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There's a reason every foodie and fooder name drops Aviv. Good stuff. Touch dry/tough pastries but did go later in the day. Cute market. Will go again…
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Sidewalk Citizen Bakery Deli
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A great little bakery that features some more inventive ways of preparing standard bakery fare (like sourdough croissants). I tried one of the sourdou…
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Sidewalk Citizen Bakery Deli
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Located in Kensington, essentially a counter inside the Sunnyside Natural Food Market that opens at 9:00am, it was just as ownership was unlocking doo…
Michael U.
Sidewalk Citizen Bakery Deli
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8 Reviews on “Sidewalk Citizen Bakery Deli”
A great little bakery that features some more inventive ways of preparing standard bakery fare (like sourdough croissants). I tried one of the sourdough croissants and the (vegan) banana bread loaf. The croissant was quite nice – tender, flaky, and buttery with a faint sourness. The banana bread – which had spelt flour, walnuts, and dates – had a nice flavour, but was a tiny bit dry. The staff were all super friendly and helpful. I’ll definitely be back to try more!
Located in Kensington, essentially a counter inside the Sunnyside Natural Food Market that opens at 9:00am, it was just as ownership was unlocking doors that myself and three others walked in to a space lined with ingredients and products from some of Albertas most prominent artisans, the earthy smell of Organic Produce competing with Yeast and Sugar emanating from Aviv Frieds Sidewalk Citizen Bakery to its right.An interesting story of a self-taught Israeli immigrant and his passion for a craft that spawned something far bigger, the Sidewalk Citizen concept launched in 2010 as a bike-delivery service for hand-crafted Loaves with proceeds donated to charity before traveling as far as Nepal for the sake of enlightenment, the bakers return to Calgary followed by the opening of an East Village brick and mortar and subsequent Sunnyside offerings.Staffed by three people at this early hour, phone orders coming in as local business people arrived to pick up pre -orders, it was after a period of standing back to peruse that a four-item order was selected, samples of Banana Nut and Chocolate Quick Breads foreshadowing good things as both were rich and natural without overwhelming the natural flavors with sweeter tones.Taking a bag plus one box to a nearby seating area where a small child and her mother practiced ABCs it was no surprise that both a fresh-from-the pan Sticky Bun as well as the Almond Croissant were still warm, the former a springy Brioche masterpiece loaded with Cinnamon and Brown Sugar while the later unfortunately failed miserably with a center filled to bursting with cloying, gooey Frangipane.Immediately throwing away 80% of the Croissant, the description of compost on a small can not seeming applicable to something so exaggeratedly sweet, better bites were sought and found amidst the flexible Oatmeal Cookie dotted in dried Fruit while the Lychee Danish spoke well of Avivs lamination skills with crisp layers rich in Butter surrounding a smooth filling that was fragrant but not overpowering in its floral notes. endoedibles.com
Good pastries if you can get them. Wish they would make more so that I could grab something on my way home from work. Croissants are always my go to after work food
Went to sidewalk citizen to get a sandwich. There were two offerings a meat and vegetable. I ordered the meat with pulled pork and apple and fennel slaw, with aioli. There was a sandwich in the display case and it was the meat one, piled high with slaw, dripping with aioli. The sandwich was made on the prep counter and packaged up, I headed to the till to pay for it.When I got home and opened my sandwich, I was so disappointed. There is about a tablespoon of slaw on the whole thing, no aioli, and in the slaw, no apple.This sandwich cost me over $11.00. I can’t even believe it. I took off the slaw to take a picture of how little there is. Not sure why they create a display sandwich and then when you order one you get something that looks nothing like it.
Small bakery but oh so freaking good! I got the earl grey and raspberry Danish and it was so yummy! There’s limited variety likely due to size but quality is Can’t say much about the staff they seemed nice when we ordered. Will be back.
Forgot all the things I got with friends but in my picture, my favourite was that chocolate one on the bottom right corner. It is so delicious and not all that sweet and I love it! The other ones I didn’t enjoy nearly as much. Their seating area is like bar stand and you get to look out the window. I also tried their pizza and that was very good too.
The bakery section is good.. I really like the savoury scones and cheese sticks from here. The baguettes are good, as well as the roasted red pepper dip.