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The Best Bakeries Brisbane: Mind-Blowing Bakeries That You Must Try
Have a pastry craving that just won’t quit? You're not alone. Check out our list to decide which are the best bakeries in Brisbane.
Running low on #croissantent? Never fear. Brisbane has some amazing bakeries around town, and we have selflessly volunteered ourselves to explore them for you. How nice are we?
Whether you’re searching for the perfect Sunday loaf of sourdough to last you the week or plan to carb-load for breakfast, you’re spoiled for choice across the city.
Head out for breakfast anywhere from West End to Everton Park, Brisbane’s best bakeries are spread across the city to make sure your sugar or sourdough cravings can be easily conquered.
Idle Bakery
The next chapter from the good folk behind beloved (now-closed) bakery Agnes, Idle is a bakery and then some. This all-day dining destination also serves up a menu of brunch favourites, including omelettes and Euro plates.
But it’s the bakes we’re here to talk about today. Idle is reimagining classic treats with a fresh Aussie twist. Think wattle seed choc chip cookies, Victoria sponge stuffed with seasonal jams and mango croissants. Every ingredient is top-tier, from the butter they culture in-house to the handmade jams.
84 Merthyr Road, Brisbane
Queen Amann Bakery
Queen Amann‘s signature pastry is a kouign-amann, which co-owner Larry Lim describes as “flaky, buttery, and a little bit full of itself”. Made with petalled squares of flaky pastry, oodles of butter and just the right amount of sugar, these laminated dough pastries are a pastry-lover’s dream.
The bakery is a collaborative project between Lim, Ania Kotek and Eddy Tice, the geniuses behind your other favourite haunts — NYC Bagel Deli, Cordelia Sourdough Bakehouse and Superthing, to name a few.
King Street, Bowen Hills
Pippa’s Pantry
Everything at Pippa’s Pantry is made fresh daily, from 100% vegan ingredients, and they’re dedicated to making each product as fluffy and moreish as any non-vegan cake out there.
On the menu, you’ll find savoury morsels like Vegemite and cheese scrolls, cheeseburger scrolls and ham and cheese croissants, whilst the sweet menu spans doughnuts, croissants, scrolls, cupcakes and cookies of various decadent flavours.
565 Old Cleveland Road, Camp Hill
Bella & Tortie
Perhaps the best-kept secret on the Brisbane bakery scene is Bella & Tortie. Based in Stafford, this cosy little nook is open just two days a week, and the line out the door speaks for itself.
The cabinets here are full of single-serve cakes, tarts, cookies and caneles (a French pastry flavoured with rum and vanilla).
Each little morsel is made with high-quality ingredients, which means you’re getting an absolute flavour sensation, because every little detail has been lovingly thought out, weighed, iterated and tested to perfection.
Pop some coffee in a keep cup and line up — it’s worth the wait!
12/ 240 Stafford Road, Stafford Central, Stafford
Baker d Chirico
Beloved Baker Daniel Chirico has brought his renowned artisanal treats to the bougie food district of Newstead — the perfect fit for a bakery of such exacting standards. With a fit-out by March Studio, the interior looks more like a modern gallery than a bread and sweet-treat dealer, but is designed to make you feel like you’re inside a bread basket, after all.
With loaves, sweet and savoury treats and cafe goodies to choose from here at Baker d Chirico, each morsel is slow-baked in small batches to maintain the integrity and flavour.
18 Longland Street, Newstead
Rise Bakery
Pouring a selection of teas and an arabica specialty coffee bean, with subtle aromas of cocoa, hazelnut and caramelised orange, your morning cuppa is more than catered for at Rise.
Feeling like something a little more… sparkly? Pair your croissant with a glass of champagne! With windows full of French-inspired pastries of sweet and savoury varieties, you’re bound to be in heaven when you step across the threshold of this glowing bakery.
Shop 7.01F/39 Hercules Street, Hamilton
Flour & Chocolate
This cult favourite bakery began with a twist when one-half of the husband and wife duo answered the phone with “I wake up with Today”. Kylie and Lachlan Scott landing this $20,000 windfall allowed them to finally realise their dream of owning their own bakery, and Brisbane has been blessed ever since.
The Scotts are not the type to back down from a challenge, and this shines through in their experimental baked creations. They were one of the first to try out the viral cronut sensation, which helped to put Flour & Chocolate on the map.
Visit this Brisbane bakery for sweet treats, savoury snacks, or a tasty lunchtime bagel.
Multiple locations
Beurre Pastries
From the team behind renowned Christchurch bakery LeBakerman comes a chic, artisanal pâtisserie by the name of Beurre Pastries, dishing out bespoke pastries and seasonal specials.
Stop by for a Bear Bones coffee or a boutique iced tea before pondering the selection of sweet treats that lie before you.
Amongst the array of classics, you’ll find unique treats infused with exotic or seasonal flavours, to add a little bit of surprise and delight to your life.
33 Park Road, Milton
Riser
Few bakeries are spoken about as reverently as Riser. For those who religiously pick up a loaf of fresh bread to savour on the weekends (and survive on throughout the week), Riser has earned a well-deserved reputation as having some of the best loaves in town.
This artisanal bakery and cafe can be found in the backstreets of Toowong, in an old Queenslander home that lends a rustic and homely charm.
They’re pouring Supreme Coffee and serving flaky pastries that melt in your mouth, so when you pop by for your weekly sourdough, why not linger a little longer and have a mindful meal moment?
85 Miskin Street, Toowong
Lunar Pies x Batch Cookies
Lunar Pies is Brisbane’s first dedicated empanada bakery and churns out tasty half-moon pies perfect for catering a work lunch, party, or simply your daily lunch!
Founder Ginger Mendoza brought her vision to life in full colour, stemming from a youthful fascination for how good food brings people together, and has manifested her dream in the form of colourful, flavourful, and highly portable pastry snacks that make every meal special.
Choose from a wide variety of flavours, spanning chorizo and eggs, cheeseburger, classic beef, buffalo chicken and cheese and much more. Ginger’s other delicious bakery business, Batch Cookies, operates out of the same location, so you can stock up on her blissfully chunky cookie concoctions along with your savoury empanada scores.
The Myer Centre, Shop 078/91 Queen Street, Brisbane
La Bouche
Located in Cleveland, La Bouche honours its baking methods with French butter, Australian flour and quality produce from local Redlands farmers. This charming patisserie specialises in artisanal sourdough, croissants, and pastries both savoury and sweet.
They switch up their menu regularly to accommodate for seasonal produce and keep you on your toes!
Our pick is the fresh bicolour croissant, filled with hazelnut milk chocolate bavarois (Bavarian cream) and sprinkled with Gianduja choc and roasted hazelnuts. It’s one for the Ferrero Rocher lovers, for sure!
71 Shore Street West, Cleveland
Lune Croissanterie
The chokehold Lune Croissanterie has on our pastry cravings… If you’ve been there, you understand. If you haven’t yet, you’re probably wondering why people line up down the street. Let us tell you right now: it’s worth it!
You may want to pre-order your favourites so that you don’t miss out, with seasonal flavours like chocolate and pear danish, chocolate banana rum and ginger molasses flying off the shelves. Lune croissants are crafted to perfection and their limited edition special flavours keep us on the tip of our tastebuds at any given moment. Try now, thank us later.
Sitchu Tip: If you’re a Lune lover, book in for their specialty Lune Lab set menu experience. Beginning with Lune’s signature (and iconic!) traditional croissant, followed by an experimental sweet and savoury course, this degustation is a foodie’s dream.
Multiple locations
Sprout Artisan Bakery
Born from a passion for high-quality, artisanal baked goods, Sprout prides itself on its lovingly prepared sourdough, delectable danishes and tasty tarts.
Popping up at the Rocklea Markets and now with a well-established shopfront on bustling James Street, you best get in quick before the daily bread is sold out.
We love that this bakery uses a closed-loop recycling system with a local farm to manage their food waste and prevent it from being sent to landfill.
76 James Street, Fortitude Valley
Darvella Patisserie
When the Venzin Group set up shop anywhere, Brisbane takes notice. Named for the tiny town in Switzerland that their ancestors hail from, Darvella warmly welcomes you to explore their range of croissants, bread and specialty cakes. You can also sample locally made Swiss-style cheeses, meats and savoury pastries.
Personally, we can’t go past their almond croissant, it’s one of the best in Brisbane!
37 Oxford Street, Bulimba
Superthing
Fresh, bright and full of fresh croissants. Not a bad combination when it comes to breakfast spots! Peruse the display of savoury or sweet breakfast croissants at the Superthing counter, before taking a seat in the colourful dining area. You can watch the magic happen as the pastry chef rolls out the dough in the open kitchen space behind the counter.
215 Montague Road, West End
Veganyumm
Just because you’re vegan doesn’t mean that you need to miss out on delicious baked treats. This is, without a doubt, one of the best bakeries in Brisbane for plant-based pastries!
Veganyumm stocks a full cabinet of delectable desserts that would turn any head, including some gluten-free options. You can find freshly made sausage rolls, pies and pasties warm in the cabinet for a quick and tasty lunch, best washed down with a milkshake (Biscoff is our shake flavour of choice).
487 South Pine Road, Everton Park
Jocelyn’s Provisions
If a beautiful, indulgent yet balanced birthday cake is what you need, Jocelyn is your girl. With a nationwide reputation for the highest quality ingredients and artisanal baking skills, you’ll soon understand why customers just keep coming back.
Whether it’s her grab-and-go sandwiches for your lunch break or something sweet to tide you over, Jocelyn’s is one of the best bakeries in Brisbane to visit when you’re in need.
Multiple locations
Danny’s Bread
Adored by locals, with a line out the door each Saturday morning, the delicious scents wafting from this little bakery will have you following your nose in no time.
Danny’s secret to success begins with his extensive expertise in the best ways to mix, ferment, shape and bake the fresh loaves daily and the organic flour and high-quality ingredients that they are made with. We promise you will never look at a supermarket loaf ever again.
If bread isn’t on the agenda, you might like to opt for a sweet jam sponge roll or the impeccable custard tart on offer.
There are croissants, danishes and twists all just waiting for you to stop by and collect them on your next weekend morning stroll through Teneriffe.
5/113 Commercial Road, Teneriffe
Looking for more tasty treats, now that you’ve explored all of the best bakeries in Brisbane? Perhaps it’s time to sample some of the best desserts Brisbane has to offer. Or if you need a walk to digest all the bread you just ate, why not stretch your legs on one of the best walks around Brisbane instead?
