Local Love, One Batch at a Time
Every community has a bakery at its centre. A place where the coffee’s on, the soup is hot, and
something sweet is calling your name. When there’s an office party or a birthday dinner at home, you
know bakery-freshness is essential, local and delicious. These are the tastes you remember, the ones
baked with at-home-style scratch goodness. Parksville Downtown has this special kind of place at the
Sweet Spot Bake Shop, just up the street from Parksville Park in Pioneer Plaza.
Cheesecake to Make You Swoon
Whitney Biden, owner, answers the phone and boxes cookies as we talk about how she came to own
the bakery. “I worked for the original owner, but she wasn’t able to continue with the rigors of daily
baking, so I took over operations. Everything was seamless, as the baton was passed to me and my
team. The original vision for the bakery stayed the same, so many local folks don’t realize what’s
changed behind-the-scenes these past couple of years. We’ve always been the place to find the real deal
in bake goods — cookies, pastries, cakes made with real butter and pure goodness,” Biden said.
“I love seeing the look on a customer’s face when they realize our butter tarts taste just like they
remember. Who doesn’t love getting a fresh-out-of-the-oven chocolate chip cookie? Our churro,
cinnamon bun, and New York cheesecakes are legendary, plus we have cookies ‘n creme, Turtles, and
other to-die-for cheesecake flavours. We’re old-school in our baking and our approach to customer
service. We really care. We know how to create the perfect bakery experience for our customers —
fresh goodness straight out of the oven, whether someone’s stopping mid-day for lunch, or bringing
dessert to a family gathering.”
Scratch Baking, Savory & Sweet
Sweet Spot has savory items, too, and enough space inside to tuck out of the weather and enjoy a
relaxing moment. “Nesvogs’ butcher in Nanaimo is where we get our top-quality meats — for fresh
sandwiches, delicious quiches, and our house-special sausage rolls. Our farmer’s sausage savory roll,
with in-house pickled jalapenos, cheese, ham, and proprietary tomato sauce is a consistent favourite.
Our baked goods are featured on the menus of local restaurants and coffeeshops in Parksville and
Nanoose — places like the Rocking Horse Pub, Coyotes Coffee, and the Pacific Brim Cafe,” Biden said.
Growing the Community Through Local Focus
Open Tuesday through Saturday, there’s soup ready for lunch with a savory roll, and chili simmering on
the weekends. Sweet Spot Bake Shop focuses on small batch baking so you’ll have that fresh-out-of-the-
oven experience. Enjoy cake that tastes like mom’s and cookies that take you back to visits at your
grandparents’ house — Sweet Spot has fresh goodness ready. Stop in regularly and follow the bakery on
social media — watch for their frequent draws and give-aways. Check out Sweet Spot specialty cookies
created for Parksville’s football team — or order some chocolate-dipped strawberries to surprise
someone special this weekend.
