Tessa's Bakery is a bakery in Milnerton, Cape Town.
Editorially verified September 26, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Cake orders need advance notice, but the shop always keeps cupcakes and savoury bakes ready for a walk-in.
Day trip · 8 hours
Experience whale watching in Hermanus, visit African penguins, and enjoy wine tasting in the scenic Hemel-en-Aarde Valley on a full-day Cape Town coastal adventure.
Guided tour · 9 hours
Embark on a full-day safari from Cape Town to Aquila Private Game Reserve. Spot the Big Five, enjoy a buffet breakfast and lunch. Enjoy stunning views of Dutoitskloof ...
Day trip · 8 hours
Start with a convenient Pickup from your Hotel Accommodation before Embarking on a Safari from Cape Town to Aquila Safari Game Reserve. Enjoy a buffet lunch, spot the ...
Address: Jasmin Road, Milnerton, Cape Town 7441
Flour Market on Hope Street is David Donde's working bakery, supplying baguettes and sourdough to Cape Town kitchens while serving breakfast too.
Worth the queueBaguette
TipThis is a working production bakery, come for breakfast rather than a sit down lunch and you will see the ovens running.
Bo-Kaap Deli on Church Street sells Cape Malay koesisters to take away alongside burgers and light meals, a Muslim-owned stop in Bo-Kaap, Cape Town.
Worth the queueKoesister
TipTake a bag of koesisters away with you, a Sunday habit in Bo-Kaap; on Friday and Saturday the deli stays open to 22:00.
The Sweetest Thing on St George's Street is a patisserie baking French pastries and cakes, with coffee and light meals, near Simon's Town harbour.
Worth the queueFrench pastries and cakes
TipIt serves coffee and light meals beside the pastry counter every day from 08:00, so it works as a breakfast stop as well as a cake run.
The Dairy Den bakes fresh doughnuts every day at its Rondebosch counter, a soft serve and doughnut bar on the southern suburbs side of Cape Town.
Worth the queueFilled doughnut
TipIt is on the first floor of Riverside Mall next to Checkers; order a cup with a warm doughnut at the bottom and soft serve on top.
Sweet LionHeart is a Cape Town confectionery studio at Wembley Square, Gardens, where every celebration cake and sweet treat is made to order by hand.
Worth the queueCustom celebration cake
TipThe order calendar closes 48 hours ahead for most cake designs, so book online well before the date you actually need it.
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.
