Browns Bakery & Cafe

Browns Bakery & Cafe launched in 2020 on East Street before moving to its current home on Church Street in March 2023, where owners Duncan and Jane run it as a proper working bakery rather than a cafe that buys its cakes in. The menu keeps up with what's trending in cake decoration while still doing the everyday things well - pies, bubble and squeak, and sandwiches sit alongside the brownies and biscuits that keep people coming back.

It's open six days a week, Tuesday to Saturday from 9 to 4 and Sunday 10 to 4, closed Mondays. Reviewers consistently call out the cakes as the reason to visit, with several describing them as some of the best in Sidmouth. With a 4.6-star rating from close to 190 Google reviews, it's built a strong local reputation in a town that isn't short of bakeries and cafes to choose from.