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Artisan bakery and cafe · Harbourside

Bread that starts before the sun does.

Slow sourdough, flaky pastry and a pot of tea on the bench outside. A family bakery run by Hollis & Daughters, open from the first loaf to the last crumb.

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4:00 · Dawn

The ovens wake up

Dough has been proving since yesterday. The first loaves go in while the street is still asleep.

Fresh loaves cooling on a wooden rack

Flour on everything, and we would not have it any other way.

Our story

A family kitchen with a very big oven

Hollis & Daughters started baking for neighbours from a home kitchen. The loaves kept disappearing, so the kitchen moved to a corner shop with a bench outside and a bell on the door.

Children are welcome to watch the shaping through the low window. Dogs get a biscuit. Regulars get their usual before they reach the counter.

First bake
4:00 am
Sourdough rest
36 hours
Seats inside
Sample: 24
Flour
Stone milled
Tuesday7:00 to 18:00

Opening hours

Come early for the warm ones

A 24 hour paper clock: the saffron band is when the door is open, the sage pin is the time right now. Tap a day to turn the dial. Sample hours, set yours in one place.

Checking the oven

Sample hours

Celebration cakes

How ordering a cake works

  1. Tell us the occasion

    Send the form below with the date, how many people and any allergies.

  2. We sketch it on paper

    You get a quick drawing and flavour options to choose from.

  3. We bake it fresh

    Sponges are baked the day before and finished the morning of collection.

  4. Collect and celebrate

    Pick it up boxed and ready, candles included if you ask.

Notes on the board

Left by the door

Sample quote
"Our Saturday walk now ends at the bench outside with a cardamom bun each. The kids race for it."
A regular, sample
Sample quote
"The sourdough keeps for days, if it survives the walk home, which it never does."
A neighbour, sample
Sample quote
"They drew my daughter's birthday cake on paper first. The real one looked exactly like it."
A parent, sample

Good to know

Questions at the counter

Can I reserve bread for later?

Yes. Call or message before 10am and we will put your loaf aside with your name on a paper tag.

Are you child and dog friendly?

Very. There is a step-free entrance, a high chair, crayons at the window table and a water bowl by the door.

Do you bake gluten free?

We run dedicated gluten free bakes on set days. Our kitchen handles wheat, so we cannot promise zero traces.

How much notice do cakes need?

At least four days for most celebration cakes, and longer for tiered or shaped designs.

Order or say hello

Let us bake something for your table

Cakes, bread boxes for the office or a question about today's bake. We reply between batches, usually the same day.

Thank you. Your note is pinned by the oven and we will be in touch soon.