Liverpool’s Pastille Bakery opens new Baltic Triangle location 2026

Key Points

• The second bakery by Pastille Bakery, an award-winning artisan bakery that is nationally recognized, will open in the Baltic Triangle of Liverpool on Bridgewater Street.
• While the original warehouse unit at Gibraltar Row continues to be functional, the new bakery will have a soft launch on 4 September 2026, with an official opening date of 5 September 2026.
• “Thanks to explosive growth, social media success and good reviews in the Good Food Guide, where Pastille was crowned one of the best bakeries in the UK,” owner Jamie Heffey stated.
• Pastille Bakery specializes in making cruffins, cookies, cakes and “heavy pastries” through pop-ups in the market and collaborations with regional bakers.
• Heffey attributed their success to the network of investors, suppliers, and pastry chefs, calling their rise from a home kitchen to two bakeries “mental.”

Liverpool (Liverpool standard) September 04, 2026 – One of Britain’s best bakeries opens second site in Liverpool. Nationally recognised Pastille Bakery has opened a second site, bringing its signature “heavy pastries” to a new area of the city. The artisan bakery, which specialises in cruffins, cookies, cakes and pastries, was previously based in a warehouse unit on Gibraltar Row, just north of Liverpool’s financial district. Business owner Jamie Heffey has now moved into the Baltic Triangle, occupying a cosy unit on Bridgewater Street. Pastille Bakery’s second location will offer everything customers have come to love, including huge desserts, flaky pastries and some of Britain’s best goods.

The business found its footing in the kitchen of Jamie’s home, visiting markets and pop-ups where items continuously sold out. Pastille Bakery opened its first fully realised venue in 2024. Despite its slightly off the beaten track location, it became hugely popular, especially when announcing collaborations with other bakers from across the region, such as Manchester’s Finch Bakery or Liverpool’s Castro’s Cafeteria. Jamie’s first fully fledged business then became one of the best bakeries in the country after fewer than two years. The prestigious Good Food Guide revealed its list, with Jamie’s self-built venture the only one from all of Merseyside to make the list, and one of just three selected across the entire north west.

Pastille Bakery’s Baltic Triangle site enjoyed a soft launch on 4 September 2026 and will officially open to the public on Saturday, 5 September 2026. The new bakery is the result of runaway success that Jamie admits has been “mental” to witness. He told the ECHO: “I didn’t see it coming, to be honest. Social media has helped us a lot to get where we are. I have an amazing team around me who work hard every day. It’s been mental. Everyone has kept this passion alive and I’m very grateful to be where we are today.”

Speaking to the ECHO following the Good Food Guide announcement, he said: “We are blown away. Never did we see this coming. We just keep ourselves busy and try to keep creative and offer our customers something unique and a bit different. We’ve not even been open two years yet so to be rewarded like this is such an honour.” He added: “I learned to cook, spent the next 10 years burning out as a chef, took chances, travelled miles for opportunities, left jobs when they weren’t right, drove taxis to pay the bills, cleaned windows, worked 80 hour weeks, woke up at 2am to bake, and built a cake project from the tiny kitchen in my home.” “You’ve just got to keep going. This was by no means a single handed effort. One hell of a support network, investors, great suppliers and a team of pastry chefs that could rival the best of the best. Well done [everyone at Pastille] this is just the start, we go again.”

What is Pastille Bakery and where is its new Liverpool site?

Pastille Bakery is an artisan bakery based in Liverpool that specialises in cruffins, cookies, cakes and pastries, with a focus on large-format, visually striking desserts. Its original site is a warehouse unit on Gibraltar Row, just north of Liverpool’s financial district. The new site is in the Baltic Triangle, a creative and cultural quarter of the city, on Bridgewater Street. According to reporting by the Liverpool Echo, the Baltic Triangle unit is described as “cosy” and is intended to extend the brand’s reach while maintaining the same product range and quality that earned national recognition.

How did Pastille Bakery grow from a home kitchen to two sites?

As reported by the Liverpool Echo, Pastille Bakery began in Jamie Heffey’s home kitchen, selling at markets and pop-up events where products regularly sold out. The first fully realised venue opened in 2024, and within two years the business had grown sufficiently to secure a second location. Heffey attributed part of this growth to social media, which helped amplify the brand beyond its immediate locality. Collaborations with other regional bakeries, including Finch Bakery in Manchester and Castro’s Cafeteria in Liverpool, also raised the profile of the business and drew in new customers.

Why was Pastille Bakery named one of Britain’s best bakeries?

The Good Food Guide included Pastille Bakery in its latest list of top bakeries, marking it as the only Merseyside business to feature and one of just three across the north west. The guide’s recognition typically reflects consistency, quality and distinctiveness in food offering, as well as customer experience. In comments to the Liverpool Echo, Heffey said the team aims to “keep creative and offer our customers something unique and a bit different”, a strategy that appears to have resonated with both customers and industry assessors.

What products and collaborations define Pastille Bakery?

Pastille Bakery’s menu centres on “heavy pastries”, cruffins, cookies and cakes, with an emphasis on large, indulgent desserts. The brand has built a following through limited-run collaborations, which have included partnerships with Finch Bakery in Manchester and Castro’s Cafeteria in Liverpool. These collaborations have served both as marketing events and as product-development exercises, introducing new flavours and formats to the bakery’s core range.

When did the Baltic Triangle site open and what are the operating details?

The Baltic Triangle site underwent a soft launch on 4 September 2026 and is scheduled to officially open to the public on Saturday, 5 September 2026. The original Gibraltar Row location remains in operation, meaning Pastille Bakery will now run two sites in Liverpool. Further details on opening hours and specific menu variations between sites have not been disclosed in initial reporting.

Background of the development

Pastille Bakery’s expansion comes against a mixed backdrop for the UK bakery sector. While some established chains have announced closures in 2026 due to rising operating costs and shifting shopping habits, independent and artisan bakeries with strong local followings have continued to open new sites in city centres and creative districts. Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle has become a focal point for new food and drink openings, with several venues launching in the area over recent months. Within this context, Pastille’s growth from a home-based operation to a two-site business in under two years illustrates the potential for niche, social-media-driven brands to scale quickly when product differentiation and local demand align.

Prediction: how this development may affect Liverpool’s food and bakery audience

For Liverpool’s food and bakery audience, the opening of a second Pastille Bakery site is likely to increase access to the brand’s products, reduce queue times at the original Gibraltar Row location and broaden the bakery’s presence in a high-footfall creative quarter. The Baltic Triangle location may attract a different mix of customers, including office workers, residents and visitors to the area’s cultural venues, potentially introducing the brand to new demographics. If the two-site model proves successful, it could encourage further investment in similar artisan concepts across the city, reinforcing Liverpool’s reputation as a destination for independent food businesses. Conversely, increased visibility may also intensify competition among bakeries and dessert-focused venues in the city centre and Baltic Triangle, putting pressure on rivals to differentiate through product innovation, collaborations or pricing.