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Librae Bakery

Dining · 1 location · NYC: East Village

A Cooper Square bakery built on Middle Eastern flavors and Danish pastry technique. The married couple who opened it still own it outright with no investors, and its coffee traces back to a roastery one of them owns in Bahrain.

Founder-run

The Big Picture

Genuinely Independent

Dona Murad and Andre Gerschel own Librae outright and remain its public face, with no investor, parent company, or franchise structure anywhere in the record. Posted baker pay of $20 to $22 an hour in a mid-2026 listing sits above the New York metro median for the occupation, alongside paid time off. The bakery publishes no environmental disclosures and no supplier list, so what a customer can verify stops at the two people who own it.

Let's Get Critical

Local ownership
9/10
Founder involvement
8/10
Worker pay & benefits
7/10
Environmental impact
6/10
Sourcing & labor
6/10

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Company data last updated August 2026

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