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NYC is charging 60 bucks for one loaf of bread…
September 15, 2026 (a day ago)
New York City has found a way to make toast into a full-blown financial decision. There’s a loaf of bread selling for $60 bucks, and at that price, we’d think it should probably butter itself.
That’s a lot of money for something you’ll probably eat in your jammies, leaning over the kitchen sink. But before we write this off as another absurdly expensive New York food trend, we’re willing to hear the bread out.
Apparently, there’s a reason for the absurdly high price tag.
The case for this pricey loaf starts with how it’s made. And if you’re expecting a laundry list of luxury ingredients that ain’t happenin’.
New York Post:
At first glance, the flat-topped loaf resembles a holiday pie, its unscored crust a mound of mottled brown and white.
The bread is made from nothing but salt, water and imported organic rye flour grown in what Auer calls “ancestral soil.” Unlike sourdough products at other high-end Big Apple bakeries such as Breads Bakery and Ole & Steen, there are no sugar, seeds or spices.
The only other “ingredient,” as Auer calls it, is time. He should know as the scion of an Austrian family that’s been baking acclaimed loaves for four generations.
Each loaf is naturally fermented for 24 hours before it’s baked, yielding a flavor complexion that’s slightly nutty, slightly malty and almost-but-not-quite sweet.
The sourdough bread is moist on the palate when it comes out of the oven, so it “rests” on wooden racks for at least eight hours before sale.
Okay, so there’s a lot of craft here, and we appreciate that. Making something really good and high-quality from a few basic ingredients takes solid skill. When there’s so little going into the bread, the bread has to do all the work. There’s no high fat, sugar, or big salty flavor to hide behind.
Still, understanding the effort behind something and agreeing with the price aren’t the same. The real test comes when you take a bite. And at sixty bucks a pop, just “pretty good” would be a flop review.
This bread should stop you dead in your tracks… because of the taste, not the bill… and we’re not sure “gummy” is the 5-star review we’d be looking for.
NYP:
The crust is firm but not crunchy. It’s chewy beneath the surface — a quality I found appealing but which some tasters in our office called “gummy.” It’s a matter of taste but nobody can deny the care and attention that went into it.
But that didn’t stop people. Apparently, the place is selling loaf after loaf of “gummy” 60-dollar bread.
And the owners of Rye know that they’re charging a lot.
NYP:
The Auers know that $60 is a heavy lift. So they offer it in quarter- and half-loaf sizes for $15 or $30. Customers can also sample the bread by ordering a single slice topped with a choice of fourteen sweet or savory toppings, priced from $6 for butter and chives to $14 for “roe on rye.”
To be honest, fifteen bucks is also totally absurd for a loaf of bread, and so is 6 bucks for a slice. But this is New York City, we’re talking about. Food costs in the city average about 39 percent higher than the national average. It ain’t cheap to live in the Big Apple… a casual, no-frills meal out could be as high as $35 per person.
And that brings us to a loaf of bread with a very different price tag.
If 60 dollars is too much for you, how about a loaf of bread for 60 cents?
Sounds more like it.
This woman hasn’t bought bread in 24 years. She makes her own, and it costs her 60 cents.
Honestly, we’d rather try the 60-cent bread slathered in butter. But we wouldn’t be opposed to trying a slice of the pricey stuff. And if we did end up bringing home a loaf, anybody who left the bag open would be in serious trouble.
I Haven't Bought Bread in 40 Years — The 60-Cent Loaf That Beats the Bakery Anyway
Dot Baumann
Homemade bread costs a fraction of what a bakery charges — a basic loaf comes down to pennies of flour, water, yeast, and salt — and it can taste better than anything on the shelf. Once you know the method, there's little reason to buy bread at all.
This video covers the simple, cheap homemade loaf that beats the bakery, what goes into it, and why baking your own is so much cheaper and better than store-bought.
11 minutes
https://revolver.news/2026/09/nyc-is-charging-60-bucks-for-one-loaf-of-bread/