From a timber-framed structures to an elegant kiosk hosting theatre-led treat creations, craft bakery brands have developed new spaces to sell their baked goods.
Some companies are expanding their estates further, a few are doubling up on flagship locations, while a couple of wholesalers are making their into the retail market.
Check out our round-up of new outlets from craft bakery businesses below:
Bayne’s the Family Bakers, Glasgow
As part of its plans to open three or four new sites annually, backed by a £11m expansion of its central production site in Lochore, Scottish bakery chain Bayne’s has opened its eighth shop in Glasgow.
Located on Gordon Street opposite the entrance to Glasgow Central train station, it will create 18 jobs for locals – the same number as its previously opened shop on Great Western Road.
“Glasgow continues to play an important role in our journey. The support we’ve received from communities across the city has been fantastic,” commented Bayne’s joint managing director John Bayne. “Our Gordon Street shop offers commuters a convenient option for a hearty breakfast or post-work treat, whilst also providing fresh and traditionally baked options for those in the centre of town.”
Burnt Arches, London
Hospitality duo Honor Powley and Finlay Logan have opened Burnt Arches in Bethnal Green, an all-day dining venue with in-house bakery that builds on the success of their original West London brunch spot, Burnt.
The 890 sq ft site has space for 40 covers, with wooden chairs, beige tables and lots of natural light giving it a modern Scandinavian feel. The menu is replete with seasonal laminated pastries such as Orange & Cardamom Swirls and Kent Tomato, Apricot, Harissa & Ricotta Danishes, while a Guittard Triple Chocolate Caramelised Croissant Cookie has been specially created for the launch.
“We wanted to create a cookie that was bold, playful and nostalgic, inspired by the creativity of US bakeries but made with better ingredients and less waste to reflect our mission with the in-house bakery,” said Powley, who recently visited New York. “The caramelised croissant crumb gives an incredible buttery flavour while helping us make the most of every bake.”
Fika Bakery, Brighton
Swedish pastries specialist Fika Bakery has expanded from wholesale into retail with its first neighbourhood café opened on the corner of Gloucester Road and Tiny Street in Brighton’s vibrant North Laine area.
‘Fika’ is a Swedish term for a coffee and cake experience with friends. The site serves signature Scandinavian-style buns in flavours like cardamom, cinnamon, crème brûlée, blueberry & vanilla, and blackberry crumble. It also has smoked salmon, egg and dill croissants, Princess Cake, and Rustic Rye and Kefir loaves.
The artisan bakery business was founded in 2023 by Jenny Engvall, who has three decades’ worth of experience including working at some of the best bakeries in Stockholm prior to moving to London to create afternoon teas at The Ritz. She is said to have served in the past The Queen, Naomi Campbell, Julia Roberts, and Stephen King.
Fika Bakery is not to be confused with a separate Brighton café brand called Fika, which focuses on burgers and heavy brunch sandwiches.
Haute Dolci, London
Dessert parlour chain Haute Dolci has launched its first Dolci Mono kiosk in Brent Cross shopping centre, northwest London.
The brand said its new fast-paced, theatre-led kiosk model has been designed specifically for high-traffic retail and travel destinations, distilling its signature elegance and indulgence into a compact, interactive concept built for the modern consumer.
The menu includes customisable options such as the Dolci Bar – ‘naked’ ice cream bars that are dipped in Belgian chocolate in front of customers and finished with their choice of toppings and drizzles – as well as waffle bites and single serve cakes. There are also Haute Dolci’s signature cakes like the Mono Matilda and Mono San Sebastian cheesecake.
Lockdown Bakehouse, London
As the name suggests, this Southwest London artisan bakery brand was launched in lockdown and has since grown from a single kitchen operation to a chain of six sites – its latest opened recently in Putney. This joins other retail locations in Wandsworth, Barnes, Clapham, Earlsfield, and Raynes Park, with its daily range of sourdough loaves, focaccia sandwiches, pastries, cakes, and sweet treats produced at a central bakehouse in Wimbledon that also supplies more than 180 wholesale customers across the capital.
The company was co-founded by Australian Chris Brumby and his wife Dawn, who prior to the pandemic ran a food truck and catering business called MyPie. Menu options include influences from Down Under such as lamingtons, Tim Tam doughnuts, and of course lunch pies.
Peak and Stone Bakery, Chesterfield
Another husband-and-wife team, Tom and Emily Martin, are behind another new shop opening – and also marking a first venture into retail. It comes through a renovation of the front space of their 540 sq ft bakery unit at Boythorpe Business Park in Chesterfield.
Among Peak and Stone’s highly decorated bread line-up created by Tom are Britain’s Best Loaf 2024 – the Deep Pan Garlic, Rosemary, Sea Salt Sourdough Focaccia – and the two category champions from Britain’s Best Loaf 2026: the Stanedge Country Sourdough and the Sundried Tomato, Chilli & Cheese Sourdough.
Emily’s sweet bakery recipes have also secured successes at this year’s Britain’s Best Cake competition, including the gold medal winning Brown Butter & Spelt Cake with Yuzu, Honey and Black Sesame Praline, and the Pistachio, Lemon & Honey Cake with White Chocolate Miso Buttercream. They also sell ranges of viennoiserie, Swedish-style buns, volcano cookies, pastel de nata, doughnuts, traybakes, and scones – the latter gaining a reputation for being “giant and packed full of flavour” such as the bestselling Cheese, Mustard & Smoked Sea Salt Scone.
Martin told British Baker that the fallout of the awards coupled with media coverage drove a huge spike in local popularity. “We had so many people turning up to the production site, we had to do something about it,” he said, noting that they were now open for on-site sales during the daytime on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
Three Little Birds Bakery, Ilkley
Keighley-based sweet treat specialist Three Little Birds has spread its wings and fluttered over to nearby Ilkley to open its second shop.
The new branch is located on tree-lined street, The Grove, in the middle of Ilkley town, and is stocking the brand’s usual array of celebration cakes, cupcakes, slices, cookies, and macarons. Uniquely, it features a cosy space for wedding cake consultations.
Most of the baking is still being done at its flagship site in Keighley, which has welcomed new equipment to help increase capacity and a recent lick of paint in the retail area. The company was founded by Rebecca Stevens out of her home kitchen in 2015, expanding into the shop on Cavendish Street in 2023.
Toad Bakery, London
Voted one of the top 13 best artisan bakeries in the country in 2024, Toad Bakery has also hopped on from its flagship shop (Camberwell in this case) to launch a second site in Deptford. This sees co-founders Rebecca Spaven and Oliver Costello continue their agenda of building a welcoming, open plan bakery serving playful pastries and nourishing sourdough.
Production is to be shifted out of the “tiny bakery” in Camberwell and into the new site close to historic Deptford Market, which they said “will give the whole team more space to create, develop and bake for a new crowd” as well as allowing both locations to be open seven days a week.
Toad noted it deliberately keeps its prices as accessibly low as possible, such as the 80p sourdough rolls, while day-one favourites include the Everything Bagel Croissant and the Yuzu Jaffa Cake. Among its slow-fermented loaves and baguettes are the Malted Wheat Sourdough and the Scandinavian-style Rye Sourdough. Its zero-waste ethos has viennoiserie offcuts are repurposed into Saffron Teacakes and Maple Cream Cheese Swirls.
A striking wooden frame (as seen in the top image) was created in collaboration with carpenter Nick Tudor, who sourced sweet chestnut tree timber from close to his workshop. It provides a structure for a series of stainless-steel counters, on which products can be displayed or work can be done in an open-plan setting for customers to view.
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