A café that started with two neighbours and a bread starter
Two neighbours, one starter jar
It began the way most good bakeries do — with a sourdough starter, a spare oven, and neighbours who kept asking for more. Corner & Bloom opened its doors as a place to get a proper loaf and a decent coffee without leaving the street you live on.
Still mixed by hand
Every loaf is still hand-shaped, the same way it was on the first morning. It's slower than a mixer and it means smaller batches — but it's the only way the bread tastes like it's supposed to.
Part of the street, not just on it
Southville's the kind of place where people know each other's coffee order. Corner & Bloom wanted to be part of that — a spot to sit with a book, catch up with a neighbour, or just get out of the house for an hour.
A morning at Corner & Bloom
A few shots from a regular week — no styling, just the café.
