Freemans Bakery and Café is a neighbourhood bakery at 2/444 Glenfield Road in Glenfield, on Auckland's North Shore, holding a 4.5 rating on Google; its Facebook page is the best place to check current details. A good New Zealand bakery lives or dies by the basics: bread actually baked that morning, and a pie worth crossing the road for, with the mince and cheese the honest test. At any bakery-café, mornings are when the cabinets are fullest, and popular items can be gone by mid-afternoon. It's worth asking what is made on site rather than just finished there; regulars learn the bake days and time their visits accordingly. A bakery with café seating invites you to linger over the visit, which is half its charm. Set on Glenfield Road in the middle of the suburb, it's an easy stop for North Shore locals after fresh baking close to home.