Silver Star Bakery is a neighbourhood bakery at 708 Grey Street in Hamilton East, Hamilton, holding a 4.2 Google rating.
A good suburban bakery lives or dies on timing: the bread and pastries that come out first thing are the ones worth arriving early for, and by mid-afternoon the pickings are slimmer. When choosing one, look for signs of baking done on the premises rather than reheated deliveries — the smell at the door, tray racks behind the counter, flour on the aprons. Regulars tend to ask what has just come out of the oven and time their visits around it, knowing the popular lines sell out fast, especially on weekend mornings. A plain white loaf or a simple pie tells you more about the baking than anything fancy will.
Sitting on Grey Street's small shopping strip, Silver Star Bakery gives Hamilton East an easy local stop for fresh baking on the way through.