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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.
Worth the queue: Marinated chicken Maryland roll
Baker Bleu is a bakery in Double Bay, Sydney.
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.
Address: Shop 1, 21 Bay Street, Double Bay NSW 2028, Sydney
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.
Worth the queue: Marinated chicken Maryland roll
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.
Worth the queue: Pork-and-pate banh mi
Sonoma's flagship Alexandria cafe and bakery: wood-fired miche, sourdough crumpets and seeded loaves that go to the city's brunch counters citywide.
Worth the queue: Sonoma miche
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.
Worth the queue: Pork and fennel sausage roll
Igor Ivanovic's wholesale-and-retail bakery on Macpherson Street, Bronte, Sydney. Open Tue-Sat 7am-2pm; stone-milled sourdough loaves daily.
Worth the queue: Iggy's sourdough loaf
European bakery and cafe on Cleveland Street, Chippendale, Sydney. Sourdough loaves at the counter, strong pastry program, weekend queues from open.
Worth the queue: Bacon, manchego and pickle ciabatta toastie