The Bridge Patisserie in Winchester is somewhere well worth partaking in some serious indulgence. The organic Mozzo coffee is always great, the tarts and chocolates are truly special and I promise you really won’t be able to track down a better pastry in town – they’re freshly baked on the premises every day. In fact, much of what you’ll find on the menu is handmade in the tiny kitchens by owner, master baker and chocolate maker Moira and her lovely team. A stickler for quality ingredients, they only use the finest French pastry, Belgium chocolate and local and organic produce wherever possible.

Best of all, you can serve up one of their masterpieces at home by chosing from the special made-to-order take home menu. Guaranteed to impress any dinner table gathering, the Spiced Pear and Chocolate Tart has to be my all-time favourite, closely followed by the almost too beautiful to eat Tarte aux Fruits.

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