St Mary's Bakery is probably the best place to buy cakes and bread in Torbay. This town centre…read morebranch is at the top of Victoria St and it sells everything you would expect; cakes, bread, pies, pasties, sandwiches etc. At the rear of the shop is a small cafe and upstairs there is a bigger cafe, Jessica's Coffee Shop in fact, which does a very good full English breakfast for £4.25. If you get a window table you get a great view of Victoria St and you can sit and watch everyone going about their business. There are two real disadvantages; no parking - well Victoria St is pedestrianised! The toilets are upstairs and it is quite a steep staircase. Other than that I can highly recommend this establishment.

If you are visiting Totnes make sure you have a look at Cranchs, it will take you back when you…read morehave a look at the jars of traditional sweets. Barley sugar twists, butter scotch and pineapple cubes they are all here. Pick a quarter of something you fancy and get your paper bag with a little of what you fancy. They also cater for the romantic trade with boxes of quality chocolates and in season Easter Eggs and Christmas novelties. You can also get a Devon cowpat (delicious fudge really) and some rock to take home. My person favourite is the coconut mushrooms.

This is a wonderful little bakery. Not sure about the morning; but in the early afternoon the focus…read moreis on pasties and meat pies. I had my first traditional Cornish Pasty. It was delicious! Also coffee and tea. Only complaint is that the patio is so crowded with chairs as to be unwieldy. But that's a sign of the popularity!