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Berkeley's Nabolom Bakery and Pizzeria to permanently close
New York Post • • business
Key Points:
- Nabolom Bakery & Pizzeria, a beloved Berkeley bakery known for its pastries and vegetarian pizzas, is closing after 50 years due to rising costs, employee turnover, and increased competition.
- Co-owner Sabra Stepak cited significant increases in ingredient prices and utility bills as key factors making the business unsustainable.
- The bakery experienced a surge in customers and sales in its final days, with lines out the door and pastries selling out quickly.
- Founded as a worker collective in 1976, Nabolom has faced financial challenges before, including a closure in 2015, but was revived under private ownership in 2016.
- Stepak expressed openness to selling the bakery to someone interested in continuing its legacy, though she and co-owner Julia Elliott are exhausted and unable to keep it running.
