Daily Bread Britomart

Daily Bread is a sourdough bakery with ten separate locations spread across Auckland, and its Britomart branch on Galway Street is the most convenient for visitors staying in the city centre. It is a good stop for breakfast, a pastry with coffee or a freshly baked loaf of bread to take back to your accommodation.

Bread is the core of the business. The bakery's sourdough is made with what it describes as a 600-year-old starter, using high hydration and long fermentation, and its sourdough is fermented over 72 hours. The range includes white and ciabatta loaves, kibbled rye, a caraway loaf and rēwena sourdough. There is also a gluten-free sprouted quinoa loaf, which is useful for coeliac travellers looking for decent bread.

The pastries are buttery and rustic in style and are made fresh daily. Pain au chocolat and a doughnut of the day are typical choices, and mixed pastry boxes can be preordered online, which is handy if you are buying for a group or an office. Deli items are sold alongside, and the coffee is a reliable accompaniment.

The Britomart shop opens from 7am to 4pm, and its kitchen serves food until 2pm, so come before then if you want something more substantial than a pastry. For other parts of the city, branches include Point Chevalier, Ponsonby Road and Newmarket, with hours that vary by location.

Daily Bread also offers catering and delivery. Auckland orders can be delivered the next day, and the bakery ships nationwide, with free delivery above a minimum spend, which makes it easy to send a gift box to friends elsewhere in New Zealand. A newsletter sign-up also gives a discount on a first online order.

The café suits early risers, commuters and anyone wanting a quick, good-quality breakfast before a day of sightseeing. Its Galway Street address in Britomart is a short walk from Cafe Hanoi and the downtown area, so it fits easily into a morning in the city centre before catching a ferry. Pick up a loaf and some pastries for a picnic if you are heading out to the islands.