The Artisan Bread Bakers opened in July 2016 at 3/83 Pyes Pa Rd, Pyes Pa, Tauranga, with a dream to be "The Local Bakery," producing high-quality sourdough and grain breads, authentic Dutch pastries and cakes, alongside good coffee at affordable prices. The bakery is locally owned and operated, and has built a strong local customer base while also supplying local café and restaurant owners with its breads and pastries.
All of the bakery's sourdough breads are unique to the business, made from a sourdough bug created in 2016 from an authentic European recipe. Its wholemeal breads use only Purple wholemeal, a purple grain milled in a way that keeps the antioxidants intact within the grain, so the health benefits stay in the bread. The pastry and cake range rotates regularly, featuring French and Dutch pastries, tarts, muffins, cakes and classic Kiwi pies, alongside Allpress espresso coffee.
The team includes bakers, apprentices, baristas and school students who share a passion for the baking industry, and the bakery describes itself as a family that prides itself on quality and honesty. Customers can sit inside, with a kids' play area for children, or outside with their dogs, and the bakery now delivers throughout the Tauranga Region.
The Artisan Bread Bakers opened in July 2016 on Pyes Pa Rd in Tauranga, born from a simple dream: to become "The Local Bakery," producing high-quality sourdough and grain breads, authentic Dutch pastries and cakes, alongside a good cup of coffee, all at affordable prices. Nearly a decade on, the bakery has grown into a well-known name across the Tauranga area, with a loyal local customer base.
At the heart of the bakery's bread range is a sourdough bug created in 2016 from an authentic European recipe — the same culture that makes every sourdough loaf unique to the bakery. The wholemeal range takes a similarly considered approach, using only Purple wholemeal, a purple grain milled in a specific way that keeps its antioxidants intact within the grain, so the health benefits of the wholegrain stay in the finished loaf rather than being lost in processing.
Beyond bread, the bakery's pastry cabinet leans into its Dutch and French influences, with a rotating selection that regularly introduces something new. Customers have spotted Dutch apple tart, Swiss cream bolus, lemon curd and passionfruit muffins, and classic Kiwi pies on different visits, alongside almond croissants, almond orange tarts, and filled donuts. On the cake side, carrot cake, chocolate mud cake and baked cheesecake round out a menu built for anyone with a sweet tooth. All of it is paired with Allpress espresso coffee, brewed by the bakery's own baristas.
The Artisan Bread Bakers doesn't only serve walk-in customers — it also supplies local café and restaurant owners with its breads and pastries, extending its reach across the wider Tauranga food scene. It's a role that speaks to the bakery's focus on consistent quality, since its products need to hold up on someone else's menu as well as its own.
Behind the counter, the bakery's team includes bakers, apprentices, baristas and school students, all described as sharing the same passion and care for the baking industry. The Artisan Bread Bakers describes itself as a family, and says it prides itself on the quality and honesty of its product, living by those values day to day.
Walking into the store, customers are greeted not just with a smile but with the aroma of freshly baked goods, and a choice of where to sit — inside, where kids can play in a dedicated kids' area, or outside, where dogs are welcome to join their owners. For those who can't make it in, The Artisan Bread Bakers now delivers throughout the Tauranga Region, bringing its breads, pastries and cakes straight to customers' doors.