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🥐Opening a Bakery in Wellington: a location research guide

Wellington — New Zealand's capital, with one of the most café-dense city centres per capita in the world. If you're thinking about opening a bakery here, the difference between the right block and the wrong block is often a 30% revenue swing in the first year. This guide walks through what to look at on the map before you sign a lease.

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What to look at on the map

For a bakery, the location factors that matter most are different from a generic retail store. When you scan Wellington on the interactive map, focus on these:

  • 👣Foot-traffic proxy

    Morning commuter foot traffic is the core market.

  • 🏠Residential density (500m)

    Weekend repeat customers come from within 1km.

  • 👀Street visibility

    Window display sells 30%+ of impulse purchases.

  • ⚔️Direct competitors (1km)

    Other bakeries within 500m split the market.

Where to look in Wellington

Wellington has several commercial districts where bakery businesses tend to cluster — useful both as starting points and as references for what "busy" looks like:

  • Te Aro
  • Cuba Street
  • Lambton Quay
  • Kelburn
  • Mount Victoria

30 bakerys mapped in Wellington

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  • ArobakeUnclaimed
    83 Aro Street Aro Valley Wellington·site
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  • VolcoUnclaimed
    92 Upland Road Kelburn Wellington·site
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  • Supreme BakeryUnclaimed
    Park Road
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  • Newtown Bakery & Coffee ShoppeUnclaimed
    -41.3138, 174.7802
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  • Joe's BakeryUnclaimed
    100 Karori Road
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  • Cube BakeryUnclaimed
    -41.2985, 174.7753
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  • Cozy Cake ShopUnclaimed
    97 Manners Street Te Aro
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  • French CancanUnclaimed
    100 Riddiford Street
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  • PandoroUnclaimed
    -41.2925, 174.7825
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  • Patrisha's PiesUnclaimed
    -41.3404, 174.7711
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  • Zaida'sUnclaimed
    Wigan Street Wellington
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  • Uncle Leo's BakeryUnclaimed
    305 Evans Bay Pde Hataitai, Wellington New Zealand, 6021·site
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  • Mr. BunUnclaimed
    -41.3160, 174.8163
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  • Salut PiesUnclaimed
    120 Victoria Street Te Aro Wellington
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  • Trisha's PiesUnclaimed
    5 Coutts Street Kilbirnie
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+ 15 more — see them all on the interactive map

Investment outlook

Before you commit, here's the real-world cost picture for a bakery:

Production bakery: NZ$100-200k / ¥40-80万 (ovens, proofers, mixers). Pickup-only without seating is much cheaper.

Common rookie mistakes

The mistakes that sink first-time bakery owners aren't the ones you read about in startup blogs. The recurring ones are:

  • ⚠Underestimating labour cost of early-morning prep (3am starts)
  • ⚠Skipping the cost of unsold inventory (bakery waste rates run 10-20%)

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Ready to scan Wellington block by block? Open the interactive map below — every hexagon is clickable for a per-block research breakdown.

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