A popular baker is opening a new restaurant on the outskirts of Bristol months after closing

A well-known Bristol baker has opened a new bakery in an inner market on the outskirts of Bristol. Ben Fortune ran The Warmley Bakehouse before it closed in March due to rising costs, but has now opened The Market Bakehouse in the Indoor Market on Regent Street in Kingswood.

The popular baker reopened following the previous liquidation of its bakery, which was blamed on rising costs, rents and the ongoing cost of living crisis. A local customer set up a GoFundMe to try to keep the bakery open after the closing.

On Saturday, May 25, The Market Bakehouse opened for the first time in nearly three months. Mr Fortune confirmed the news that the bakery will reopen in April.

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The bakery serves a wide range of food, including pastries and fresh bread, which has made the bakery famous in the local community. A range of cakes including white chocolate and cranberry flapjacks and lemon cake are also on offer.

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Posting on Facebook, Ben said (via The Warmley Bakehouse): “Thank you to everyone who came along and supported this wonderful business. Nice to see some friendly faces once I managed to get up there. Thanks for all the lovely comments about the bread and food and the great job the guys have done in the cafe.”

The Indoor Market said on its website: “When the hugely popular Warmley Bakehouse found itself in financial difficulty at the start of 2024 and posted that it would have no choice but to close, we, along with many, many others in the community , I thought it was a great thing. shame. Ben Fortune has been creating delicious baked goods at Warmley Bakehouse for the past five years and making great quality baked goods is definitely his passion, so the idea for The Market Bakehouse was born.”

Commenters on Facebook heaped praise on Ben and the cafe, which also doubles as a takeaway. One person said: “You should be proud of yourself Ben.”

Another commenter said: ‘Glad to have you on our doorstep’, while another added: ‘Was one of the first there, staff so friendly. I will make it a routine to go here.”

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