Best Bakery: Schat’s Bakery in Mammoth
March 9th, 2008 at 8:23 pm (Best of, Sweets & Treats, Scrumptious)
Nothing tops fresh snow powder and clear skies for the ski and snowboard crowd in Mammoth Lakes. But a slice of bread from Schat’s Bakery takes a close second.
This bakery was around before the ski lifts and winter crowds from Los Angeles flooded the slopes of this mountain village in the California Sierra Nevadas. Locals and out-of-towners alike line up for fresh off-the- hearth bread, pastries, cookies, and desserts.
My recommendations: try the chili cheese bread, 7-grain wheat loaf, and coconut macaroons. The carved turkey sandwich was among the best I’ve ever had (juicy, off-the-bone turkey on your choice of bread, with tomato, onions, sprouts, mayo, and dijon mustard). The only disappointment I’ve encountered so far was the egg croissant sandwich.
Schat’s Bakery has two locations:
Mammoth
3305 Main St., Mammoth Lakes, CA
760/934-6055 or 760/934-4203
Bishop
763 N. Main Street, Bishop, CA