Every loaf at Metz Hatchery is mixed, shaped, and baked by hand — using time-honored techniques and ingredients we can actually name. No shortcuts, no shortcuts you'd notice.
Metz Hatchery wasn't built on efficiency. It was built on the belief that good bread takes time — real time, patient time, the kind of time that lets flavor develop the way nature intended.
Located on Mechanic Street in the heart of Belleville, we've been feeding our neighbors with honest, handcrafted breads and pastries for years. Every recipe is a classic, every batch is small, and every loaf comes out of our oven still warm.
What you taste is what goes in — flour, water, salt, starter. Nothing you can't pronounce.
Our doughs rest for 24–48 hours, developing deeper flavor and a lighter crumb.
We source from local farms when we can, and we know our customers by name.
Our menu changes with the seasons, but these are the staples your kitchen can't live without.
48-hour fermented country loaf with a shatteringly crisp crust and tangy, open crumb.
Signature
Ultra-hydrated dough baked into rustic slabs — perfect for sandwiches or dipping in olive oil.
Everyday
27 layers of French butter, folded by hand each morning. Golden, fragrant, impossibly flaky.
Breakfast
Dense, nutty, and deeply satisfying — made with stone-ground flour and a touch of molasses.
Hearty
Rich with butter and eggs, tender as a cloud. Ideal for French toast or breakfast sandwiches.
Rich
Danishes, cinnamon rolls, and fruit tarts that rotate with what's fresh and local.
RotatingEvery loaf follows the same honest path — no industrial shortcuts, no rush.
We pick our flours carefully — local stone-ground when available, organic when it matters.
Simple ingredients, long fermentation. We let the dough do the work instead of forcing it.
Every loaf is hand-shaped, then given time to rise slowly at cool temperatures.
Baked in batches on stone, cooled on racks. Fresh all day, gone by afternoon.
We're right in the middle of Belleville. Walk in any time during baking hours — the smell will find you.
217 Mechanic St
Belleville, PA 17004
| Monday – Friday | 6:00 AM – 4:00 PM |
| Saturday | 6:00 AM – 3:00 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
Stop by on Mechanic Street or give us a call to place an order for pickup.
Call (717) 935-2124