Autumn special
Apple & cider rye
£6.20
750g loaf
Rye and wheat sour with Kettle Lane Bramleys and a splash of dry Norfolk cider. Only while the apples last.
Vegan
Baked Fridays & Saturdays.
Contains gluten and sulphites.
Good morning, Norwich
Baked at dawn. Saved with your name on it.
We’re a small bakery and café on St Benedicts Street. Preorder sourdough, pastries and celebration cakes by 2pm, and your bag will be waiting on the shelf when you pop in tomorrow.
Free click & collect, Tuesday to Sunday
Order by 2pm for tomorrow
- 36-hour sourdough
- Flour milled 14 miles away
- Free click & collect
- Leftovers go to the Larder
Live From the bake sheet
Fresh out of the oven
Today What’s on the shelf right now
- Butter croissantOut at 7am
- Country sourdoughOut at 7:15am
- Pain au chocolatOut at 7:20am
- Bramble baguetteOut at 7:40am
- Cardamom knotOut at 8am
- Cinnamon bunOut at 8:30am
- Pumpkin morning bunOut at 9am
- Almond croissantOut at 9:30am
- Seeded Norfolk ryeOut at 10am
- Rosemary focacciaOut at 10:30am
- Apple & cider ryeOut at 11am
- Spelt & honey loafOut at 11am
- Leek & cheddar sconeOut at 11:30am
- Plum & frangipane tartOut at 12 noon
- Buckwheat brownieOut at 1pm
On the shelfBaking nowStill to comeSold outSold out? Preorder and we’ll save you one tomorrow.
Click & collect
How preordering works
No queue, no disappointment, no 6am alarm.
- 1
Fill your bag by 2pm
Choose loaves, pastries and cakes. Some breads only come out on certain days, and we’ll show you which.
- 2
Pick a collection slot
Any half hour while we’re open, up to two weeks ahead. Pay online now or at the counter.
- 3
Grab it off the shelf
Your bag waits by the door with your name on it. Say hello, skip the queue, add a coffee.
This week
Autumn specials
while the Kettle Lane plums & apples last
Autumn special
Pumpkin morning bun
£3.40
each
Laminated bun rolled with roast pumpkin, brown sugar and nutmeg, tossed in orange sugar.
Vegetarian
Baked Saturdays & Sundays.
Contains gluten, milk and egg.
This week only
Plum & frangipane tart
£4.20
slice
Sweet pastry, almond frangipane and Victoria plums from Kettle Lane, glazed with their own jam.
Vegetarian
Baked Wednesday to Sunday.
Contains gluten, milk, egg and tree nuts.
Celebration cakes
Birthdays, weddings and the odd Tuesday
Build your cake online: one tier or three, five sponges, proper fillings and a hand-piped message. You’ll see it drawn as you choose, with the price to the penny.
- From £38 for a 6-inch that serves 8–10
- Four days’ notice, collected in a ribboned box
- Vegan sponge and fillings on request
made for Ivy’s nana, last Saturday
The café
Stay for a coffee
Twenty seats, a big communal table and a window for watching St Benedicts go by. Brunch from 9 to 2.
- Flat white£3.40
Wherry Coffee house blend, oat milk at no extra cost
- Eggs on toast£8.50
Linnet Farm eggs, soft scrambled, on country sourdough
- Mushrooms on rye£9.50
White bean purée, herbs and chilli oil. Vegan
- Cardamom knot & a coffee£6.20
The breakfast of champions (and Ruth)
Kind words
Worth crossing the city for
4.9from 612 reviews
★★★★★
The cardamom knots are the best I’ve had outside Stockholm, and I lived there for six years. I preorder four every Saturday so I never miss out.
★★★★★
Ordered a two-tier cake for my mum’s 70th using the builder. It looked exactly like the drawing, only better, and the lemon curd filling had the whole table quiet.
★★★★★
Our Friday treat: a seeded rye for the week and a coffee at the window table. The staff remember the dog’s name, which says it all.
Visit us
Halfway down St Benedicts
27 St Benedicts Street, Norwich NR2 4PG. Look for the pink door and the queue of dogs.
Open Tuesday to Sunday
- Tuesday7:30am–4pm
- Wednesday7:30am–4pm
- Thursday7:30am–4pm
- Friday7:30am–4pm
- Saturday8am–4pm
- Sunday9am–2pm
- MondayClosed