About Proto Artisan Bakery
Proto Artisan Bakery is a husband-and-wife bakery that began during the pandemic in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, baking organic sourdough. It sells sourdough loaves including cranberry and walnut, jalapeño and cheddar and olive, plus pastries, brownies and seasonal bakes. This shop is on Chequer Street in St Albans city centre. If you are after a proper sourdough loaf, this is one to try. Regulars tend to come back for organic sourdough, cranberry and walnut sourdough, jalapeño and cheddar sourdough and cinnamon knots. It is one of 3 Proto Artisan Bakery locations we list across the UK.
Opening hours for this Proto Artisan Bakery branch are not in the sources we use. Chain branches usually keep regular high-street hours, but times vary by location, so check before a special trip. Food hygiene officers from St Albans City rated it 5 – Very good when they inspected on 15 October 2024.
The nearest public transport is St Albans Abbey station, about 12 minutes away on foot (0.5 mi). 8 other bakeries sit within about ten minutes' walk, which makes St Albans Centre a good area to compare loaves and cakes.
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