If you need one more reason to day-trip to the Adelaide Hills, this cafe and bakery is right up there with the Uraidla Hotel next door.

Proprietor Julie Peter – who also owns the pub – is a self-confessed second-hand-shop trawler who’s more interested in giving old things a new lease on life than tossing them out. That’s why she’s revitalised a former squash centre with plenty of retro charm, courtesy of a ’70s-made Scandinavian coffee table, and the orange-and-yellow nook is a ’60s time capsule. Above the counter are a few strung-together antique chairs hung from the ceiling.

Where many bakeries in Adelaide have a specialty – be it bread, pastries or pies – Uraidla Bakery does all three with aplomb. Bread-wise, sourdough is the focus, and the day’s offerings are sprawled on the counter.

You might also find fruit loaves, and a sweets catalogue that includes croissants (plus chocolate, and hazelnut-praline-filled variations); syrupy-centred cinnamon scrolls; seasonal danishes; brownies; muffins; and Portuguese tarts.

As you’d expect, the cafe fare is bakery-driven: pies, pasties and sausage rolls, plus thick-cut sandwiches and toasties. A pub meal couldn’t be closer, if you’re that way inclined.

Whether your preference is hand-crafted tea or locally roasted coffee, it comes in crockery salvaged from across the city.