Clark Street Bread

I usually go to Clark Street Echo Park but wanted to check out this Central Market location. It's a small stand with a smaller, selected pastry offering, but still has the essential items like croissants and scones. I had a monkey bread and wow I really liked it, especially the fine, crispy layers are surprisingly good. I also had a walnut loaf. The taste is pretty good but the portion is definitely on the smaller side.

They make great bread and pastries. I’ve only made it to this location, but I’d love to try some of their hot food at their other spots around town. Get a slab of focaccia if it’s available, it is soaked in olive oil. And do not skip on the Kouign Amann. Their version is snail shaped, so every little bit of pastry gets that sugary buttery crunch.

Really enjoyed the avocado toast (with optional egg on top). Bread is chewy, crusty and warm. Avocado is freshly smashed with some guacamole like texture and some firmer sliced avocado texture. Topped with red paper flakes, lemon juice and salt for a bright, lightly spiced flavor that balances out the earthiness nicely. Hard boiled egg on top mostly adds visual flair and protein. I managed to eat this with my hands without too much mess which I thought was pretty amazing. Service was good and cheerful which is really impressive when you consider it is hot as [insert favorite term here] in the market

Delicious bread and fabulous avocado toast Right inside the Grand Central Market.

How did I just find this place?! Was at Grand Central Market looking for spices when I came across these beautiful looking baguettes. They looked toasty. Very pleasing to the eyes. Really wish I'd taken pictures. The baguette was delicious. There was a hint of something I can't describe. It was fresh, it was a party for my taste buds. I will most definitely be back and will try the pastries too.

Shopping at the Grand Central Market is such a goodie experience. Clark street has a stall there and you can smell their yeasty breads before you see them. They make the best crunchy baguette. It’s so perfect that while you are at the market, you can pick up butter or cheese to go with their baked goods. Definitely check them out.

I don't know if this is the best bread in LA, but I know it's very very very good bread.

Though it almost certainly lives up to its title as 'the best bread in LA', it is important to note that LA doesn't exactly have a very good bread scene. Clark Street produces some solid stuff, made well and with good ingredients, but it all seems to be missing something – that key element which keeps it from being the stuff of masters. The crusts are gorgeous across the board, but they don't have the crispness of a perfect loaf - feeling almost the slightest bit stale even when fresh. The flavour varies from loaf to loaf, ranging from alright to very pleasant; our favourite being the Alpine, which is a country-style loaf baked with coriander and caraway, and our least favourite being their baguettes, which are plain even for baguettes, and lack that wonderful hint of sourness.