A meringue dessert with a crisp shell and marshmallow-soft centre, topped with whipped cream, fresh strawberries, passionfruit and kiwi.
The pavlova is named for Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova, who toured Australia and New Zealand in 1926. Both countries claim the original; the cookbook trail puts the modern recipe in Perth's Esplanade Hotel in 1935. Australian summer pavlovas use a layer of whipped cream and fresh stone fruit, passionfruit and strawberries; Sydney bakeries serve them by the slice at Christmas.
3 editor picks for Pavlova in Sydney, ranked by editorial score. All Sydney signature dishes · Pavlova across every city.
Flour and Stone ★ 4.7
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.
Iggy's Bread of the World ★ 4.7
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.
Bourke Street Bakery Surry Hills ★ 4.5
surry-hills · 633 Bourke Street, Surry Hills NSW 2010
The original Bourke Street Bakery on Bourke Street, Surry Hills, Sydney since 2004. Sausage rolls, sourdough loaves and a takeaway counter daily.