A friend and I went to Knead Bakery today – the same friend who first recommended it to me a week or so ago.
What a fantastic place!
It’s warm and friendly, and funky to boot. Big chunky wooden tables, mouth-watering bread and pastries wherever you look, and a menu that’s varied, but not overwhelming.
I had what must be one of the best sandwiches I have ever had the pleasure of salivating over: goatsmilk cheese with tasty roasted veggies atop a generous slice of toasted rye (I asked for rye rather than the Italian bread on the menu). Delectable.
Add to that a highly caffeinated cup of Buondi cappuccino and you have one very happy (hyper) girl.
After lunching, we inspected the bakery section, which has a beautifully presented selection of breads and pastries. I drooled. A lot. Then I bought a buttermilk rye to take home and drool over some more.
You can find Knead Bakery in Wembley Square, Mackenzie Street, Gardens. Lunch for two, including a drink and a cappuccino each, came to R96. My loaf of buttermilk rye cost me R13.50.
PS. Wembley Square is a very cool place indeed. Stylishly metropolitan and very inviting. Go there!
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Wembley Square sits invitingly right between my house and work. Needless to say I pop in for a coffee and hazlenut croissant from Knead (have subsequently graduated to chocolate croissants) almost every morning and have even put on weight as a result! I end up scheduling meetings at Crush, Knead or Vida (just to try and vary it a bit) but invariably I find myself drawn back to Knead for its warmth, love and passion. The staff are incredible. The food heavenly. It truly has become a Third Place for me which I share with friends or just me and a coffee and my journal. Well done, Evan!
Been there for lunch – fabulous and the home-made gingerbeer was unbelieveably good. Will be back when in Cape Town again.
Is this the same chain of Knead bakeries that sits at surfers corner in Muizenberg? Thats a great place to sit after going body boarding during the week and enjoying one of their thin based pizzas!
Yes! I’ve been meaning to write about that one, too… It’s awesome – what a view of the sea! And – this I like most of all – their coffee is made by baristas trained at the incomparable Origin. Very cool indeed…