No shortcut recipes.
Recipe, cream, timing. No copies, no stale lists.
Bakery · 2021
One counter,
One counter,
one recipe,
one bakery.
Loafino is a Dunedin-born bakery. Elena, head baker James, and a colourful kitchen welcome you to the counter.
~96 recipes
DUNEDIN
Pastries · baking steps
Chapter 12 · founding
2021 — an assistant
2021 — an assistant
and a baker
sought a recipe.
Loafino opened autumn 2021: James Whitaker brought bread craft, Elena Brooks brought finishing. Real recipes, open finishing, fresh bakes every season.
Dough rests slowly. Guests rush the cream. We teach patience. — James Whitaker, head baker
Five years on the library stays focused, every recipe stays fresh, and both founders still work the floor. Independent. No franchise. 86 Hillside Road, South Dunedin, Dunedin 9012, New Zealand.
5YL
Bakery, 2021
96+
Open recipes
4.7
Guest rating
4.1
Latest bake sheet
Principles
Six rules
Six rules
we keep.
Not slogans — boundaries that shape every recipe and bake step. Written in 2021. Still the same.
Finishing is a tool.
Orders, window, recipe timing — the counter wins. Every recipe sketches flavour first.
Numbered bake flavours.
4.1 notes, new pastries. Nothing ships unless it matches today’s oven.
Taste, not recipe count.
The library shifts each major season. Fewer but sharper — baking at 4.1, not 3.9.
Clarity is our craft.
The same baker carries each recipe from oven to counter. Consistency is the cheapest quality.
Do not rush the bake sheet.
If flavour has not settled, we wait. A wrong fast loaf beats a right slow one never baked. Guests notice.
Ofis · Dunedin
Small team,
Small team,
wide counter.
Designers and bakers work from Dunedin. ~96 recipes, weekly kitchen notes.
- Address86 Hillside Road, South Dunedin, Dunedin 9012, New Zealand
- HoursMon–Fri 8:00–17:00 NZDT · Sat 9:00–13:00
- Pastries~96 open · 180+ pastries · 5 flavours
- Bake sheet4.1 · updated weekly
- Contact[email protected] · +6434555129
Dunedin
Content and community
Bake notes,
Bake notes,
guest voice.
Friday bake roundup and Q&A. Write early for custom catering. Write to us →
Team
Four people
Four people
in the kitchen.
Founders on recipe and counter, plus design and community — the face of every season.
Elena Brooks
Founder · counter · finishing
James Whitaker
Founder · head baker
Sophie Lange
Brand designer
Marcus Hale
Community lead
Start
Ready for your
Ready for your
next visit?
We reply to recipe requests same day. Season weeks fill — write early for custom orders.