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Toronto's bakery map runs from old-country neighbourhood ovens to design-forward patisseries. Blackbird Baking Co on Baldwin Street and Wanda's Pie in the Sky on Augusta keep Kensington Market in bread and pastry, Carousel Bakery is the St Lawrence Market peameal-on-a-bun counter in the financial district, and Tre Mari Bakery carries the Italian tradition along St Clair in Little Italy.
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Order The Kensington white sourdough loaf and a morning bun.
Blackbird Baking on Baldwin in Kensington is baker Simon Blackwell's sourdough bakery since 2014, 23 varieties of bread including 10 sourdough loaves.
Order A box of macarons, including the rotating seasonal flavours.
Nadege Nourian's flagship patisserie on Queen West has run French pastry since 2009, macarons and seasonal entremets opposite Trinity Bellwoods park.
Order An ice cream sandwich with malted milk chocolate cookies.
Bakerbots on Delaware in Bloorcourt is baker Rosanne Tang's ice cream sandwich shop since 2011, cookies pressed around housemade ice cream daily.
Order The peameal bacon sandwich on a kaiser, mustards available at the counter.
Carousel Bakery in St Lawrence Market Upper Level 42 has run the city's reference peameal bacon sandwich since 1977, the Biancolin family the operators.
Order A slice of chocolate truffle cake with a coffee at the window.
Future Bakery on Bloor in the Annex has run since 1982 as the city's cafeteria-style Eastern European bakery, hot meals plus a cake counter to 23:00.
Order A classic Canadian butter tart, runny in the middle.
Wanda's Pie in the Sky on Augusta in Kensington Market has run the city's reference butter tart counter since 1989, baker Wanda Beaver's pies.
Order The almond croissant and a Saturday brioche.
Bonjour Brioche on Queen East in Leslieville is owner Tom Rea's French bakery since 1995, the city's reference almond croissant and an all-day brunch counter.
Order The sticky bun and a slice of pork pie for the patio.
Brick Street Bakery on Trinity Street in the Distillery District has run rustic European-style bread and pastries since 2003, sticky buns and savoury pies.
Order A cannoli filled to order with the espresso at the back counter.
Tre Mari on Corso Italia has been the Deleo family's Italian bakery since 1960, cannoli filled to order, sfogliatelle and panettone at Christmas.
Order The peameal bacon sandwich on a kaiser, mustards available at the counter.
Carousel Bakery in St Lawrence Market is the home of Toronto's signature peameal bacon sandwich, the Biancolin family-run counter since the 1970s.
Order A Hong Kong egg waffle filled with The Bee's Knees and a salted caramel cookie sandwich.
Bang Bang on Ossington has been the strip's reference ice cream and Hong Kong egg-waffle counter since 2014, burnt toffee and matcha among the staples.
Order The peameal bacon sandwich on a kaiser with whatever mustards you choose.
Carousel Bakery in St Lawrence Market runs the city's reference peameal bacon sandwich for $9 since 1977, the Biancolin family's counter Key to the City.
