Craig's Bakehouse& Cafe

Independent and mostly baked on the premises, this Smith Street bakehouse has quickly become Naracoorte's serious bread option, blending European technique with country-bakery staples. The sourdough range is the draw: white, rye, wholemeal and multigrain alongside signature loaves like chocolate and walnut, sour cherry, and rosemary and sea salt, plus a fruit loaf that took a ribbon at the Naracoorte Show. Cases hold pies, pasties, croissants and pastries, coffee comes from White Whale roasters, and a rotating Craig's Supper offers slow-cooked dinners to take home. Roughly four in five products are made in-house despite a regional shortage of bakers, a point of pride the owners make openly. In a town thin on specialty food, it is the standout counter for bread and pastry.