The Blackhood Bakes is a bakery and cafe at 50 Marine Parade in Paraparaumu Beach, on the Kapiti Coast. It has a Google rating of 4.7 from 19 reviews. Reviewers mention the baked goods, the atmosphere and a good selection of cakes, and one says the flat white is among the best in New Zealand. Another describes the inside as homely.
A good beachside bakery is judged on its cakes and pastries, and on how the coffee is made. A flat white should have a smooth, balanced milk and a clear espresso base. Cakes and bakes are best eaten the same day, while the cafe is busy on warm afternoons.
For cakes, bakes and a flat white on Marine Parade in Paraparaumu Beach, this bakery is a place reviewers say is worth a visit when you are by the beach.