Bakery counters in Sydney worth queuing for: levain breads, laminated pastry, regional bakes and the morning ritual.

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Lune Croissanterie

Order Croissant aux Amandes

Lune Croissanterie's Sydney shop offers all the classic croissants and monthly specials, with coffee by ONA and hot chocolate from Hunted+Gathered.

Flour and Stone

  • ★ 4.7
  • Woolloomooloo

Order Pannacotta lamingtons

Flour and Stone is a petite bakery on Riley Street, Woolloomooloo, with a devoted following for its pannacotta lamingtons, flaky croissants and dreamy cakes.

Black Star Pastry

Order Strawberry Watermelon Cake

Black Star Pastry, established in 2008, created the Strawberry Watermelon Cake of almond dacquoise and rose-scented cream. Newtown: 1/325 King Street.

Infinity Sourdough Bakery

  • ★ 4.2
  • Homebush

Infinity Bakery, baking since 1997, began as a small bakery in Darlinghurst and now wholesales artisan baked goods across NSW, with 5 venues across Sydney.

Humble Bakery

Order Finger bun

Humble Bakery & Cafe on Holt Street in Surry Hills, from the team behind Porteño and Bastardo, offers fresh bread, sandwiches and pastries baked daily.

Berkelo

  • ★ 4.3
  • Brookvale

Berkelo is a bakery at 8 William Street, Brookvale, aiming to create delicious food from sustainable produce and support healthier local communities.

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Baker Bleu

  • ★ 4.5
  • Double Bay

Order Dark crust sourdough

Baker Bleu bakes bread and pastries on-site each day at 2 Guilfoyle Avenue, Double Bay, with sandwiches, Roman-style pizzas and hot lunch daily.

Sonoma Bakery Cafe

  • ★ 4.1
  • Alexandria

Order Sonoma Miche

Sonoma Artisan Bakers makes handcrafted sourdough in 36 hours per loaf and says nothing is rushed; the bakery is at 32-44 Birmingham Street.

Locantro Bakery

  • ★ 4.7

Order Freshly baked Filloni and sweet or savoury pastries

Locantro Bakery is a bakery and cafe at 9-11 Catherine Street, Leichhardt, selling freshly made focaccias, pizzas, paninis, pastries and cakes.

The Pie Tin

  • ★ 4.7
  • Pie shop

Order Sweet pies, from an Oreo Cookies and Cream pie to a home-style American sweet pumpkin pie

The Pie Tin is a pie shop at 1a Brown Street in Newtown specialising in sweet and savoury pies, all handmade daily on the premises from fresh ingredients.

Mezzapica Cakes

  • ★ 4.3

Order Giant Cannoli cake, alongside biscuits, bigne and tortes

Mezzapica Cakes is a pasticceria at 130 Norton Street in Leichhardt, open since 1952, selling Italian cakes, pastries and biscuits and a Giant Cannoli cake.

Bakerie

  • ★ 4.8

Order Daily sourdough and bread, pastry and cake, pie and quiche

Bakerie is a bakery at 773 Pacific Highway in Gordon where the ovens turn out fresh bread and pastries early in the morning, made from scratch every day.

The Cook and Baker

  • ★ 4.5

Order Cakes made to order, with signature cakes in 6-inch size in store each day

The Cook and Baker is a bakery at 37 Oxford Street in Bondi Junction serving savoury tarts, pies, sausage rolls, lamingtons, scones and croissants.

Fiore Bread

  • ★ 4.3

Fiore Bread is a sourdough bakery and cafe at 129 Blues Point Road in McMahons Point, taking orders for bread and cakes and for sandwiches and catering.

Watch Your Fingers Patisserie

  • ★ 4.3

Order Macarons in flavours such as chocolate, strawberry and bubble gum

Watch Your Fingers is a French patisserie at 5 Emma Crescent in Constitution Hill making pies, pastries, macarons, gateaux, tarts and breads by hand.