Lune Croissanterie ★ 4.9
Lune Croissanterie in Fitzroy is Kate Reid's engineering-informed pastry project: technically exacting croissants cited among the world's best by food media.
Worth the queue: Classic croissant with cultured butter
Bakery counters in Melbourne worth queuing for: levain breads, laminated pastry, regional bakes and the morning ritual.
Where to queue for bread and pastry
Tivoli Road Bakery ★ 4.4
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.
Worth the queue: Country sourdough loaf and sausage roll
Baker Bleu ★ 4.5
Baker Bleu's Cremorne flagship offers 48-hour fermented sourdough, croissants and Roman sourdough pizzas in a large industrial space in the inner suburbs.
Worth the queue: Country sourdough loaf
Butter Days ★ 4.5
Butter Days in Malvern came out of fine-dining kitchens: laminated doughs with Scandi influence and a short opening window that rewards arriving early.
Worth the queue: Cardamom knot and kouign-amann
A1 Bakery ★ 4.5
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.
Worth the queue: Za'atar manakish
Maison Batard Boulangerie ★ 4.2
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.
Worth the queue: Baguette and butter croissant
Lune Croissanterie (CBD) ★ 4.8
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.
Worth the queue: Ham and cheese croissant
Convent Bakery ★ 4.3
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.
Worth the queue: Sourdough loaf and almond croissant
Pandemic Bread Co ★ 4.2
Pandemic Bread Co grew from a lockdown project to a Collingwood bakery: focaccia with seasonal toppings, sandwich loaves and an early sell-out window.
Worth the queue: Focaccia with seasonal toppings
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