We are an artisanal bakery featuring hand-crafted breads and exquisite pastries, located in the south end of Nanaimo, BC in the Southgate Shopping Centre. We opened in late December 2015, hoping our artisanal views on producing top quality baked goods several notches better than the local alternatives’ offerings would be appreciated by our neighbours here in the Chase River area.

It is an understatement to say we were not disappointed with the response - we could easily paraphrase an old Sally Fields Oscar moment here!

What makes us different? Well first, our breads feature locally milled and sourced organic flours from True Grain in Cowichan, all our products are made by us in-house from scratch - nothing is ever brought in frozen or par-baked from a factory.

Ingredients are selected for freshness and authenticity. Our cheddar cheese, for example, comes from the local producer Paradise Island and is some of the best aged cheddar you'll get your hands on. Our eggs are from Farmer Ben's Eggs in Duncan, the bread flours are milled in Cowichan at True Grain, much of the produce is from local farmers, the vanilla is produced in Victoria by Vanilla Blossom, the honey we use comes from Frederich's Honey in Cedar and so on.

We believe in supporting island businesses, keeping things local (which means less of an environmental impact) as much as possible. And we do our share for the community as well, donating unsold baked items to our local chapter of The Boys and Girls Club of Nanaimo.

We are proud of our house-made goods and amazing staff and hope that our dedication to the art of baking comes through in our final products.

We’ve been featured in several local publications, on Food Network’s Baker Sisters and YTV’s The Zone.

But much more important to us is that we have a constantly supportive customer base who have consistently rated our products as 5-star worthy (see our reviews here on Facebook, Google and Trip Advisor) and tell us in person how much they enjoy our sausage roll, breads, Nanaimo bars and more! We were also voted “Best Deserts in The City” for 2017.

Great feedback like this lets us know we’re making quality products people really like. If you haven’t been here yet, you owe it to yourself to come check us out and see what all these other folks are raving about.

Check out the numerous Facebook posts we put out for examples of our baked treats then come in and enjoy a few tasty goodies for yourself. We’re sure you’ll agree that Hearthstone Artisan Bakery is an outstanding bakery here in Nanaimo!