There is absolutely nothing sophisticated about the Bellevue Bakehouse. It is your basic…read moreneighbourhood bakery and it does the basics very well. Always busy in the mornings before school (Howick College is a short walk away) and on Saturdays when rugby is played on the sports field opposite. (Due to the appetite of teenage boys and rugby players for pies, I do not expect the Bellevue ever to go broke.) You can get a wide range of cold drinks, there's takeaway hot coffee, they've got a bread slicing machine so you can get the loaf of your choice in thin or thick slices, and if you want something simple and tasty like a mince and cheese pie, a white tank loaf or a lamington, they have got you covered. I recommend the twisted ham and cheese thingies.

From the owner: Bellevue Bakery has been providing quality pastries and sweets to the Howick area for over a…read moredecade. We offer a great selection including pies, muffins, quiches, donuts, pizza sticks, bread, coffee, and more. Stop by today and treat yourself!

This bakery is fantastic for those lazy days when I do not prepare my lunch before work, great for…read morea pie to head off the cheeky hangover on a Monday or Friday morning, great for sandwichs and healthy options too. This bakery makes scrumy filled rolls one can choose from cabinet, otherwise if none of them tickle your fancy then you can have a sandwich made for you! They have all the fillings and meats and sauces to choose from and make it in front of you. Alongside the healthy options, there are some great naughty treats. My personal favourite is the 'Hershey's infused donut', which im only allowed once in a blue moon. It is decadent and delicious. Yum pies, and standard bakery food- muffins, scones, lamingtons, rolls and the like.

The pies here are amazing. I love the chicken pie, it became the only one I would ever buy (back…read morebefore I was vegetarian, and if I lived closer I would probably fail at vegetarianism and still eat this pie all the time). It is pretty much the best chicken pie in the whole world, ever. But get in quick lest you miss out on your pie of choice, it's very busy here at lunch time. The site of the bakery, and the other shops adjacent to it, is more commonly known as Mobil Corner, even long after the Mobil was no longer there. It well-known among Bucklands Beachers and particularly among the high and intermediate school students (of which I was one, back in the day). It also has an excellent selection of sweet treats - all the usual tarts and slices and cookies. The caramel slice is another one of my regulars and Mobil Corner bakery does it well.

With an incredibly eye catching yellow sign, it's hard to miss this Wild Wheat store. 'What on…read moreearth do they do?' you may ask. Well, they sell bread like any other bakery, except their bread is 100% additive/preservative free - they bake without any man inspired modifications. It's the real stuff! I was eating a hot cross bun from here the other day, and it tasted super delicious and quite different. You know that healthy feeling you get after eating home-made brown bread? That's how I felt after gnawing on this freshly baked bun. Seriously recommend you pop in sometime if you're a health, gluten-free, GM free, all round health nut. Even if you're not, you'll be pleasantly surprised how easy it is to switch over to Wild Wheat from supermarket brands.

Reliably good, fresh bread in lots of different styles. Get in my belly!…read more My favourite is the whole meal sourdough, but honestly, I've never had a bad loaf from Blackwoods and they make a wide variety that goes way beyond the standards, including Italian-style pizza bases in various seasonings, all kinds of flatbreads, about a million varieties of bagels, a wicked ciabatta, as well as croissants and other pastries. Helpfully, they have plenty of tasters set out in little brown paper bags, with olive oil to dunk in, which is exactly what every bakery should have I reckon. So take your time and locate the carbohydrate most likely to break your determination to watch what you eat.