Bit of Swiss

Bit of Swiss opened in Stevensville in 1967 when Hans Kottmann, formerly the baker at St. Joseph’s Whitcomb Hotel, set up shop in a renovated cabin next to Tosi’s Restaurant. Tim and Pat Foley bought the bakery in 1987 and ran it for 35 years before selling it in 2022 to longtime employees Jessica and Jose “Pepe” Hernandez. Regulars come for almond croissants, Hans’ signature salt-top rye, and hearth breads baked in a 40,000-pound French oven built on site, plus coffee cakes, Bavarian cream cakes, butter-cream tortes, and wedding cakes. Modern Baking Magazine named it its 2012 Retail Bakery of the Year, and USA Today listed it among its Top 10 Artisan Bakeries in 2007. Voted the #3 bakery in Michigan by the Michigan Small Business Spotlight audience.