Two Magpies Bakery

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, while loading her car with pastries from Two Magpies Bakery, a regular noticed something peculiar in one of the baskets: an old, dusty hatbox wrapped in brown paper. Curious, she opened it and found inside a vintage fedora adorned with tiny blue flowers. No one claimed ownership, and since then, whenever someone buys a certain kind of croissant, they might just receive that same mysterious hat as a surprise. One day, a delivery driver received the hat along with his usual dozen éclairs. Thinking it was a joke, he put on the fedora and drove off, only to discover everyone staring at him in the street. Turns out, the hat had a mind of its own—every time someone wore it, they couldn’t help but smile wider than ever before.

2. In the early hours of one foggy morning, a delivery driver pulled up outside Two Magpies Bakery. As he unloaded crates of fresh bread, he noticed something odd on the pavement—a small envelope, sealed and addressed simply to ‘The Bakers’. Curious, he picked it up and opened it. Inside was a single note: 'Please bake an extra batch today.' The driver shrugged and went inside. Later that day, as neighbors queued for their favorite pastries, someone whispered, 'Did you hear? They baked two magpies today—one for us, and one for luck!'

3. In the dim light of dawn, a delivery driver pulled up outside Two Magpies Bakery. As he unloaded crates of freshly baked goods, something odd caught his eye—a small envelope nestled among the pastries. He opened it curiously and found only one note inside: 'Enjoy your breakfast—we hope it's as good as ours!' Turned out, it was from a neighbor who’d mistakenly addressed their own order to the bakery.

4. At dawn, a delivery driver pulling up outside Two Magpies Bakery noticed something strange—a faint, sugary scent wafting through the air, as if someone had left the oven door open all night. Curious, he tiptoed inside and found nothing amiss—just an empty kitchen and the soft hum of early-morning machinery. Just then, a neighbor popped her head in for a fresh loaf, smiling warmly. ‘Morning!’ she said cheerfully. ‘Did you bake all these yummy treats overnight?’ The delivery driver scratched his head sheepishly, realizing with a laugh that it was indeed Two Magpies’ usual sweet charm playing tricks on him.