Waitrose & Partners

You know you're in Nether Edge when the Waitrose bakery counter has a queue at 9am on Saturday. This isn't your typical supermarket grab-and-go situation – the in-store bakery here actually knows what it's doing, turning out decent sourdough loaves and flaky croissants that put most high street chains to shame. The weekend brunch rush tells you everything about this place's role in the neighbourhood. Families from Millhouses and Ecclesall proper pile in for fresh pastries and proper coffee, treating it like their local bakery rather than just another supermarket stop. Sure, you're paying Waitrose prices, but when the pain au chocolat is still warm at 10am and the bread selection includes actual sourdough rather than just white sliced, it makes sense why locals have made this their regular.