The Best Bakeries in Melbourne for the Ultimate Sweet Tooth

If there’s one thing that Melbourne isn’t short of, its baked goods. It feels like everywhere you turn, there's a fresh new bakery popping up - and we're not complaining. It fills our foodie hearts (and bellies).

From croissants, bread and doughnuts to cakes and pies, there's nothing quite like tucking into a fresh, doughy delicacy. To satisfy your addiction - and ours - we've done some delicious research and found the best bakeries in Melbourne. You're welcome!

Small Batch Roasting Co.

Tucked inside a coffee roasting warehouse, this micro patisserie delivers a truly quintessential Melbourne experience. Small Batch Roasting Co. is renowned for its exceptional coffee, but it’s their irresistibly sweet, flaky delights that keep in-the-know Melburnians coming back for more.

Their pastry offerings are nothing short of extraordinary, with creations like seasonal fruit Danishes and croissants that range from blood orange with pistachio frangipane to a mango with passionfruit cream and strawberry eucalyptus frangipane. The chocolate cream and koji caramel croissant, layered with toasted rice, milk chocolate, and roasted koji, is pure brilliance.

Add to that chestnut pain suisse, maple bacon escargots, and stunning canelés, and you’re in for a next-level pastry experience. If you haven’t tried them yet, it’s time to visit—any of the treats from this Melbourne bakery are an absolute must.

3-9 Little Howard Street, North Melbourne  

Amann Patisserie

You can rest assured all your sweet treat cravings will be satisfied at Amann Patisserie. Owner Yohann Godec previously worked at a boulangerie in Versailles, so you know the croissants here will be flaky and full of buttery goodness. Serving pastries out of what they're calling a 'pastry door', this small commercial-kitchen-turned-patisserie focusses on the work at hand. There's a countertop for customers to enjoy their baked goods straight after purchasing, but otherwise, it's straight to business here.

645 Nicholson Street, Carlton North

Creme de la Creme

Sweet tooths and savoury tooths alike will love Creme de la Creme in Spotswood. Wonderfully flaky croissants, danishes, cookies, and donuts are just some of the many baked goods you'll find in this Spotswood bakery. We recommend trying The Habibi, which includes crispy golden potatoes with a spicy, tangy kick of garlic, coriander, and chili, all on a flaky croissant dough. For something sweet, you can't go past the biscoff croissant or the knafeh croissant. 

101 Hudsons Road, Spotswood

Try a Cro-Bak: A Delicious Meeting of Cultures

Yoi and Sucre du Jour are delighted to introduce Melbourne's first-ever Cro-Bak, an innovative fusion of the classic Parisian croissant and the beloved Indonesian dessert, martabak.

Available exclusively at Yoi from June 28th to August 11th, 2024, this unique creation is set to captivate dessert and pastry lovers across the city.

The Cro-Bak artfully combines the buttery, flaky perfection of a croissant with the rich, sweet indulgence of martabak.

Traditionally, martabak is a thick, fluffy Indonesian pancake filled with decadent toppings. By reimagining this classic, Sucre du Jour and Yoi have crafted a one-of-a-kind dessert that beautifully marries the best of both worlds.

The result is a culinary delight that offers a harmonious blend of textures and flavours, celebrating the diversity and creativity of Melbourne's vibrant food scene. Don’t miss the chance to experience this exquisite treat while it lasts!

Fulton Lane, 1/155 Franklin Street, Melbourne 

Friday June 28th until Sunday August 11th

Publique Bakery

Melbourne's favourite French artisan bakery has got to be Publique. With two locations around the city, including their luxe new space near Queen Victoria Market, it's a mecca for all things baked and beautiful.

The art of baking is a labour of love for the Publique team, where passion and expertise converge to craft unforgettable experiences for their devoted customers.

With over a decade of dedication to perfecting the art of bread-making, croissant crafting, and pastry mastery, it proudly stands as one of the more quintessential, Parisian-inspired bakeries in Melbourne.

Sitchu Tip: Looking for something savoury but equally indulgent? Their Quiche Lorraine is an oozy, salty marvel that can't be tamed. 

QVM MUNRO 18 Blender Lane, Melbourne

Preston Market

The Flour

Baking their way to our happiness, The Flour is one of our new favourites, where expert coffee gets poured alongside the likes of exquisitely presented Mont Blanc cakes, pistachio matcha lime and stout malted milk cakes, freshly baked madeleines and canelés, choc-hazelnut galettes, and the sweetest strawberry tarts and peach tarts we ever did see. 

It's a French patisserie and bakery in Melbourne not to be missed.

199 Victoria Street, West Melbourne 

Heart Bakes 

Be drawn in by the magically delicious scent of freshly baked cinnamon scrolls and stay until your heart has grown three sizes. That's the kind of wholesome goodness delivered in spades at the sweet little corner shop Heart Bakes. This is one of the best cafes/bakeries in Melbourne to take seat in, great coffee in one hand, perfect sweet treat in the other. From fudge chocolate chip cookies and flaky almond croissants, to breakfast muffins, earl grey cream cheese cupcakes and the aforementioned delectable cinnamon scrolls, the hardest part will be limiting yourself to just one or two selections from the heaving front counter. 

220 Bridge Street, Port Melbourne

AM Bakehouse

This bakery is equivalent to heaven for any pastry lover. Located in Glen Iris, you'll come here for the sweets, but stay for the savoury items. Their pancetta and brie ciabatta toastie is warm, gooey and deliciously creamy, and all their pastries are baked to be crisp, flaky and light. AM Bakehouse makes for the perfect weekend outing, so grab your friends, pick out a bunch of goodies and sit at one of their tables to enjoy the atmosphere while you eat.

Sitchu Tip: we recommend you try the fig danish. With a crispy, perfectly baked exterior and creamy, sweet interior, it's absolutely divine.

286D Tooronga Road, Glen Iris

Gordon Street Bakery

You haven't lived until you've tried Gordon Street Bakery's choc-almond croissant. That's all.

Oh and their sourdough bread and low-key friendly vibes are the perfect antidote to the Sunday morning scaries. 

142 Gordon Street, Footscray

#1000 Bread

A relatively new bakery on the block, #1000 Bread opened in April 2023 - and quickly grew a cult following thanks to TikTok. Walking the line between a traditional European bakery and modern Asian bakery, owner Kathy Wang takes inspiration from both, but adheres to neither. This unique bakery is known for their unconventional viral cube crossiants that are a delight to tear apart and munch on. However, you can't ignore their mochi bagels and egg tarts, which are equally as delicious.

315 Swanston Street, Melbourne

Madeleine de Proust 

A patisserie dedicated to the art of madeleines? Count us in! Madeleine de Proust arrived on the Melbourne bakery scene to immediate acclaim, no small thanks due to Hyoju Park's masterful approach to elevating this French classic. With a deep appreciation for desserts that evoke cherished memories, Park has transformed Madeleine de Proust into Melbourne's haven for nostalgic and artisanal delights. You'll be enchanted by the artistry - they're almost too pretty to eat! 

Sitchu Tip: The corn madeleine is a sight to behold; a brown butter madeleine filled with cream cheese and buttered cooked corn, and topped with a popcorn ganache piped to look like corn kernels! The husk is made from a corn-infused chocolate - incroyable! 

253 Lygon Street, Carlton 

Mietta by Rosemary

The heavens descended the day cake queen Rosemary Andrews decided to open up her first brick and mortar store. The former Attica Summercamp head pastry chef has put down sticks in Malvern with Mietta by Rosemary. This new bakery in Melbourne focuses on cakes by the slice, takeaway coffee and other premium baked goods, all handcrafted by Rosemary and her team of experienced pastry chefs. Try and get your hands on her famously good lemon tart, or a slice of the burnt honey espresso dulce de leche layer cake. 

23 Glenferrie Road, Malvern

Iris The Bakery

This new Brunswick bakery already has a devout legion of fans making a beeline to the adorable shopfront to order up their daily bread, coffee and baked good combo. Made from produce that nourishes both their customers and the earth, each pastry and loaf being dolled out at Iris The Bakery is an insight into just how talented and passionate the team behind the name are. 

It's one of the best new bakeries in Melbourne for those looking for a wholesome and well-rounded start to the day. Think cardamom buns, chocolate chip cookies, honey-spelt and seeded loaves, focaccia, croissants, whole quiches and savoury tartines...the list of delights go on!

1 Wilson Avenue, Brunswick 

The Butter Room

A Korean and French influenced bakery, The Butter Room is our pick for best new bakery in Melbourne. Seriously, if you love butter (who doesn't?) you'll love The Butter Room. The magically delicious range of baked goods that star here include the theatrical lava pandoro (Instagram it, you'll see) matcha-chocolate canelés and cream cheese garlic bulbs, croissants that melt in your mouth in an array of flavours from matcha to Injeolmi, Injeolmi buns, more beautiful cakes towering with fruit and cream, angel chiffon cake, black sesame scones....and then there's the drinks list. Run, don't walk, to try their strawberry matcha latte. Theatrical, fun and incredibly tasty, this is a must when sugar cravings hit in the city. Oh, did we mention the next level brunches too?

The Archway, 16 Katherine Place, Melbourne 

Calle

Roll into Rathdowne Street for a taste of Calle's exceptional croissant wheels. A cult-favourite item at this Carlton bakery, spirals of glossy pastry are wrapped around oozy fillings ranging from black sesame and chocolate, biscoff and pistachio. Flavours change every month, and other pastries on offer might include almond croissants, chocolate-filled pain suisse, escargots and fruit danishes. They also have a range of impeccable artisan sourdough and baguette sandwiches if savoury is more your schtick. 

649 Rathdowne Street, Carlton North

Dröm Bakery

While it's a bit of a drive outside of the city, we promise you that this Bayswater bakery is worth it. Dröm is a French-inspired bakery whose bakers get to work before dawn in order to deliver the most awe-inspiring pastries you'll ever lay your eyes on. Loaves of bread, viennoisseries and pastries are made behind glass windows, allowing customers to watch the process unfold. There are a wide selection of sweet and savoury treats, so we suggest ordering a few to take away and enjoy with friends (or keep them all to yourself). But go early, because they're only available until sold out!

1/19 Scoresby Rd, Bayswater

Via Porta

Via Porta is both a family run empire and a must-try for coffee and croissants, with three outposts found in Mont Albert (the OG), Hawthorn and Kew. Their almond croissants? To die for. 

The pastry offerings in general have been a major drawcard for the cafe and bakery since opening days, with the croissants in particular considered some of the best in Melbourne's south-east. So cult-followingly good, in fact, that they’re now also stocked at several top cafes scattered around Melbourne

677 Whitehorse Road, Mont Albert 

646 Glenferrie Rd, Hawthorn 

7 Fenton Way, Kew 

Candied Bakery

Armed with an impressive repertoire of fresh baked goods, this westside neighbourhood bakery is also renowned for the scrumptious array of in-house made pastries. While savoury bites are available, peeling your eyes away from the likes of cream cheese and custard, pistachio cream and peaches and cream pastries is a mighty task. We're partial to Candied Bakery's range of delicious croissants, like these earl grey and lemon golden wonders. Keep an eye out for their tiramisu crossiants as well. 

81A Hudsons Road, Spotswood

Kudo 

Mabels 

525 Malvern Road, Toorak

Tarts Anon

Home is where the tart is. This cult Instagram bakery (born in lockdown) recently opened their second bricks and mortar store in Collingwood and are more popular than ever - for good reason. Serving up a slice of the sweet life, their retail shops serve tart slices and coffee until sold out. Don't want to miss out? You might fancy pre-ordering a half or whole tart online. The choc-caramel is the cult-favourite on the menu, but the signature pear, lemon-rhubarb and cherry-almond versions are also to-die-for. 

Pre-orders open each week on Monday at 6pm.

29A Gwynne Street, Cremorne VIC 3121 

44 Sackville Street, Collingwood VIC 3066 

Holy Sugar

Who says you can't have cake for breakfast? Former Lune pastry chef Audrey Allard is behind the wheel at Holy Sugar, refashioning her former online cake box business into a homey bricks and mortar destination and serving up her magnificent creations on charming vintage china. Her famous crullers are now shaped into flowers and her citrus tart - with lime, lemon and mandarin - is now topped with delicate quenelles of cream. Pecan tart, dulce de leche tarts and glossy chocolate eclairs also round out the menu and there are even focaccia sandwiches to enjoy now too, including a delicious mortadella option. Let them eat cake! 

236 High Street, Northcote 

Bistro Morgan Bakehouse

Nutella scroll anyone? Serving up doughlicious delights to Melbourne's southside sugar addicts, Bistro Morgan’s drool-worthy creations are only the second most impressive thing about this Windsor bakehouse. The flagship shop on High Street offers light bites and brunch plates but make no mistake, the sweets are still the star of the show.

190 High Street, Windsor

Moon Cruller

If it's sweet, doughy, and deep-fried, you better believe we're lining up to try it. Like a doughnut but sexier, Moon Cruller’s crispy rings of pastry perfection come in 6 flavours with cinnamon sugar, chocolate, and vanilla glaze always on offer.? As for the other three, you'll have to wait and see but with the Lune team behind it, you know they'll be good. ?The future of doughnuts is here! ?

50 Rose Street, Fitzroy

A1 Bakery

Young and old, friends and families, rusted-on locals, and new migrants are all brought together to break delicious bread at beloved institution A1. For little more than the change in your pocket, you can walk out of this always-bustling bakery with freshly made flatbread scattered with za'atar, pillowy halloumi-filled pies, and juicy chicken tawouk wraps overflowing with crunchy pickles and garlic sauce. For the sweet tooth's, the baklava is honeyed, nutty, flaky perfection. 

643-645 Sydney Road, Brunswick

The Hamptons Bakery

From elegant interiors to an impressive offering of artisanal treats, there's a lot of love about this bayside café come bakehouse. Before you've even set foot inside The Hamptons Bakery, the smell of fresh bread lures you in. Serving up modern brunch plates with a focus on its in-house bread and pastries, this Hampton's foodie oasis is all about our three favourite things: good food, good coffee, and good vibes!

427 Hampton Street, Hampton

Monforte Viennoiserie

If there is one thing that needs to be fresh - it's pastries. Flakey on the outside and soft buttery goodness on the inside, a great pastry can brighten even the somberest of moods. If you're in need of a sugar fix, Monforte Viennoiserie has you covered with their rotating assortment of sweet, melt in your mouth bites. Choosing only local organic ingredients like butter from Bellarine Peninsula's LardAss, flavour explosions like their honey, sea salt and chocolatine croissants are born. 

585 Canning Street, Carlton North

Juliette Coffee & Bread

Joining the cafe ranks in Malvern's East is the newest project from the team behind Bentwood, Glovers Station, and My Other Brother. Serving up doughy snacks and Inglewood Coffee, Juliette Coffee & Bread is a peachy pink paradise for bread lovers. Sweet treats like Nutella donuts tease you from the counter while fresh, crusty loaves decorate the walls behind the state of the art coffee machines. While their takeaway model was a serious drawcard throughout COVID, there are a couple of seats out the front for you to enjoy your coffee too. 

360 Wattletree Road, Malvern East

Bread Club

All you need is a love of carbs to join this particular club, where the rewards are awe-inspiring breads, pastries, and pies. The two Frenchmen behind the venture have worked e at Vue de Monde, Woodfrog Bakery, Tivoli Road Bakery and Baker D. Chirico. Classic sourdough and baguettes are a given, while creative turns results in delights like Banana Split croissants, toffee custard doughnuts and saffron buns. Park yourself in Bread Club’s soothing mint-green space for a leisurely breakfast or lunch alongside Inglewood coffee. Savoury options include Persian potato salad baguettes, Croatian pork and pickled cabbage sandwiches, and kolokythopita-inspired pies filled with zucchini, mint and feta.

558 Queensberry Street, North Melbourne

Rustica Sourdough

With several shop fronts around Melbourne, we sleep easy knowing that a Rustica Sourdough isn’t too far away. Half bakery, half café, Rustica is responsible for some of the best sandwiches we’ve ever tasted. There’s no doubt that the bread at Rustica is the star of the show (the olive with fresh basil is our favourite) but they also do a mean pastry – the offering changes daily.

Multiple locations around the city

Cremorne Street Bakers

Tapping into our nostalgia is Cremorne Street Bakers, who put a modern spin on time-worn favourites in cakes like Anzac caramel slice, chocolate whisky cake and sour cherry pie. They supply many of Melbourne’s favourite cafés, but now with their own storefront, you can drop by and peruse their whole collection before leaving with a slice or three of the good stuff.

The innovative team have also launched Cremorne Street Hampers, a luxe gifting service full of yummy treats from the iconic bakery and other local suppliers. Including chocolates from Cremorne neighbours Hey Tiger, ceramics from Armadale’s made and more, homecooked meals from Pearsons and Gron Haus, handmade body products from the Grampians Goods Co and botanical skincare from Myrtle & Moss. So, if you're looking for the perfect 'just because' gift - look no further than Cremorne Street Hampers. 

135 Cremorne Street, Cremorne 

Lune Croissanterie

Obviously, Lune needs no introduction - it’s Lune after all; the home of the best croissant in the world. Owner Kate Reid (who actually used to be a former Formula 1 engineer) reverse-engineered the croissants from Paris that she was obsessing over to come up with her own. Acquiring a Lune croissant requires commitment; lines are often long and they always sell out, but we promise you that the mission is worth it. There are eleven different flavours to choose from, but the classic is still our favourite. 

Multiple locations around the city

Baker D. Chirico

It’s with good reason that people flock to Baker D. Chirico for their loaves and pastries. The two venues around inner-Melbourne supply discerning carb-lovers and restaurants alike. While there’s no question that bread is their specialty, we also highly recommend, nay, we insist you grab a tart while you’re there.

Carlton and South Yarra

Agathé Pâtisserie

Agathé Pâtisserie has earned itself a cult-like following. No trip to the South Melbourne Market is complete without stopping by Agathé’s little stand to get your hands on a chocolate croissant (or three.) Demand is high, and stock is always limited, so get in early. Better yet, order online to avoid disappointment.

South Melbourne Market: 322 Coventry Street, South Melbourne

Tivoli Road

Tivoli Road in South Yarra offers the perfect bread and coffee pit-stop. There’s a small brunch offering, but for the most part, bread is where it’s at. There’s an extensive range of all the usuals, as well as gluten-free options. All freshly baked on site, head in early and your loaf will still have that heavenly ‘fresh out of the oven’ feel.

3 Tivoli Road, South Yarra

Noisette

Not your average bakery, Noisette in Bentleigh and Port Melbourne opts for a sleek shop front and French-chic interior. Home to a fifth-generation baker, you know you’re in safe hands at this Melbourne bakery. You’ll find a fifty-fifty split between bread and sweets; the traditional French macarons are a must.

Bentleigh and Port Melbourne

Dench Bakers

Sitting on Scotchmer Street, Dench Bakers is a firm local favourite. Part café, part bakery, it’s the perfect spot to grab breaky and a loaf. For those that know their wholewheat from their light rye, you won’t be disappointed with their varied offering. Regardless of what you order, you better take a vegemite scroll for the road.

109 Scotchmer Street, Fitzroy North

Mister Nice Guy’s BakeShop

For those with food intolerances, you are in luck! Mr Nice Guy’s BakeShop is allergy friendly with a variety of egg-, dairy-, lactose-, gelatine-, gluten-, soy- and wheat-free creations. Their cupcakes are the highlight but that’s not to say their bread is anything to be sneezed at. With a strong preference for kosher, locally sourced ingredients, this is your ultimate ethical bakery.

151 Union Road, Ascot Vale

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