Best Bread Michigan: Avalon International Bakery Shines

Even though everyone has their own tastes, I’ve yet to meet anyone who doesn’t love bread. Honestly, show me someone who can resist the warm, cozy smell of fresh baked bread wafting through a kitchen!

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Then there’s the magic in the bite: a crusty, golden exterior giving way to a soft, pillowy center. Bread isn’t just a side—it’s breakfast, sandwiches, fancy toast, and those hearty dinner dishes that make every meal better.

Sourdough definitely had its pandemic moment, and the artisan toast trend is still living large. And speaking of all things toasted, crusty, chewy, and delicious—one Michigan bakery that nails both the classics and the trendy stuff just landed some national love for its breads.

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Lovefood.com went on a mission to find the best bread in every state, and their pick for the Mitten State from a bakery with multiple locations. Their choice for Michigan's best bread?

Avalon International Bread—which might ring a bell, since they were also recently praised for the state’s best cookie thanks to their sea salt caramel chunk. Avalon’s been baking in Michigan since 1997, with locations in both Ann Arbor and Detroit.

Avalon Bakery & Cafe on Canfield via Facebook

Here’s what Lovefood had to say about Avalon’s breads:

“Avalon has a great range of sourdoughs with charming names including Wheat Wheat, a sweet and nutty, wholegrain loaf, Motown Multigrain – packed with oats, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, and flaxseeds, and Poletown Rye, with wheat and flours. Regulars insist a visit to one of its three cafés isn’t complete without taking home a loaf of farm bread.”

Of course, you can grab a loaf to go—but Avalon’s bread also stars in some seriously crave-worthy café dishes, from loaded sandwiches to those artisan toasts I was talking about.

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Avalon Bakery & Cafe on Canfield via Facebook

Avalon sticks to local ingredients and bakes everything from muffins and cakes to sticky buns and pastries. You can even pick up their breads and pastries at stores around Michigan, including Plum Markets and Westborn Markets.

And if you haven’t visited one of their restaurants, the menu goes far beyond baked goods. Chow down on waffles, pancakes, omelets, breakfast potato skins, breakfast tacos, benedicts, quesadillas, soup, and more.