Wayward Pastry Co

Wayward Pastry Co. is a pastry shop and coffee bar on St. Elmo Avenue in Chattanooga. Its website says the shop is built around purposely sourced ingredients, careful craft, and being a space for the neighborhood and community. The bakery menu lists items such as butter croissants, pain au chocolat, kouign-amanns, cardamom morning buns, scones, muffins, and cookies. A rotating seasonal list has included filled danishes and a twice-baked croissant. Pastries are made by hand from scratch, so what is available can vary. The coffee menu covers espresso drinks, drip and cold brew, plus teas, matcha, and chai. The shop also takes pastry catering inquiries and private event requests through forms on its website.