Harvey's Closed. Downtown Dover's Morning Routine Didn't. Here's Where the Pastry Went.

Harvey's Bakery & Coffee Shop opened on Central Avenue in 1932 and closed in 2025, after more than 90 years, when its family owners retired. Dover has spent the time since waiting for the bakery that will take its place at 376–378 Central Ave. That wait is still on. In the meantime, Harvey's name is back on a downtown menu, just not on Central Avenue.

It's on Hale Street, as a latte. Sourdough is going into the ovens on Locust Street, and the old storefront is now aiming for Christmas. No single shop has replaced Harvey's. What it offered is now spread over three addresses, and each runs on its own schedule.

The Maple Square Got There First

At 3 Hale St., in the space that housed Adelle's and later Totally Tea and Coffee, the menu at Bad Batch Cafe includes a Harvey's Maple Square Latte. Harvey's maple squares were the item people asked about most after the bakery closed. When WOKQ interviewed the team behind the new Central Avenue bakery, it called the maple squares "the question on everyone's mind."

Foster's Daily Democrat reported on January 2, 2026, that Totally Tea and Coffee had been sold to the owner of Fresh AF Bakeshop, who planned to rebrand it. By August, New Hampshire Magazine was describing chef Taryn Merrill and Bad Batch as "welcoming customers since early this year." Merrill's other business, Fresh AF Bakeshop in Plaistow, went viral on TikTok for its drinks.

Bad Batch has its own personality. The drinks are called "baddie buckets." They're lemonades and coffees with flavored syrups, boba pearls and "jelly confetti" cut into hearts and stars, served in cups big enough to need a handle on top. The baristas call themselves "the baddiez." The pastries are made in-house, and the drink menu also lists fruit-and-boba lemonades and flavored chai. The cafe's posted hours are Monday through Saturday, 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. It's closed Sundays except for private events and catering.

So the first place a Harvey's flavor returned to downtown was a cafe whose style has little in common with Harvey's, a few blocks from the original counter.

The Bread Went to Locust Street

If what you miss is a loaf to take home, the answer is in the McConnell Center. Our Daily Bread soft-opened on Monday, June 29, 2026, on the building's ground floor, according to Foster's.

The bakery's website lists its address as 61 Locust Street, Room 131. It bakes naturally leavened sourdough: country, jalapeño-cheddar, blueberry-poppy, garlic-onion and olive loaves. You can also get cinnamon rolls, breakfast sandwiches, and soup served in a sourdough bread bowl. You can order loaves for weekly pickup or eat breakfast and lunch there.

Plan around the schedule. Our Daily Bread posts hours for only four days a week. That's Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The Old Storefront Is Still the Long Wait

The Harvey's space itself belongs to Aubrey's on Central. Aubrey Blanchette is a South Berwick, Maine, native who ran Aubrey's Coffee House + Bakery there before switching to home baking. She told New Hampshire Magazine she has "so many memories of going to Harvey's with my grandfather and my parents as a kid."

Here's how the opening date has moved this year:

1. March 18, 2026: Foster's reports that a new cafe and bakery called Aubrey's on Central will fill the former Harvey's space.
2. June 2026: Blanchette starts a GoFundMe to pay for opening costs, including a new walk-in freezer and oven. It raises more than $3,500 in its first month.
3. August 18, 2026: New Hampshire Magazine says the cafe is "poised to open its doors next month."
4. October 15, 2026: Foster's reports the building is still under construction, with electrical work about to begin. The owners are now aiming to have the bakery and 15 upstairs apartments open by Christmas.

Brothers Matt and Ben Airey bought the building in spring 2025. The project puts the cafe on the ground floor and apartments on floors two through four. The cafe will feel familiar. Blanchette told Foster's the layout will mostly follow the old one, with the pastry cases on the left as you walk in. The owners are also keeping some original brick and an archway that had been hidden behind a drop ceiling.

Some things will be new. Blanchette told Foster's she plans to open seven days a week, roughly 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Eventually she hopes to stay open until 8 or 9 p.m. The space will have an electric fireplace, games and comfortable seating. In warm weather, a large sliding window will handle grab-and-go orders, and online ordering is planned. Outdoor seating in nearby Waldron Court is a possibility. The menu will include cupcakes, breakfast sandwiches, a few lunch items and coffee drinks. Gluten-free, dairy-free and celiac-safe items will be made in a separate off-site kitchen that is entirely gluten-free. Blanchette's pick for first-time customers is the Kosmic Brownie, a gluten-free take on the packaged snack.

As for the maple squares at Central Avenue, the Aireys told WOKQ there "will be some collaboration" and that they had spoken with the Guilmette sisters. They added, "Maybe the menu will feature a Harvey's Maple Square, we just don't know." For now, the maple square you can actually order downtown is the latte on Hale Street.

What a Downtown Morning Looks Like, Day by Day

Since the old routine is split across addresses, the day of the week decides where you can go. These are the posted hours now, plus Aubrey's planned hours for after it opens:

Sunday stands out. Neither of the downtown bakeries open today posts Sunday hours, and Aubrey's is the only one that has said it plans to open seven days a week. Sundays are when a Central Avenue storefront open before 7 a.m. will change the most.

Small-business hours change with the seasons, so check each shop's site or social pages before you head out.

Two November Dates Where the Map Matters

Saturday, November 21. This is opening day of Seacoast Eat Local's winter season at the Rollinsford Farmers' Market, at Wentworth Greenhouses, 141 Rollins Rd. The market runs 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on alternating Saturdays through March 20. The market's page warns that the lot fills quickly. Extra parking is available at 133 Broadway in Dover, with a free shuttle running continuously from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. A Saturday loop could start with a coffee on Hale Street at 7:30 or a loaf on Locust Street after 9, then a stop at Broadway for the shuttle.

Sunday, November 29. The Cochecho Friends' Dover Holiday Parade steps off at 3 p.m. on Central Avenue near the Chamber of Commerce and ends at Cleary Cleaners. It's expected to take 45 to 50 minutes. It's a Sunday, so neither open downtown bakery has posted hours that day. If you want pastries for the curb, buy them on Saturday.

What Else Is Coming Downtown

The bakery shuffle has a few more steps ahead. In June, Foster's reported that Flamingos Coffee Bar was working on a location at 333 Central Ave. It would be the brand's first with a bakery. The brand's website still lists only its Hampton Beach and Exeter locations. Later in the day, Stalk chef Nicole Nocella plans to open Shoal Raw Bar at Pointe Place in the former Roost space, aiming for early 2027, Foster's reported on October 14.

For more on the city, see our Dover neighborhood page, our roundup of Dover restaurants, and what this fall's Apple Harvest Day move meant downtown.

Do you have a Harvey's memory, a favorite order on Hale Street, or a weekly loaf from Locust Street? I'd love to hear it. Following how downtown Dover changes block by block is part of how I help clients understand this city before they ever look at a home. If you're thinking about a move in or around Dover, Jeanette Bandouveres is happy to talk it through, ideally over a coffee downtown. Let's Connect.