Leaven Bakery is a bakery on Oxford Street in Levin that bakes from traditional family recipes, and adds new treats now and then. Its pies are the thing customers talk about most. People praise the flaky, tender pastry, and the breakfast pie comes up more than once as a favourite. Regulars also like the club sandwiches and the donuts. One visitor came back the next day for more pies, and others say the pies were the reason they dropped in.
Open Locally lists two other bakeries within a kilometre. The Sponge Kitchen is at the same spot, rated 4.5 from 461 reviews, and Snackwall is 800 metres away. For a pie or sandwich on a stop through Levin, Leaven is a good place to start. You can call the bakery with questions, or pop in store to see what is baking that day.