Best Bakery and Cake Shops in Sydney

"Escape to the country at one of Sydney’s most Instagrammed cafes, complete with a coffee roastery, artisan bakery, sustainable garden, and a small animal farm (home to resident pig Kevin Bacon!). This urban sanctuary occupies over an acre of space in a former industrial precinct in Alexandria, an inner-city suburb south of the CBD. The cafe's breakfast staples include avocado on toast, a burger on a brioche bun, fluffy buttermilk pancakes, and a healthful bowl of organic black rice and kale."

"A firm Sydney lunch favourite since opening, The Grounds of Alexandria has gone from strength to strength. This destination restaurant and café has a paddock-to-plate approach, and will have you munching down on the likes of buttermilk pancakes, Turkish-style eggs and toasted crumpets, or tempting you with the hearty Brekkie Burger served with a side of polenta chips. There is also a bakery churning out all kinds of delicious breads, muffins, cakes and tarts."

"Located in a former industrial precinct from the 1920s, The Grounds of Alexandria is a landmark coffee roastery, café, sustainable garden, and one of Instagram’s most tagged foodie destinations. You’ll be in for a wait so get in early, pop your name on the list, and pass the time wandering the artisan market until your table’s ready. Alternatively, try Alexandria’s younger, CBD-based sibling, The Grounds of the City."

"What makes it special: You’ll be surrounded by everything you love about food. From food in restaurants to food for take away, casual food sold at markets to organic food grown in the garden areas, it’s any foodie’s paradise!. From breakfast at The Café, fresh produce at The Garden, and a bar scene at The Potting Shed, the Grounds of Alexandria is an acre full of experiences."

"The ultimate mash-up, The Grounds is a fresh produce market, florist, café, restaurant, bar and bakery all rolled into one pretty package. To skip the queue, you can pre-order your breakfast or lunch online and pick it up at the designated takeaway food window. The ‘to-go’ menu is almost identical to the usual one, with wholesome meals, plus coffee and chilled drinks."

"This Marrickville gem is a from-scratch café and bakery with a focus on organic produce. Chirilas says, “You can’t go past this one – the fact that it serves everything on Mud plates and bowls gets me every time.” The menu is Mediterranean-inspired with peperonata breakfast bruschetta and meze plates, along with healthy alternatives to a standard weekend fry-up. The beverage selection is thoughtfully crafted, with coffee sourced from nearby Microlot Coffee Roasters and house-made sticky chai, a raw honey-soaked spiced chai tea."

"It’s hard just getting your head around the fact that all the bread and pastries are made in-house every day at this winning Marrickville cafe. Enter through the open garage doors on Chapel St and be prepared for Insta-pretty dishes with flavours you’ll be thinking about all day. Take your pick from the sourdough crumpets with chilli-braised broad beans and straccitella or the chana dal breakkie bowl with flatbread and yoghurt."

"This ‘from-scratch’ café bakery on Marrickville’s Chapel Street is revered by locals for its handmade breads and pastries that even angels would fight over. Forever rotating their donut repertoire be sure to follow them on Instagram to make sure you’re up to speed on what’s on offer each day. We’re hankering for the lemon curd and violet meringue or the salted caramel cream cheese with crispy caramelised popcorn."

"Sydney’s answer to Melbourne’s iconic Lune croissants, Textbook Patisserie from pastry chef John Ralley is one for the ages. With fresh bread, cakes and danishes – this is the perfect spot to pick up a sweet treat for afternoon tea. 274 Botany Road, Alexandria"

"Get your sweet treats and caffeine fix by ordering takeaway from Textbook Patisserie. 📍 Textbook Boulangerie Patisserie, 274 Botany Rd, Alexandria NSW 2015"

"The scent of this Eastern Suburbs bakery will have you reeling from the moment you step inside and it’s unlikely you’ll be leaving with only one donut in tow. With rotating flavours on offer, the peoples favourite vanilla cream and jam donuts sell like literal hotcakes and be sure to score a banoffee donut – with banana caramel custard, salted caramel, banana chips and caramel, you’ll never feel the need for a banoffee pie again. 238 Oxford Street, Bondi Junction"

"Food created with thought, made with love and shared with pleasure – that’s what you’ll find at The Cook and Baker on Oxford Street in Bondi Junction. Step inside, feast your eyes and delight your sen..."

"Get freshly baked croissants, sourdough sandwiches, baguettes, breakfast scrolls as well as order a selection of groceries and wines to take home from District Brasserie’s District Brasserie’s in-house Bakery and Espresso Bar. 📍District Brasserie, 2 Chifley Square, Sydney NSW 2000"

"Dinner at the Ternary is an incredibly diverse experience: the Grill Kitchen, the Asian Kitchen, and the Wine Bar, all brought together in an open space. Dining at the Ternary is both a culinary masterclass, as you get to see how the chefs do their work right up close. The Modern Culinary Experience"

"EnmoreIf you love a Mediterranean brunch or dinner, the Shenkin Kitchen should be on your list. It’s a vegetarian’s delight with dishes such as shakshuka made with eggplant, and veggie labneh plate, as well as laffa, stuffed with falafel. Although not everything on the menu is vegetarian they offer vegetarian substitutes."