Lamina Bakehouse

Baked at 5 AM. Gone by 11.

Croissant.

Three days of folding for one shattering, buttery bite.

A single golden butter croissant

The layers

Eighty-one layers.
Count them.

Cold butter, folded into the dough by hand, four times over. The honeycomb inside is how you know it was done right.

A croissant cut in half showing its open honeycomb of layers
81
layers of butter
72
hours, start to oven
4
folds, all by hand

The process

Three days to make.
Thirty seconds to disappear.

1

Mix

Flour, milk, a little sugar. The dough rests overnight at 38°F so the gluten relaxes.

2

Laminate

A sheet of 82% butter goes in. Four letter folds, chilled between each, never rushed.

3

Shape & bake

Rolled at 4 AM, proofed two and a half hours, baked eighteen minutes until it crackles.

Hands folding croissant dough over a block of butter on marble

The lineup

Four pastries. No filler.

A short menu, made well, every single morning.

Butter croissant, pain au chocolat, almond croissant and kouign-amann in a row

Saturdays only: pistachio croissant, $6.50. Usually gone by 9.

Inside the bakery: pale oak counter and a glass case of croissants

Reviews

What our regulars say.

4.9 / 5.0Based on 380+ reviews across Google & Yelp (sample)
★★★★★Google

“It actually shatters. Flakes all over my shirt and zero regrets.”

Butter croissant
Dana R. · Local Guide
★★★★★Yelp

“I drove across town for one. I left with six.”

Almond croissant
Marcus L. · Elite Yelper
★★★★★Google

“The Saturday pistachio croissant is worth setting an alarm for. Gone by nine.”

Pistachio croissant
Priya S. · Verified visitor
★★★★★Google

“Ordered a box of 24 for the office. Ready on the shelf, still warm. Everyone asked where from.”

Catering box
Jordan K. · Local Guide

Visit

Come early. Or order ahead.

Order ahead Skip the line. Ready in 10 minutes.

Order online, pay ahead, and pick up from the shelf by the door. No app, no fees.

Hours
Tue–Fri7 AM – 2 PMSat–Sun7:30 AM – 1 PMMonClosed

Or until we sell out, which is usually earlier.

Find us 12 South, Nashville

Demo bakery address. Street parking on the side street.

Catering Boxes of 12 or 24.

For offices and mornings that need a win. 24 hours' notice.