Far West Bakes · Northwest Hills, Austin

Warm sourdough,
baked close by.

Small-batch sourdough, challah, and sweet treats made by preorder and delivered fresh to Northwest Hills neighbors.

This week

The weekly bake

A focused menu of better bread and small-batch bakes: naturally leavened sourdough, soft golden challah, and a rotating selection of sweet treats.

The hero loaf

Sourdough

Naturally leavened, slowly fermented, and baked for a crisp crust, open crumb, and full flavor. This is the loaf Far West Bakes is built around.

Reserve a Loaf →

Challah

Soft, golden, and lightly sweet. Made for Friday tables, Shabbat dinners, and weekends that deserve fresh bread. We love @challahprince — let us know if you'd like a special braid!

Order Friday Challah →

Sweet Treats

Small-batch cardamom buns and babka, baked in limited quantities for neighbors who want something special with coffee, brunch, or a weekend table.

See Sweet Treats →

Simple by design

How it works

Preorder

Choose from the weekly bake list before quantities sell out.

Baked nearby

Every loaf, braid, bun, and babka is baked in small batches in Northwest Hills.

Delivered fresh

Local delivery is available within Northwest Hills, often while the bread is still warm.

The craft

Better bakes, without the bakery run.

Far West Bakes is intentionally small. Fewer bakes means more attention to timing, texture, and flavor — whether it's a crusty sourdough loaf, a golden challah, a cardamom bun, or a babka headed for the weekend table.

The result is simple: fresh bread, thoughtful sweet treats, and a neighborhood delivery model designed around quality.

For Friday tables

Friday challah, made easy.

Hosting Shabbat dinner or bringing bread to someone else's table? Preorder challah for Friday delivery in Northwest Hills.

Soft, golden, and ready for the center of the table.

Order Friday Challah

Limited batches

A little something sweet.

Alongside the weekly bread bake, Far West Bakes offers small-batch sweet treats like cardamom buns and babka.

They're baked in limited quantities, designed for coffee, brunch, gifting, or setting out on the counter before anyone asks what's for dessert.

See This Week's Treats →

Cardamom buns

Babka

Local by design

Delivered in Northwest Hills only.

Far West Bakes is local by design. Delivery is limited to Northwest Hills so each bake can stay small, fresh, and close to home.

Serving Northwest Hills / Far West only

The bakery

A neighborhood micro bakery with a focused menu.

Far West Bakes is an independent micro bakery in Austin's Northwest Hills, focused on naturally leavened sourdough, fresh challah, and small-batch sweet treats.

The model is simple: a limited weekly bake, preorder availability, and local delivery for neighbors who want better bread and beautiful bakes close to home.

Now open

This week's bake is open.

Reserve sourdough, challah, cardamom buns, or babka before the next batch closes. Quantities are limited.

Preorder This Week

Warm sourdough,baked close by.