🥐Best Bakeries & Patisseries in Miramar 2026

Last updated: August 2026

3 of Wellington's best bakeries & patisseries, all in Miramar — hand-picked and ranked by locals, led by Shelly Bay Baker. Part of our independent Wellington bakeries & patisseries guide.

This Miramar shortlist includes Shelly Bay Baker, Little Bread Loaf, Nicoletta's Bakery. It is drawn from the full city guide using each venue's published address, practical details and category fit, so you can compare genuinely local options without losing the wider Wellington context.

Rankings are editorial; see how lists are compiled and corrected.

1. #1
   

   Shelly Bay Baker

   Chef Sam Forbes mills his own organic NZ grain on site and turns it into naturally levained sourdough, bagels and baguettes. What began as a Shelly Bay side project now runs a proper mill-and-bakery HQ plus outposts on Leeds Street and Karori Road.

   Miramar

   stoneground floursourdoughin-house millorganic grain
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2. #2
   

   Little Bread Loaf

   A proudly Māori-owned micro-bakery built on manaakitanga, best known for rēwena baps and cinnamon buns baked with real care. What started as a Lower Hutt market stall now runs a converted-container café in Miramar that regularly sells out by early afternoon.

   Miramar (Wellington's eastern suburbs)

   Māori-ownedrēwena breadcinnamon bunscommunity-driven
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3. #3
   

   Nicoletta's Bakery

   Started as a cake shop in 2016 and grew into a full Italian-style bakery-pizzeria, famous locally for its tiramisu doughnuts and rotating vegan flavours. A proper Miramar hangout with pizza and calzones alongside the pastry cabinet.

   Miramar

   Italian-styletiramisu doughnutsvegan optionsMiramar
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