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Sour Rabbit Bakery is Atsuko Hammann’s (Japan) and Rolf Hammann’s (Germany) sourdough bakery in Kansas City’s Northland — opened March 4, 2025. Japanese milk bread, German-style cakes, sourdough croissants that sell out by noon on Saturdays. Started from a home bakery three years earlier; the name honors Atsuko’s sourdough starters and her birth sign in the Japanese zodiac.
Description
Sour Rabbit Bakery is a story of two countries meeting in a Kansas City Northland strip mall. Atsuko Hammann grew up in Japan; Rolf Hammann grew up in Germany. Together they brought the flavors of both food traditions to a sourdough-focused bakery that opened on March 4, 2025, at 7715 NW Prairie View Road. Atsuko became obsessed with natural sourdough fermentation three years earlier, launching a home bakery that built a following before the permanent space opened. The name Sour Rabbit honors the sourdough starters she tends — one from wheat flour, another from Japanese sake — and the rabbit, her birth sign in the Japanese zodiac. The result is a bakery that moves between cultures fluidly: shokupan (Japanese milk bread) sits alongside German-style cakes and sourdough croissants that regularly sell out before noon on Saturdays. Within days of opening, Atsuko sold out of every item she had made.
Menu
Last verified: 2026-07-14 · Source: Kansas City Magazine feature + aggregator menu overview (Novacircle) · URL(s): https://kansascitymag.com/a-taste-of-japan-and-germany-at-sour-rabbit/ · https://www.novacircle.com/spots/north-america/united-states/missouri/kansas-city/kansas-city-mo/sour-rabbit-bakery-e1ddab/menu · Confidence: Medium (rotating daily menu; items confirmed across press and aggregator; the bakery publishes no fixed online price list, so prices are omitted)
A rotating sourdough-driven menu that moves between Japanese and German traditions — naturally fermented loaves, shokupan, laminated pastry, German-style cakes on Sundays, and a small sandwich offering.1
Breads & Loaves
- Sourdough Bread — daily staple; crunchy exterior, soft and airy interior1
- Sourdough Loaves — more than a dozen rotating varieties, from Spanish rye to cheese-studded soda bread1
- Rye Bread — robust-flavored loaf1
- Shokupan — Japanese milk bread; soft and pillowy; also available as custom order1
- Bagels — crunchy exterior, soft interior1
Pastries
- Sourdough Croissant — signature best seller; sells out by noon on Saturdays (Wednesday mornings offer a second chance)1
- Almond Croissant — buttery and flaky; a crowd favorite1
- Cinnamon Swirl Pastry — a cross between a cinnamon roll and a pretzel1
Cakes (Sundays)
- German-Style Cakes — made with seasonal fruit and less sugar than typical American desserts1
Sandwiches
- Mortadella Sandwich — on sourdough with fresh mozzarella and pesto1
Beverages
Sources
Links
- Instagram (primary web presence): https://www.instagram.com/sour_rabbit_bakery/
Footnotes
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See also
- Registry
On the record — ks.city/registry/sour-rabbit-bakery · record updated 2026-07-17