A meringue dessert with a crisp shell and marshmallow-soft centre, topped with whipped cream, fresh strawberries, passionfruit and kiwi. The Sydney summer and Christmas-table standard.
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.
Iggy's Bread of the World ★ 4.8
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.
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.
Bourke Street Bakery Surry Hills ★ 4.7
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.