Sweet LionHeart is a bakery in Gardens, Cape Town.
Editorially verified September 26, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: The order calendar closes 48 hours ahead for most cake designs, so book online well before the date you actually need it.
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Address: 3 Solan Road, Gardens, Cape Town 8001
Jason Bakery on Main Road, Green Point, is a Cape Town institution for its bacon croissant and the doughssant, a flavour that changes every week.
Worth the queueDoughssant
TipThe doughssant flavour changes every week and can be pre-ordered up to Friday at 15:00; the bacon croissant is on the counter every trading day.
Charly's Bakery on Canterbury Street in Cape Town's District Six has built its name on flamboyant novelty cakes since Charly and Jacqui Biess opened in 1989.
Worth the queueCharacter birthday cake
TipCustom cakes need a lead time, walk in for cupcakes and slices if you want something the same day.
Knead Bakery at Surfer's Corner in Muizenberg bakes sourdough, rye and ciabatta on site, a stop surfers make before or after the waves in Cape Town.
Worth the queueSourdough loaf
TipIt sits at Surfer's Corner on Beach Road, so pick up a loaf before or after a surf; last orders are taken at 17:00.
Woodstock Bakery on Brickfield Road in Salt River hand-shapes every loaf and bakes it in a wood-fired oven, supplying Cape Town's weekend markets too.
Worth the queueWood-fired sourdough
TipEverything is hand-shaped and baked in wood-fired ovens, so buy from whatever is on the shelves that morning.
Kleinsky's Delicatessen has served New York style deli bagels on Regent Road in Sea Point since 2014, a Cape Town bagel landmark built on smoked salmon.
Worth the queueCalifornia bagel
TipOrder the California bagel of smoked salmon, wasabi cream cheese, pickled ginger and sweet soya dressing, the one Food and Home singles out.
Coimbra Bakery has baked breads, cakes and pastel de nata on Imam Haron Road since 1962, a Claremont fixture that locals once called the Robot Cafe.
Worth the queuePastel de nata
TipThe shop runs its own coffee shop for breakfast and lunch, so pair a pastel de nata with a sit-down plate, and look for the Nutella cronuts in the cabinet.