The Sweetest Thing is a bakery in Simon'S Town, Cape Town.
Editorially verified September 26, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: It 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.
Day trip · 8 hours
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Address: 82 St Georges Street, Simon's Town, Cape Town 7995
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.
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.
