The Grounds venues know what’s going on. They’ve got a good concept at each venue, carried out perfectly in their aesthetic. The staff are great, food is served fast and it’s of a high standard. It also has great menus with interesting choices and an excellent range of coffee options too. No matter which venue … Continue reading The Grounds Coffee factory
The team making some very interesting croissant and pastry items that were once sold at the Cannery Markets in Rosebery now have a proper shop frontage in Darlinghurst next to Messina. This makes sense given that the bakers were from Messina. This business has been brought to us by three well known names from the … Continue reading Shadow Baking
Queens Pastri House in Ramsgate has opened its new digs of the main road in a dine in style space. They’ve got pies, croissants, cookies 🍪 muffins, sandwiches 🥪 and a range of beautiful patisserie cakes 🎂 such as Raspberry Pistachio. There’s savory pastries, pies and sausages rolls too. If you’re wanting a coffee, they … Continue reading Queens Pastri House
In the South Coast, a short drive from Ulladulla at Burrill Lakes is Lagom Bakery, the lakeside store selling a range of sourdough, viennoiserie and savoury treats as well as some artisan pantry products. Lagom, Swedish for 'Just the right amount' is the motto of the store, using ‘just the right amount of - quality … Continue reading Lagom Bakery
We stumbled across staple bread at Mosman whilst on the way to Taronga Zoo. We only knew that it was in Manly, Seaforth and Cromer, so it was certainly a surprise. We were so glad we to find it, because the thing little store is baking up an array of amazing pastry goods in addition … Continue reading Staple bread
Black Star Pastry’s founder Christopher might have sold up there but he’s onto a good thing with new cake Hearthe, in Sydney’s Stanmore. Im loving the name, a portmanteau of Heart, Art, Earth and Thé’s (Christopher’s surname) embodying what they’re all about. The pastry chef has a lovely rustic esque cafe with indoor and outdoor … Continue reading Hearthe @ Stanmore
Kurtosh is a European bakery that makes all their pastry instore. Known especially for their Kurtosh/Kürtőskalács or “Chimney Cake”, the traditional Hungarian pastry is made with tightly wrapped pastry coils that are doused in sugar, caramelised by baking to produce a crispy flaky exterior and soft interior. You can then have them topped with your … Continue reading Kurtosh
I grew up in Camden and lived there until I finished school. My family still live in Camden so I’m there regularly. For most of my days, a pastry would mean bread from the grocery store or a meat pie. Coffee, well there wasn’t much of that either - the most you’d find was from … Continue reading B85 Artisan Bakery @ Camden
Yeongjin Park’s (ex-Lode and Piccolo Leo) brings us Tenacious Bakehouse, a whole in the wall spot in Oxford Street, Darlinghurst serving up some incredible pastries. A pastry with cornflakes and onion Mayo, red bean pandora, black garlic crown, there’s certainly unique and interesting flavour combinations. This place is expensive, but you do need to pay … Continue reading Tenacious Bakehouse
Lou Lou is an all in one French boulangerie (bakery) and traiteur (deli) located in Milsons Point, Sydney, right below the Harbour Bridge. At breakfast time you can grab a coffee and loaf of bread or patisserie good. There’s Parisian style chairs outdoors if you’re wanting to sit as you consume it. We purchased the … Continue reading Lou Lou @ Milson’s Point
