See which York bakery in North Yorkshire has been crowned among the best 50 in Britain for 2025 by the Good Food Guide.

This elegant café, an offshoot of Bayard’s and Harry’s on Hanover Square, is an oasis—not only for its mouthwatering patisserie but for its lunchtime panini and satisfying soups.

It’s best to ignore the surrounding concrete mini-mall and follow the scent of butter and sugar into this busy white-and-gilt bakery cum café, owned by a Greek family with a sister shop in ...