Food & Drink · Greater Fredericton

The Happy Baker is a from-scratch bakery, cafe, and deli that describes itself as Fredericton's largest independently owned bakery. The Dundonald Street shop is the flagship of four locations; the others are at Chancery Place on King Street, on Main Street on the north side, and at the Fredericton International Airport.

People come in for artisan breads, custom and ready-made cakes, sweet and savoury pastries, breakfast sandwiches, deli sandwiches on house-baked bread, ice cream, and full event catering. The gluten-free baking gets singled out often; reviewers describe gluten-free cakes that whole parties enjoyed without knowing the difference. Other repeat favourites in reviews include the sourdough, cheesecake brownies, peanut butter balls, vanilla buttercream cake, and the hearty breakfast sandwiches, including one regulars order by name, the Old Faithful.

The Dundonald location holds a 4.4-star average across several hundred Google reviews. The recurring themes are fresh baking, reasonable prices, friendly counter service, and a clean, welcoming room for dining in. It works equally well as a quick breakfast stop, a lunch spot, or the place you order the birthday cake from.

One practical note from reviewers: the Dundonald Street parking lot fills up by mid-morning and street parking on Dundonald itself is limited, so go early, or try one of the other locations if you are just grabbing bread and a coffee. Catering inquiries go to catering@thehappybaker.ca.

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