Mount Eden Bakery & Lunchbar is a bakery on Mount Eden Road in the Auckland suburb of Mount Eden, rated 4.3 from 132 Google reviews. The lunchbar in the name points to cooked lunch fare alongside the baking.
A New Zealand bakery is often judged on its pies — flaky pastry, a filling that tastes of more than gravy — and the lunchbar side of the trade is about hot food through the middle of the day, not just morning batches. The best selection is earliest, since bread and pastries come out in batches and popular lines can be gone before closing. High turnover is the quiet sign of quality. Regulars learn the rhythm — when the rolls are filled, which pie runs out first — and time their visits to match.
On Mount Eden Road in the heart of the suburb, it suits a morning baking run as easily as a proper midday lunch.