Savoury pies baked fresh daily are the thing to know about Charlies Bakery at 161 Kamo Road in Kensington, Whangarei. The flavours include steak, bacon and egg, steak and cheese, mince, butter chicken and mince and cheese. The shop is a patisserie as well, so the counter also carries freshly baked breads, cakes, croissants, muffins and other savoury bites, with freshly brewed coffee to go or to take away. The website says every item is prepared fresh and is preservative free, which suits a pie shop that wants its filling to taste like it was made that morning.
Open Locally counts one other bakery within a kilometre of this one, Whau Valley Hot Bread Shop, about 0.9 km away. For someone on Kamo Road who wants a warm pie and a coffee to take with them, this is a simple stop, and a sensible first choice for a lunchtime pie in Kensington.