Pastille Bakery, one of Britain's best bakeries, has announced it will open a second site in Liverpool's Baltic Triangle, bringing its signature 'heavy pastries' to a new area of the city. Founder Jamie Heffey revealed the news on Instagram on Sunday, stating that the bakery would be 'hopping over to the other side of town' to open a coffee shop inside Svara Radio.
New Location and Opening Date
In an accompanying video, Heffey said the new site would be at Svara Radio in the Baltic Triangle, with plans to open in the first week of August. 'After two years of the bakery opening, functioning, we're thinking about our next move,' he said. 'If you know this space – Svara Radio in the Baltic – they had space going, we're just being pally with them, on board with them and we're opening another bakery here in the Baltic Triangle.'
He added: 'So we are looking to be open maybe the first week of August and be bringing heavy pastries, heavy coffee down to this area...queues down the road hopefully.'
National Recognition
Pastille Bakery, currently based in a warehouse unit on Gibraltar Row north of Liverpool's financial district, was named among the best bakeries in Britain by The Good Food Guide in March 2024. It was the only bakery from Merseyside to make the list and one of just three selected across the entire north west. Heffey said at the time: '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.'
From Prison to Pastry
Pastille Bakery, previously described by an ECHO reviewer as 'the epitome of a hidden gem', was created in Heffey's kitchen. With the help of his partner and mother, it grew from markets and pop-ups to its first bricks-and-mortar site in 2024. Heffey has spoken about his determination not to let his past – which saw him serve a prison sentence as a teenager – decide his future. '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,' he said. 'There were sacrifices. Leaving my family to learn so that one day I could provide a better life. Starting again more times than I can count.'
Community Welcome
Following the announcement, fans and local businesses welcomed the news. Picante or Don't, a Mexican restaurant in the Baltic Triangle, wrote: 'Welcome to the neighbourhood,' while Spanish butty spot Castros, which has previously collaborated with Pastille, added: 'Congrats amigos.'
