Yellow Springs Bakery and Café is based in Yellow Springs, Ohio. Yellow Springs Baking Co. is the business behind the storefront.
The bakery is located at 108 Dayton St. in Yellow Springs, Ohio. After its August 2024 opening, the café's regular hours were 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday through Sunday.
The Bakery's Early Years
The business began as a smaller operation before expanding into its café.
Yellow Springs is a village in Ohio, where the bakery's café is located.
The Storefront and a Later Closure Report
Yellow Springs Baking Co. began as a smaller operation in 2022 and opened its café in 2024, according to the Dayton Business Journal, which also reports that the business plans to close in fall 2026.
Karina Tafolla is a co-owner and head chef of the business. She is also working on a new venture in Dayton's Wright-Dunbar District, according to the Dayton Business Journal.
A New Chapter Already Underway in Dayton
The Dayton project is a separate venture for Tafolla beyond her work with the Yellow Springs business.
Business districts in context
The Yellow Springs Chamber of Commerce describes downtown Yellow Springs as having more than 75 shops, galleries, restaurants and pubs in a two-block area. Its description conveys the district's scale but does not specify a particular small-business support initiative.
In Dayton's Wright-Dunbar area, CityWide says the City of Dayton, CityWide and Wright-Dunbar Inc. formed a collaboration to advance Greater Wright-Dunbar in West Dayton. The collaboration aims to strengthen partnerships, leverage investment and support economic and community sustainability, according to CityWide.
The reported closure plan concerns the Yellow Springs business; Tafolla's Dayton venture is a separate project.
