Best Bakeries in Canterbury
The best bakeries in Canterbury, from hot Greek doughnuts and Hungarian chimney cakes to proper bread, pasties and celebration cakes. This list covers bakeries, patisseries, doughnut shops and cake shops, most of them within a few minutes of the High Street. Places are ranked using their Google rating weighted by how many reviews they have. Student tip: several places here offer vegan, gluten-free or egg-free options, and a couple run free loyalty schemes, so your pastry habit can earn you something back.
- 9 places, ranked by Google rating
- Open places only, checked every month
- Website and Google Maps for each
- 1
A.T. Patisserie
A.T. Patisserie, the shop from Azucar Treats, is on Palace Street in the old streets near the cathedral. Expect cakes, patisserie and desserts made with fresh ingredients and no artificial flavouring, with vegan, gluten-free and dairy-free options. It also runs an afternoon tea experience and makes celebration cakes to order.
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Beardy Baker
Beardy Baker is a family-owned bakery that started in a home kitchen in 2015 and now bakes from Barton Business Park off New Dover Road. It holds a Taste of Kent award and is loved for brownies, traybakes and birthday cakes, with vegan and gluten-free choices. Order online for collection or local delivery.
- 3
Lookumades
Lookumades on St Margaret's Street makes loukoumades, golden Greek doughnuts cooked to order and served hot with generous toppings. Add gelato made in store, Australian-style coffee or a matcha. The free Lookumates loyalty club earns you rewards, and if you cannot face leaving your room, they deliver through Deliveroo.
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Chimney Cake Shop
Chimney Cake Shop is a family-run bakery on the High Street making Hungarian kürtőskalács fresh to order since 2019. Each one is rolled by hand, slowly rotated as it bakes and finished in one of eight signature flavours, all vegetarian and halal. It is a weekend thing, so follow the smell on Saturdays and Sundays.
- 5
Sumo Donuts
Sumo Donuts serves gourmet doughnuts, milkshakes and coffee from its spot on Palace Street. Beyond the shop it offers local delivery and collection, plus treats for corporate events and parties. The shop does not open every day, so check its Instagram for opening days before you make the trip.
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Cake Box
Cake Box is on Station Road West, right by Canterbury West station, so it is handy for a cake run on your way home. Everything is egg free, from celebration cakes to cupcakes, cheesecakes and cake slices. The website even has a Ready in 1 Hour range for when you remember your flatmate's birthday a little late.
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Canterbury Bakery
Canterbury Bakery has been baking for the city since 2015 from its bright, modern spot in Marlowe Arcade, Whitefriars. Grab freshly baked bread, a pastry or a slice of cake with expertly brewed coffee, or order a custom celebration cake. A good place to regroup mid-shop or catch up with friends.
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Bakers + Baristas
Bakers + Baristas sits right on the High Street and bakes muffins, cookies and pastries in store every day, with baguettes and sandwiches filled by hand throughout the day. The coffee is organic and Fairtrade. Join the free Coffee Club, which lives in your phone wallet, and you earn points every time you buy.
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The Cornish Bakery
The Cornish Bakery on The Parade brings a taste of Cornwall to the middle of Canterbury. The menu is built on award-winning pasties, buttery viennoiserie, cakes and bakes, with ethically sourced coffee on the side. You can eat in or take away, which makes it an easy lunch stop between lectures and the shops.
Ranked by Google rating, weighted by the number of reviews so a place with a handful of five-star reviews does not jump the queue. We check the list every month and drop anywhere that has closed.
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