Top Bakeries in Australia

Lune Croissanterie ★ 4.9 · Melbourne

fitzroy · 119 Rose Street, Fitzroy VIC 3065

Lune Croissanterie in Fitzroy is Kate Reid's engineering-informed pastry project: technically exacting croissants cited among the world's best by food media.

Lune Croissanterie (CBD) ★ 4.8 · Melbourne

cbd · 670 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne VIC 3000

Lune's CBD location on Lonsdale Street brings the Fitzroy standard to the city centre: the same laminated pastry quality, aimed at the weekday commuter crowd.

Tip: Sells out before noon on busy days. Arrive at opening or accept a substitution.

Iggy's Bread of the World ★ 4.8 · Sydney

bronte · 49 Macpherson Street, Bronte NSW 2024

Igor Ivanovic's wholesale-and-retail bakery on Macpherson Street, Bronte, Sydney. Open Tue-Sat 7am-2pm; stone-milled sourdough loaves daily.

Flour & Chocolate Patisserie ★ 4.7 · Brisbane

morningside · Shop 4, 621 Wynnum Road, Morningside QLD 4170

Flour & Chocolate on Wynnum Road in Morningside is the cult Brisbane pastry destination. Queues form early and twice-baked almond croissants sell out fast.

Lune Croissanterie ★ 4.7 · Sydney

barangaroo · Shop 8, 23 Barangaroo Avenue, Barangaroo NSW 2000

Kate and Cam Reid's croissant counter on Barangaroo Avenue, Sydney. Open daily 7:30am-2pm; the twice-baked almond croissant is the menu signature daily.

Flour and Stone ★ 4.7 · Sydney

woolloomooloo · 53 Riley Street, Woolloomooloo NSW 2011

Nadine Ingram's pastry bench on Riley Street, Woolloomooloo, Sydney. The morning load of panforte slices, lamingtons and brown-butter cakes is gone by 1pm.

Bourke Street Bakery Surry Hills ★ 4.6 · Sydney

surry-hills · 633 Bourke Street, Surry Hills NSW 2010

Sydney's most-imitated bakery on Bourke Street, Surry Hills. Open daily from 7am; the bacon-and-egg ciabatta roll is the menu signature, retail till 4pm.

Baker Bleu ★ 4.5 · Melbourne

collingwood · 65 Dover Street, Cremorne VIC 3121

Baker Bleu's Cremorne flagship offers 48-hour fermented sourdough, croissants and Roman sourdough pizzas in a large industrial space in the inner suburbs.

Butter Days ★ 4.5 · Melbourne

south-yarra · 209 Glenferrie Road, Malvern VIC 3144

Butter Days in Malvern came out of fine-dining kitchens: laminated doughs with Scandi influence and a short opening window that rewards arriving early.

A1 Bakery ★ 4.5 · Melbourne

brunswick · 643-645 Sydney Road, Brunswick VIC 3056

A1 Bakery has been baking Lebanese flatbread and manakish on Sydney Road since 1992: wood-fired oven, fresh za'atar blend and a weekend queue out the door.

Brickfields ★ 4.5 · Sydney

chippendale · 206 Cleveland Street, Chippendale NSW 2008

European bakery and cafe on Cleveland Street, Chippendale, Sydney. Sourdough loaves at the counter, strong pastry program, weekend queues from open.

Baker Bleu ★ 4.5 · Sydney

double-bay · Shop 1, 21 Bay Street, Double Bay NSW 2028

Melbourne import Baker Bleu on Bay Street, Double Bay, Sydney. The Friday challah braid is the standout; pretzel buns and pain de mie round out the rest.

Little Mis.spelt ★ 4.4 · Brisbane

paddington · 186 Latrobe Terrace, Paddington QLD 4064

French-style bakery on Latrobe Terrace, Paddington, Brisbane. Croissants, pain au chocolat and almond viennoiserie; sister bakery to New Farm's Chouquette.

Nodo Donuts ★ 4.4 · Brisbane

albion · 1/35 Hudson Road, Albion QLD 4010

Nodo Donuts on Hudson Road in Albion bakes (rather than fries) gluten-free donuts. Salted caramel and Earl Grey blueberry rotate; founder Kate Williams runs.

Tivoli Road Bakery ★ 4.4 · Melbourne

south-yarra · 3 Tivoli Road, South Yarra VIC 3141

Tivoli Road Bakery in South Yarra is the neighbourhood institution: daily sourdough, sausage rolls and granola from scratch in a small bakery off Toorak Road.

Lode Pies and Pastries ★ 4.4 · Sydney

surry-hills · 1 Buckingham Street, Surry Hills NSW 2010

Pie shop and pastry counter on Buckingham Street, Surry Hills, Sydney from Eight by Andrew McConnell alumni. Strong pastry program, weekend queues from open.

Black Star Pastry ★ 4.4 · Sydney

newtown · 277 Australia Street, Newtown NSW 2042

Black Star Pastry's Newtown original on Australia Street, Sydney since 2008. Strawberry watermelon cake, strong pastry program, weekend queues from open.

Convent Bakery ★ 4.3 · Melbourne

collingwood · 1 St Heliers Street, Abbotsford VIC 3067

Convent Bakery inside the Abbotsford Convent uses a wood-fired oven for long-fermented sourdough and fresh pastries baked daily in a historic arts precinct.

Berkelo ★ 4.3 · Sydney

brookvale · 8 William Street, Brookvale NSW 2100

Heritage-grain bakery on William Street, Brookvale, Sydney. Stone-milled sourdough, croissants and seeded loaves; northern beaches and CBD wholesale.

KK Bakery ★ 4.3 · Sydney

cabramatta · Shop 7, 113-117 John Street, Cabramatta NSW 2166

Cabramatta banh mi and Vietnamese sweets shop on John Street, Sydney. The marinated chicken Maryland roll with pickles and mayo is the menu's signature.

Maison Batard Boulangerie ★ 4.2 · Melbourne

cbd · 19-23 Bourke Street, Melbourne VIC 3000

Maison Batard's boulangerie opens the CBD at 7am with baguettes and croissants baked in-house, supplying the bistro upstairs and sold at the counter all day.

Pandemic Bread Co ★ 4.2 · Melbourne

collingwood · 56 Cromwell Street, Collingwood VIC 3066

Pandemic Bread Co grew from a lockdown project to a Collingwood bakery: focaccia with seasonal toppings, sandwich loaves and an early sell-out window.

Infinity Sourdough Bakery ★ 4.2 · Sydney

darlinghurst · 225 Victoria Street, Darlinghurst NSW 2010

Long-running sourdough bakery on Victoria Street, Darlinghurst, Sydney. Loaves go to the city's top restaurants; the retail door is open daily for hot bread.

Phu Cuong ★ 4.2 · Sydney

cabramatta · 117 John Street, Cabramatta NSW 2166

John Street's no-frills banh mi shop, Cabramatta, Sydney. Heavy hand with Maggi seasoning, $7.50 rolls and the city's most consistent crackle in a baguette.

Humble Bakery ★ 4.1 · Sydney

surry-hills · 61 Foveaux Street, Surry Hills NSW 2010

Italian-leaning bakery on Foveaux Street, Surry Hills, Sydney. Sister to Porteño and Bastardo; panettone, sfogliatelle and cornetti from the morning batch.

Sonoma Bakery Cafe ★ 4.1 · Sydney

alexandria · 32-44 Birmingham Street, Alexandria NSW 2015

Sonoma's flagship Alexandria cafe and bakery: wood-fired miche, sourdough crumpets and seeded loaves that go to the city's brunch counters citywide.

KEPOS Bakery ★ 4.0 · Sydney

redfern · 98 Kepos Street, Redfern NSW 2016

Middle Eastern pastry counter on Kepos Street, Redfern, Sydney. Baklava cigars, semolina cakes and rosewater-scented sweets next door to Kepos Street Kitchen.