Mountainside Market

Bakery: Mountainside Market 
Address: 7546 Main St E, Radium Hot Springs, BC 
Website: http://www.mountainside-market.com/
Style: Canadian
Price: $$ 

Despite its countless accommodation options, the small, touristy town of Radium Hot Springs doesn't really have that many amenities, so the fact that it has no bakery came as no surprise to me. What did come as a surprise was the fact that small, independent grocery store in town has their own, quite good mini-bakery by the deli counter that seems to be restocked regularly and features a small array of classic baked goodies like several varieties of doughnuts, cinnamon buns, etc.

Whenever available, I seem to be unable to resist an apple fritter ($1.79). Not as chunky or crunchy on the outside like the typical fritter, I would actually say these were more like apple doughnuts with a fluffy dough, a good amount of apples (more than usual) and an opaque layer of slightly runnier glaze. Pretty good.

I also tried the cinnamon bun ($1.99); this is a classic "BC style" with a clear glaze on top of a tightly wound square. Nice cinnamon taste. The dough was soft and fluffy, undeniably fresh. Personally, though, I'll confess that the star attraction was their super cheesy jalapeno cheese buns. I could have one of those right now...  

Rating: ***