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
Location
Address: 1 St Heliers Street, Abbotsford VIC 3067, Melbourne
Also in collingwood
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
More bakeries in Melbourne
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
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
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