Levain and Cherry

King's Heath High Street has had a real glow-up over the past few years, and Levain and Cherry sits right in the middle of it all. You'll walk in to the smell of proper fermented dough and butter—the kind of bakery that actually knows what it's doing with sourdough rather than just riding a trend. The queue at weekends tells you everything you need to know. Their pastries have that satisfying crack when you bite into them, and they're not mucking about with the bread either. It's become the sort of place where locals pop in before work or drag their mates round at the weekend, which is exactly what King's Heath needed.