Bellatino's Kitchen is a Hawke's Bay bakery and café on Mahia Street in Ahuriri, Napier, just back from the salty shores of the harbour. Baking is at the heart of everything they do: from golden, buttery croissants and rustic sourdough loaves to show-stopping wedding and celebration cakes, everything is made from scratch and baked fresh every day using New Zealand-grown, spray-free flour and the best seasonal ingredients they can find.
The kitchen sits within the vibrant Ahuriri Food Hub and is home to a newly opened licensed dine-in space. With a sunny courtyard and relaxed indoor seating, it works just as well for a morning pastry and coffee as it does for a leisurely lunch or a glass of wine with something sweet.
Bellatino's is best known for its cakes — from elegant wedding creations to birthday treats and centrepieces for every occasion — alongside vintage cakes, tarts and a cabinet of daily bakes. The venue is an extension of Bellatino's Food Lovers' Market, so alongside the sweets you'll find a curated range of gourmet groceries, fresh produce, and slow, long-lasting things for the home and pantry, with a soft spot for supporting local artists and makers. Whether you're picking up a cake, a slice of something sweet, or simply a quiet moment in the sun, it's a space for food lovers, made by food lovers.
Tucked into 17 Mahia Street in Ahuriri, just back from the salty shores of Napier's harbour, Bellatino's Kitchen is a Hawke's Bay bakery and café built on the belief that life is designed to be devoured, bite by chocolaty bite. It's an extension of Bellatino's Food Lovers' Market and sits within the vibrant Ahuriri Food Hub, bringing together a cabinet of daily bakes, a licensed dine-in space, and a curated shop of gourmet groceries, fresh produce and slow, long-lasting things for the home.
Baking is at the heart of everything here. Golden, buttery croissants, rustic sourdough loaves and every pastry, cake and loaf in between are made from scratch — no shortcuts, just real food made with care. The team bakes fresh each day using New Zealand-grown, spray-free flour and the best seasonal ingredients they can get their hands on, which is part of why the cabinet rewards repeat visits.
Bellatino's is known for its cakes, from elegant wedding creations to birthday treats and centrepieces for every occasion. The celebration range runs from playful to decadent: Lemon Raspberry Cake, Orange Almond Cake, Blueberry Coconut Layer Cake (dairy-free), Funfetti Celebration Cake, Strawberry Shortcake, Hummingbird Cake, the vegan Dark Chocolate Olive Oil cake, and the show-stopping Death By Chocolate Cake — rich dark chocolate cake paired with silky white chocolate mud cake, stacked with chocolate buttercream and finished with piped peaks of dark and white chocolate frosting. Cakes come in several sizes — the Death By Chocolate serves 8–12 at 15cm up to 20–30 at 26cm — and vintage cakes and tarts round out the sweet offering.
Celebration cakes are made to order, so allow around four working days. Pickup is from the Ahuriri bakery, delivery can be added at checkout, and Havelock North collection can be arranged by contacting the team.
Alongside the takeaway cabinet is a newly opened licensed dine-in space, with a sunny courtyard and relaxed indoor seating. It's an easy spot for a morning pastry and coffee, a leisurely lunch, or a glass of wine with something sweet. If you're planning something bigger, catering is available, and the shelves carry gourmet groceries, fresh produce, candles and cake decorations — think Meri Meri swirly and star candles — plus gift cards. True to their food-lovers ethos, they also support artists and makers, stocking slow, long-lasting pieces for the home and pantry.
Doors open at 8am Monday to Friday and 8.30am on weekends, with an early 2.30pm close on Sundays. When ordering online, add pickup details, cake flavour and gift-wrapping requests in the notes at checkout, and keep an eye on the Sharing The Love Rewards programme, which runs treats and giveaways for regulars. Allergen details are published for each cake — the Death By Chocolate, for instance, contains gluten, dairy, wheat and eggs and no nuts — and the team welcomes questions about allergies and intolerances. Whether you're after a whole cake, a slice of something sweet or a quiet moment in the sun, it's a space for food lovers, made by food lovers.