Warm bakery interior with freshly baked bread on display
Est. Passaic, New Jersey

Bread baked at dawn.
Goods stocked with care.
Nothing else gets our attention.

We are a neighborhood bakery and grocery on Madison Street — where the oven starts before sunrise and every shelf is filled by hand, every single day.

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Our Story

We opened our doors on Madison Street with one simple belief: a community deserves a bakery that shows up early and stays honest.

Passaic Cave started as a local response to the gap in our neighborhood — places that sold food without making it, and shelves stocked without thought. We chose the opposite path. Every loaf is mixed, shaped, and baked on-site. Every grocery item is selected because we would stock it in our own home. That is not a marketing line. It is the standard we hold ourselves to, every morning, before the first customer walks in.

What We Offer

Two things under one roof.
Both done well.

Freshly baked artisan bread loaves with a golden crust
Bakery

From Our Oven, Every Morning

Sourdough, ciabatta, focaccia, croissants, and seasonal specialty loaves — all baked from scratch before 6 a.m. We also make cakes, pastries, and flatbreads for orders and walk-ins.

Well-stocked grocery shelves with fresh produce and pantry items
Grocery

A Store That Feels Like a Neighbor's Pantry

Daily essentials, pantry staples, fresh produce, dairy, and household goods — curated so you can grab what you need without digging through rows of things you do not.

Our Standard

We would rather sell less and do it right than fill every shelf and call it a day.

That is why our bakery produces in small batches. That is why we rotate our grocery selection based on what is actually good, not just what is cheap to move. It is slower. It is more work. But it is the only way we know how to run a store in a neighborhood we call home.

  • Baked in small batches, never pre-packaged from a factory
  • Grocery items chosen for quality, not just margin
  • Locally rooted — we source from nearby when it makes sense
  • Freshness over convenience, always
Baker's hands shaping dough in a professional kitchen
Visit Us

We are on Madison Street.
Come say hello.

Address 248 Madison St
Passaic, NJ 07055
Hours Mon – Sat: 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Sunday: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
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Passaic Cave storefront on a quiet Madison Street morning
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