Dozen Bakery
Bakery · Woodbine
2522 Grandview Ave, Nashville, TN 37211
Highlights
Artisanal breads, pastries, sandwiches, & coffee. Seasonal pies.
Artisanal breads, pastries, sandwiches, & coffee. Seasonal pies.
"Fresh, affordable, and top-secret (for now at least). In addition to all the essential bakery items, Dozen offers an always-rotating variety of breakfast sandwiches, baguettes, and all-natural salads. Nashville’s Crema coffee is always on tap, both hot and iced. A peaceful place to start your morning or end your afternoon, they offer comfortable seating both indoor and outdoor. After you eat at Dozen, you’ll definitely be back. Once you start, you can’t stop." - Platoon
"After 10 years at its Wedgewood Houston location, Dozen Bakery has moved into a spacious warehouse in Woodbine. The new spot on Grandview Ave. expands the bakery’s kitchen and prep area while making more room for cafe seating and a retail area. Pastries and coffee are still headlining the menu, with the addition of beer, wine, and cocktails." - jackie gutierrez jones 2
"Walk into most coffee shops throughout Nashville and ask if they make their pastries. The answer will often be, “No, we get them from Dozen.” There’s a reason this shop has a baked good monopoly around here, and that reason is an expertise involving things like lemon bar croissants or calabrian chili and garlic focaccia. The sparkly new location in Berry Hill has plenty of space to hang out with your laptop or brunch with friends, and though you can expect a line pretty much any time of day, it moves quickly, so you won’t have to wait long for that slice of pie." - ann walczak, bailey freeman
"Dozen, the beloved bakery that’s been around for over a decade here in Nashville, has a new space in Berry Hill. And it makes the old location look like a closet. But the quality and diversity of baked goods has remained thankfully unchanged, holding firm as one of the top bakeries in town. The sheer variety of pies and scones, cookies, and croissants has always been their claim to fame. That and melding interesting and otherwise unseen flavors alongside the classics. A snickerdoodle cookie sits politely next to a barley molasses walnut. Chocolate and cardamom or yuzu and jasmine enhance traditional madeleines. Croissants are loaded with bright lemon curd, others with chocolate and pretzel, and a particularly good one with parmesan and onion that brought up memories of sour cream and onion snacks. And when a new coffee shop opens up and needs some baked goods to sell along with their beans, it’s Dozen they call. The larger location lets them expand their menu, and some dishes are better (the sandwiches) than others (the salads). It also means there’s way more room to chat with friends over perfect strawberry galettes at the new location that’s swathed in white, and complete with a large dining area, ample counter space for laptops, and a true production-size kitchen. There’s even a cute little patio that’s tucked away from the hustle and bustle of Nolensville Pike. Food Rundown Lemon Bar Croissant Everything we love about a lemon bar in a croissant. The flaky horn is sliced in half like a sandwich, and a cool, creamy, and sharp lemon curd is piped inside. The whole thing is topped with a cookie-dough-esque crumble and powdered sugar. photo credit: Ann Walczak Salami Sandwich A super simple and delicious sandwich with just three ingredients in a baguette. The salami is full of peppercorns and fennel, and the supply between the bread is ample. The mustard-shallot butter is a real star, and the cornichon adds the kiss of vinegar the whole thing needs. The speed at which this sandwich can be eaten is fascinating to behold. photo credit: Erin Becker Chocolate Cream Pie Pies are pretty legendary at Dozen, and for good reason. This one, with a dark chocolate cookie crust and smooth chocolate filling, is the perfect finishing bite to a sandwich/salad combo. photo credit: Erin Becker" - Ann Walczak
"After 10 years at its Wedgewood Houston location, Dozen Bakery has moved into a spacious warehouse in Woodbine. The new spot on Grandview Ave. expands the bakery’s kitchen and prep area while making more room for cafe seating and a retail area. Pastries and coffee are still headlining the menu, with the addition of beer, wine, and cocktails." - jackie gutierrez jones 2
