Flaky and buttery, what could improve a croissant? The Early Bird Bakery has a way of making your favourite pastries even better. And no, we’re not just talking about a pain au chocolat. This Kings Heath bakery is one of the most inventive in Birmingham. Take, for example, a previous creation: a twice-baked Viennoisserie with all the components of a Cadbury’s Double Decker.
But this is just a small taste of what you may expect from a regularly changing menu. In the past, The Early Bird Bakery has created mash-ups with a Twix, Ferrero Rocher, Bounty, and Snickers. One of our favourites was a sticky toffee pudding flavoured croissants, filled with date frangipane, date puree, sea salt caramel and topped with whipped caramel cream, date and banana cake, honeycomb and a pipette of toffee sauce! I’m drooling at the thought.
Currently on the menu (April 2025), you’ll find even more unique creations like a pistachio croissant, banoffee pie croissant tart, Black Forest cookies, and a raspberry, lemon and Earl Grey custard brioche. Honestly, the baked goods from this independent bakery are the stuff of dreams, with plenty of traditional baked goods as well. But keep an eye out for anything from chocolate Guinness cake to a marmalade and caramelised white chocolate custard doughnut.
Prefer something savoury? The bakery also serves everything from breakfasts to toasties with an equal level of creativity. Think chorizo sausage patty bun, pea and feta fritters, Turkish eggs, satay cauliflower bun and more. Better still, it’s all baked fresh daily in-house. Early Bird also works with local roasters Hundred House Coffee to serve speciality coffee.
The bakery recommends you pre-order pastries for delivery or collection on their online shop as not to be disappointed. But you can stop by 9am to 4pm daily to see what they have in person. You can learn its tricks of the trade by signing up for one of its baking classes – like learning how to make macarons or cinnamon buns.
📍 The Early Bird Bakery, 28 High Street, Kings Heath, B14 7JT
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