Kneed Artisan Bakery

About Kneed Artisan Bakery

Kneed Artisan Bakery is a boutique bakery and cafe located at The Sands in Pāpāmoa, founded by Eve and Sunil. Embracing traditional craftsmanship, the bakery draws inspiration from European traditions of slow-living and purchasing daily-fresh baked goods to minimise preservatives while fostering everyday community connection.

The kitchen crafts an extensive selection of artisanal loaves, including slow-fermented sourdoughs, baguettes, ciabatta, and focaccia, all baked with a lightly toasted crust and a soft interior. Alongside their breads, Kneed offers an extensive cabinet of handcrafted pastries, signature doughnuts, NYC-style cookies, slices, and traditional savoury pies and sausage rolls.

In addition to takeaway baked goods, the bakery serves breakfast sandos and gourmet sandwiches made to order, accompanied by a comprehensive drinks menu featuring Allpress espresso coffee, specialty teas, frappes, colourful smoothies, and flavored matcha drinks.

Kneed Artisan Bakery: Handcrafted Breads and Pastries at The Sands, Pāpāmoa

Nestled in The Sands commercial precinct in Pāpāmoa, Kneed Artisan Bakery brings a focused, European-inspired baking philosophy to the Bay of Plenty coast. Established by founders Eve and Sunil, the bakery operates on the principle that daily baking should be an integral community ritual. Instead of relying on preservatives or commercial shelf-stabilisers, Kneed champions the age-old continental practice of making, buying, and enjoying baked goods on the same day they emerge from the oven.

From early each morning, the team works through traditional fermentation and hand-shaping processes to produce a broad variety of artisan breads. Their signature sourdough loaves feature deeply baked, toasted crusts yielding to airy, tender crumbs. Alongside sourdough, the bread shelves stock freshly prepared focaccia, rustic ciabatta, baguettes, and sliced specialty loaves including tiger bread and wholegrain options.

Breakfast Sandos and Gourmet Lunch Fare

Beyond artisan loaves to take home, Kneed serves an extensive made-to-order morning menu available until early afternoon. Central to the breakfast offerings is the Build Your Own Breaky Sando, allowing diners to select a bread base—such as freshly baked ciabatta, sourdough, or focaccia—paired with savory combinations like crispy bacon, salmon, halloumi, hashbrowns, steamed egg squares, avocado, onion jam, and house hollandaise.

Those looking for substantial midday sandwiches can choose from options like the Philly Cheese Steak Sando, served on a toasted baguette packed with thinly sliced sirloin steak, fried peppers, onions, jalapeños, and house cheese sauce. Other cabinet staples include the Reuben on sourdough, chicken Caesar focaccia, and fresh roast beef baguettes.

Sweet Cabinet Delights, Pies, and Drinks

Pastry enthusiasts will find a diverse display of sweet baked treats in the display cabinets. The bakery has built a loyal following for its signature yeast doughnuts, which feature fillings ranging from Nutella and traditional jam with fresh cream to Biscoff and daily rotating loaded specials. Those seeking classic kiwi bakery fare can pick up warm handcrafted pies, from mince and cheese to steak, cheese and jalapeño, creamy bacon and mushroom, or flaky golden sausage rolls.

Sweet choices extend further into thick NYC-style cookies, espresso caramel slices, fruit tarts, crème brûlée tarts, and custard danishes. To drink, Kneed pulls espresso using Allpress coffee beans, complemented by loose-leaf Websters teas, chilled frappes, and superfood smoothies blended with coconut yoghurt, fresh fruits, and spirulina. On Wednesdays, the bakery highlights specialty matcha drinks served hot or iced with flavors like strawberry, mango, and vanilla.

Signature items

• Build Your Own Breaky Sando
• Philly Cheese Steak Sando
• Biscoff & Cream Doughnut
• White Sourdough Loaf
• Creamy Bacon & Mushroom Pie
• Blue Vibes Smoothie

Menu

Matcha

• Hot Matcha — Whisked premium green tea matcha with hot steamed milk
• Over Ice — Whisked matcha green tea served chilled over milk and ice

Slices

• Custard Slice — Creamy set custard sandwiched between flaky pastry layers
• Chocolate Cream Cheese Brownie — Fudgy chocolate brownie swirled with rich cream cheese
• Espresso Caramel Slice — Decadent caramel slice with a rich espresso kick

Frappes

• Vanilla — Blended iced frappe flavored with sweet vanilla
• Caramel — Blended icy frappe infused with rich caramel
• Chocolate — Chilled blended frappe made with chocolate

Iced Tea

• Peach — Refreshing chilled brewed tea flavored with peach
• Lemon — Crisp iced tea infused with bright lemon citrus
• Mango — Sweet, tropical chilled mango-infused iced tea

Breakfast

• Build Your Own Breaky Sando — Choice of fresh baked ciabatta, focaccia, or sourdough with three fillings, onion jam, and hollandaise
• Philly Cheese Steak Sando — Toasted baguette with thinly sliced sirloin steak, fried onions, peppers, housemade cheese sauce, and jalapeños
• Loaded Avocado Focaccia — Fresh toasted focaccia topped with avocado, feta, cherry tomatoes, rocket, and balsamic glaze

Chocolate

• Hot Chocolate — Steamed milk blended with rich chocolate
• Iced Chocolate — Chilled milk blended with rich chocolate over ice
• Fluffy — Frothed warm milk dusted with sweet powder for children

Doughnuts

• Nutella Doughnut — Handcrafted artisan doughnut filled with rich Nutella
• Jam & Cream Doughnut — Classic doughnut filled with sweet fruit jam and fresh cream
• Biscoff & Cream Doughnut — Artisan doughnut filled with spiced Biscoff spread and cream
• Loaded Doughnut — Specialty artisan doughnut with rotating daily toppings
• Sprinkle Doughnut — Traditional glazed doughnut topped with colourful sprinkles

Smoothies

• Blue Vibes — Pineapple, banana, coconut yoghurt, blue spirulina, coconut water, coconut flakes
• Green Goodness — Orange, ginger, avocado, spinach, honey, greens powder, coconut water, chia seeds
• PB & Jelly — Strawberries, peanut butter, maple syrup, strawberry powder, coconut milk, cocoa nibs
• Mango Magic — Mango, banana, coconut yoghurt, honey, almond milk, coconut flakes

Sandwiches

• Roast Beef Baguette — Fresh crusty baguette filled with tender roast beef
• Breaky Baguette — Morning breakfast filling served in a fresh baguette
• Ham & Cheese Croissant — Flaky butter croissant filled with sliced ham and melted cheese
• Chicken Caesar Focaccia — House-baked focaccia loaded with seasoned chicken and Caesar filling
• Reuben Sourdough — Toasted sourdough sandwich featuring classic Reuben fillings

NYC Cookies

• Raspberry & White Chocolate — Thick New York-style cookie loaded with raspberries and white chocolate
• Biscoff — Thick New York-style cookie infused with spiced speculoos Biscoff

Other Sweets

• Custard Apricot Danish — Flaky laminated pastry filled with sweet custard and sliced apricot
• Custard Mixed Berries Danish — Laminated Danish pastry filled with custard and mixed berries
• Cinnamon Scroll — Rolled pastry swirled with sweet cinnamon and sugar
• Fruit & Custard Tart — Crisp tart shell filled with rich custard and fresh fruit
• Creme Brulee Tart — Pastry tart filled with vanilla cream custard and a caramelized sugar top
• Chocolate Cake Slice — Slice of rich, moist chocolate cake
• Carrot Cake Slice — Spiced carrot cake slice with cream cheese icing
• Date Scone — Freshly baked traditional sweet date scone
• Cheese Scone — Golden savory scone loaded with cheddar cheese

Websters Tea

• Earl Grey — Black tea infused with fragrant oil of bergamot
• English Breakfast — Robust blend of premium black tea leaves
• Green Tea — Light, delicate, and refreshing green tea
• Peppermint — Naturally caffeine-free herbal peppermint tea

Allpress Coffee

• Flat White — Espresso with steamed whole milk and velvety microfoam
• Latte — Smooth espresso balanced with steamed milk
• Cappuccino — Rich espresso topped with deep frothed milk and chocolate powder
• Long Black — Double shot of espresso extracted over hot water
• Americano — Classic espresso diluted with hot water
• Piccolo — Single espresso shot cut with a small amount of warm milk
• Chai — Spiced chai tea blend combined with steamed milk
• Mochachino — Espresso mixed with chocolate and velvety steamed milk
• Iced Latte — Chilled espresso poured over cold milk and ice

Breads (Sliced)

• Wholemeal Bread — Freshly baked sliced wholemeal loaf
• White Bread — Classic freshly baked sliced white loaf
• Wholegrain Bread — Nutritious sliced wholegrain loaf
• Tiger Bread — Crusty patterned sliced tiger bread

Pies & Savouries

• Steak & Cheese — Traditional flaky pastry pie filled with chunky steak and melted cheese
• Pepper Steak — Savory steak pie seasoned with cracked black pepper
• Steak, Cheese & Jalapeno — Chunky steak and melted cheese pie with a spicy kick of jalapeños
• Mince & Cheese — Classic pastry pie filled with seasoned minced beef and cheese
• Mince — Traditional New Zealand minced beef pie
• Mini Mince — Bite-sized portion of classic minced beef pie
• Creamy Bacon & Mushroom — Savory pie filled with diced bacon and mushrooms in a creamy sauce
• Bacon & Egg — Hearty pie filled with whole eggs and savory bacon
• Quiche — Freshly baked savory quiche with assorted fillings
• Sausage Roll — Seasoned sausage meat wrapped in golden puff pastry

Sourdough Loaves

• White Sourdough Loaf — Artisan white sourdough loaf with toasted outer crust and soft interior
• Healthy Harvest Loaf — Wholesome specialty artisan sourdough loaf
• Seeded Loaf — Artisan sourdough loaf packed with mixed seeds

Matcha Wednesday Flavours

• Vanilla Matcha — Matcha drink infused with vanilla syrup
• Caramel Matcha — Matcha drink flavored with rich caramel syrup
• Chai Matcha — Spiced chai combined with matcha
• Strawberry Matcha — Matcha layered with sweet strawberry flavoring
• Raspberry Matcha — Matcha infused with tart raspberry syrup
• Mango Matcha — Tropical matcha combined with mango flavoring
• Blueberry Matcha — Earthy matcha flavored with sweet blueberries

Frequently asked questions

Where in Pāpāmoa is Kneed Artisan Bakery located?

Kneed is located at Shop 3, 54 Stevenson Drive, within The Sands development in Pāpāmoa.

What hours is Kneed Artisan Bakery open?

The bakery is open daily from 6:30am to 3:00pm.

What times is the cooked breakfast menu served?

Breakfast items, including the Build Your Own Breaky Sando and Philly Cheese Steak Sando, are available daily from 7:30am until 1:00pm.

What kinds of bread does the bakery bake?

Kneed bakes white sourdough, seeded loaves, healthy harvest loaves, ciabatta, focaccia, baguettes, tiger bread, wholemeal, wholegrain, and classic white loaves.

What coffee brand does Kneed serve?

The bakery pours espresso made with Allpress coffee beans, with alternative milk and flavor shot options available.

What is Matcha Wednesday?

On Wednesdays, Kneed features a dedicated matcha menu served hot or over ice, with flavor additions such as blueberry, raspberry, mango, strawberry, vanilla, caramel, or chai.

Tips

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Good to know

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