“Oh, we also like to bake good bread.”
— A humble tagline, Middletown NY.
An artisan bakery & café of naturally leavened loaves, laminated pastries & honest coffee.
“Oh, we also like to bake good bread.”
— A humble tagline, Middletown NY.
Started in 2022 by the owners of Oak & Reed, North Wind Bread Company brings the same high standards for locally sourced product, attention to detail, and obsessive freshness to a slower, warmer format: a bakery. Every morning before sunrise, the ovens are already running in our shop on North Street.
We bake naturally leavened sourdough, laminate our croissants by hand, and pour coffee and tea alongside homemade syrups that our baristas have dreamed up over the season. Come noon, we’re slinging hand-spun milkshakes, crispy chicken sandwiches, and the kind of burger worth taking a lunch break for.
Our mission is simple: to bring fresh-baked artisan sourdough to our city and beyond — and to be a good, neighborly place while we do it.
A hands-on evening with our head baker. Leave with your own starter, a baked loaf, and the confidence to keep at it.
Next session: Tue, May 12 →Schools, teams, PTAs — we partner with local organizations on croissant boxes and loaf bundles. Good cause, good bread.
Inquire about a partnership →Pastry platters, coffee carafes, sandwich trays, whole-loaf bread baskets. Delivered warm, early, and on time.
Request a catering menu →Physical and digital gift cards available at the counter or online. A genuinely nice thing to give a neighbor.
Purchase a gift card →
However hard the North Wind blew, the traveler only wrapped his cloak tighter. But when the Sun shone, the traveler was overcome with heat, and had to take his cloak off. Kindness prevails over force — gentleness does more than violence.— The North Wind & The Sun
A lesson that could be heeded by all. It’s a driving force in how we strive to operate our business, and our lives.
Oh, we also like to bake good bread.
We’re in the old building on North Street in downtown Middletown, next door to friends and a short walk from Route 17 and the 211 exit. Street parking out front; the croissants are better than they look (and they look great).