French-style bread and pastry shop in the Dairy Block alley · $ · since 2021
LoDough Bakery
Austrian-run croissant and sourdough counter tucked in the Dairy Block alley.
Jan Kratzer, an Austrian-trained cook who spent years in fine-dining kitchens before going back to bread, founded LoDough as a wholesale bakery in November 2021 and opened this small storefront in the Dairy Block alley between Milk Market and Free Market in late 2024. Croissants, ham-and-cheese, burekas, seasonal pastries and loaves of sourdough, sold until they run out. Hours are 9 to 4, Tuesday through Sunday. It is the best morning stop on the block that is not a chain coffee counter, and a good thing to carry onto the train.
Why go. A proper croissant a hundred yards from Union Station, from a baker who wholesales to half the neighborhood.
Pre-order on the site for weekends; the popular pastries are usually gone by early afternoon.
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