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In every land and every culture, the bakery in any village or town or place is a central focal point. The smell of baking bread. The craft of producing something so elemental and wonderful from a few basic ingredients and skilled hands …

The Dundas Street Bakery carries on from a history of bakers in Napanee. For 72 years – since 1947 – there’s been a bakery in Napanee at the exact same spot it stands today.

From Durphy’s to Olsen’s to Hank’s to Len’s and now The Dundas Street Bakery…the tradition and craft of scratch baking using quality ingredients without preservatives or additives or fillers continues.

Did You Know?

The occupation of “Baker” was conceived around 300BC by the Romans and the first baker’s guild was established in 168 BC in Rome.