is the style of the loaf comes in more of a traditional sandwich loaf shape.

I love the artisanal style of breads others make, but it kinda sucks when you want to make a tuna sandwich. Yawning bears bread is great quality and I find it more practical for day to day use.

We buy a loaf and slice it and freeze it and it reheats in the toaster very well.

They’re in a really cool more historic part of downtown. Amazing...

Yawning Bear makes amazing bread. On our most recent visit, we chose the bacon shallot focaccia, the sunrise (orange cinnamon) focaccia, and the sourdough. In the past, we’ve also tried the cherry limeade focaccia and the baguettes as well as other loaves. And every time we slice into a new loaf, I think, “Oh, this is my new favorite.” Every bread here is made with care, skill, and love. I’m sorry I don’t have pictures to share, but we couldn’t wait that long to start eating. Seriously, visit Yawning Bear - you’ll be...

I’ve been to Yawning Bear 2x since they opened their storefront. Their breads are delicious. The sourdough is a tasty classic I loved dipping in soups and having as toast. Their focaccia is wonderful. Oily in the best way. It feels weird to say, but it tastes like a salty instead of sweet fried doughnut to me, but that might just be the good oily crust situation.

The owner and other workers are also lovely and it’s nice to chat a little when I go there. Worth a try if you want to splurge...