Idle Hands Bread Company

Recommended by a friend. It's hard to find goodies that are both vegan and gluten free but I found fresh baked oatmeal chocolate chip cookies here. Best to walk or bike; cute street but parking's tight.

Hands down, the best bakery in Richmond. Even though I'm a chocoholic I absolutely love their various danishes, including their tomato & notz cheez danish, and all their various croissants. They make such rich vegan pastries I wish it'd become their default.

They also sell pizza dough. It's very easy to work with and tastes delicious.

Just incredible pastries and bread. I believe everything is sourdough. The croissant is a little too buttery and not flaky enough for me but it is all so so good. The traditional butter pastries sell out quickly but they have very good vegan pastries made with almond butter. I couldn't even tell the difference - super good. I've also bought pizza dough. It is delicious but a little hard to work with as it won't stay put when rolling it out. This is really a great neighborhood bakery and has a good vibe.

Sick vegan options...while they last! Can sell out sometimes but that's just a testament to how good they are. Vegan Pistachio Croissant (please make it a mainstay!) And Vegan Everything Croissant are my personal favorites. Do it!

Love love love this place. I absolutely love how they come out with new and exciting things. You know that the baker is passionate about their job. You can tell in the food. It’s a very small shop with not much seating. But they sell vegan goodies and some gluten free items occasionally. I would say I wish they didn’t run out of everything so quickly though! When they have special releases, everything is gone first thing in the morning.