Last week I drove down to Athens to visit my best friend Melissa. She suggested we hit up Village Bakery for a snack and so I could give it a review.

Village Bakery boasts local, seasonal and organic ingredients in all their foods, including locally grown organic vegetables, grass-fed meats, free-range eggs, farmstead cheeses, Fair Trade organic coffee and organic dairy, flour and sugar.

The shop itself is a cozy atmosphere with a counter and bake case, an adjoining dining area, and an attached shop that sells all manner of organic and local goods from cheeses and spices to handmade bags. The bake case was filled with all sorts of interesting goodies, from cookies to brownies to enticing blueberry muffins.

I selected a Cinnamon Dark Chocolate Twist as well as a cup of coffee:

The twist was perfectly baked, although I found the cinnamon distribution to be slightly uneven. There were bites in which I could barely taste the cinnamon, and, towards the center of the twist, bites that left my tongue completely coated in the spice. The chocolate was much more evened out and provided a subtle cocoa taste that worked nicely with the cinnamon. The fair trade coffee was lovely.

The price was perfect. $1.95 for the twist and $1.95 for the coffee, which came with unlimited refills if eating in. Definitely worth a snacking stopover if you’re in the area.