Sourdough & Moore

When I heard that Sourdough & Moore was opening up a brick and mortar shop I put it on my list to try. I’d seen their stand at the Mission Valley Farmers Market at Civita Park and was interested in trying their sourdough….according to what I’d read, the starter is over a century old.

It took me a bit, but I finally made it down to Newport in OB and Sourdough & Moore.

I’m guessing that 8am on Sundays are pretty quiet right now in OB? Cause I easily found parking and strolled on over.

There’s nothing like the smell of a bakery in the morning, right?

The young lady working was so cheerful and helpful. I asked if they sliced their boule and she led me to the shelves with presliced loaves. There’s a variety of flavors like kalamata olive, rosemary….but I just wanted to try the sourdough straight up. There weren’t any small loaves of plain sourdough available, so I just went with a regular sized loaf. And since I was here; you know there was something else I needed to try, right?

Yep, there’s the croissant aux buerre ($6). I also got the Missus a nice dessert as well!

It’s a Meyer Lemon Cheesecake Croissant ($12).

Which looked so pretty…the light lemon meringue like filling was very nice, not overly sweet, creamy. But the pastry was very doughy and chewy.

As for the sourdough…..

I prefer a bit of a crustier loaf, as the crust was on the chewier side. The sourdough flavor is quite light….so if you’re into not overly tangy-earth sourdough, this might do it for you.

Th bread itself is quite light and fluffy, very soft……not good if you’re into eating toasted sourdough or avocado toast, but it compliments a sandwich nicely.

Personally, we still prefer a assertive tasting sourdough like what Secret Sister makes.

As for the croissant….well, it is really long…..

The laminate looked really baked, but it was on the chewy side, lacking in flakiness.

The interior was decently honeycombed, but also a bit too “wet” for my taste.

It also needed more butter. A telling moment was when I tried to give JJ some and he turned it down! The croissant king?!? What the heck? So, I’m still looking at Relic and Wayfarer being my top 2 here in SD. I need to do a side by side comparison one of these days…..

Anyway, if you like a milder flavored sourdough, ahem, “S&M” might (not literally) be your thing.

Sourdough & Moore
4853 Newport Ave.
San Diego, CA 92107
Current Hours:
Wed – Fri 7am – 3pm
Sat – Sun 8am – 3pm
Closed on Monday & Tuesday