The metro area seems to be going through a bakery renaissance of late, with the likes of Tokyo Premium Bakery making Yelp’s top 100 list and Poulette Bakeshop nabbing a James Beard nomination, plus the opening of notable new additions like Moon Racoon. But this week, there is some sad bakery news coming out of Boulder as longtime staple Breadworks Bakery & Cafe has announced that it is closing for good.
“It is with equal measures of sadness and gratitude that we must inform you that the final day of operations at Breadworks will be Saturday, November 22,” reads a sign currently posted at the bakery, signed by founder and owner Larry Domnitz.
Breadworks has been a Boulder favorite for three decades. It opened on Valentine’s Day 1995, selling bread, breakfast pastries and coffee, initially all made by Domnitz himself. The popularity of the business spread quickly, and it soon expanded to a wholesale business serving area grocery stores, hotels, cafes and restaurants not only in Boulder, Denver and as far off as Vail and Estes Park — spots like Porchetta House, which uses Breadworks ciabatta for its Original sandwich, which just landed on our current local sandwich bucket list.
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