Sweet new bakery coming to the Connaught

The residents of Hamilton's historic Royal Connaught will soon have a tasty new neighbour, with a bakery moving into the downtown landmark as early as this week.

Sugar Daddies makes deliciously rich" sugar-free, gluten-free and keto baked goods, its website says.

The Cambridge-based bakery launched in 2018 as an online store, before opening its first bricks-and-mortar location in 2019. It expanded in 2021 to include keto, gluten-free and sugar-free brunch and lunch items.

Throughout the pandemic, the business built up a customer base in the area, said co-owner Greg Gardner-Orbon. The new location, opening March 9 at 120 King St. E., will make Sugar Daddies products more accessible to locals, he added. It's the brand's second shop.

The new bakery is the third street-level storefront in the Royal Connaught - a former hotel, which is now a condominium. A Starbucks arrived in April 2018, just after tenants began to move in to the building, and a Mucho Burrito opened more recently.

Now, Sugar Daddies - open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, with extended hours until 8 p.m. Thursday - will give downtown residents a sweet new option for treats.

Jeremy Kemeny is a Hamilton-based web editor at The Spectator. Reach him via email: jkemeny@thespec.com