Slow espresso, bread pulled from the oven at dawn, and a soft caramel glow to land in. Kindling is the corner you build your morning around.
A short, honest menu we can actually make well — espresso pulled to order and bakery that comes out of our own oven.
Every batch of beans is roasted a few pounds at a time so nothing sits — you're drinking coffee that was roasted this week, not this quarter. Small enough to taste the difference.
The bakers are in before the sun. Dough that was mixed yesterday is shaped, proofed, and pulled out golden by the time we unlock the door — so the case is always full and never a day old.
"My whole morning routine is built around this corner. Warm, unhurried, and the croissants are unreal."
Catering a meeting, reserving the big table, or just want to say hello? Send a note and we'll get right back to you — usually the same morning.
HoursEvery day · 6:30am–6:00pm Call(412) 440-0099 Find usOn the corner in Lawrenceville, PittsburghYour note's in — we'll get back to you, usually the same morning. See you on the corner.