Bakeries Brisbane | The Weekend Edition

The wait is over – Baker D. Chirico has cut the ribbon on its jaw-dropping Newstead bakery

10 Oct 2024

Finally, after a few years of anticipation, Baker D. Chirico has opened its Brisbane flagship. The renowned Melbourne-born bakery lifted the cloche on its Newstead location last weekend, drawing in crowds eager to get a fix of its French, German and Italian-inspired goodies. We were there to catch all of the opening day action – read on to see what's available right now and to get the scoop on what is still to come ... more

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Gold Coast icon Paddock Bakery is popping up at Justin Lane to sling sweets, sandwiches and Single O coffee

19 Sep 2024

If you live in or travel through The Valley every day, leave home a little bit earlier this week. Why? Paddock Bakery has just launched an extra-special pop-up shop at Justin Lane on Alfred Street, where its slinging handcrafted sweets, picture-perfect pastries, a super selection of sandwiches and specialty coffee from Single O from Monday to Friday. Perfect for a pre-train ride treat or a lunch bite, put a visit to Paddock's pop-up in your diary ASAP. more

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Experimental pastry maker Croix Croissant has opened a second bakery in Newstead

12 Sep 2024

Love a quirky pastry but hate travelling long distances to get it? Then you'll be jazzed to hear that innovative Hillcrest bakery Croix Croissant has opened a second dispensary in Brisbane's inner north. Last week the team opened the doors to its new location on Commercial Road in Newstead, a light and bright haunt dispensing the likes of pandan croissants, Biscoff-infused crolls and croissant cheeseburgers. Come and take a peek inside ... more

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Easy as – here’s where to find Brisbane’s best pies

28 Aug 2024

Forget your run-of-the-mill servo pie – a real pie is a thing of beauty. We’re talking flaky pastry, flavour-packed filling and a chewy base – cooked to perfection and then crafted together to create a true feat of comfort food. Whether you’re on the go or chowing down for a family dinner, the humble pie can do it all. We’ve rounded-up Brisbane’s best pies so our pie partisans never look at a Four’N Twenty the same ever again. more

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Cerin Pasticceria, an Italian-inspired bakery serving cornetti, cakes, coffee and more, has opened in Woolloongabba

30 May 2024

It was a busy scene over in Woolloongabba on Sunday morning. Had you been in the area, you might have spied a concentration of pastry-loving punters, cake connoisseurs and focaccia fiends piling into a chic shopfront along Logan Road's cul-de-sac dining hub. That's Cerin Pasticceria, which officially opened to the public over the weekend. This chic Italian-inspired bakery made a great first impression with its range of baked goods, including buttery cornetti, cream-filled maritozzi, carbonara danishes, stuffed focaccia and a broad range of delectable treats. Take a peek inside ... more

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The round-up: chomp your way through Brisbane’s best cookies

16 May 2024

While we are crazy for cakes, go bonkers for brownies and drool over danishes, cookies hold a special place in our heart. There's never been a better time to be a cookie lover, with numerous bakeries and sweet shops pumping out trays of chunky choc-chip-filled cookies, buttery biscuits and sprinkle-coated wonders. If you've got a hankering for cookies, use this list to track down some of Brisbane's best. more

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Doughcraft’s new inner-city expansion is a bakery, deli and aperitivo bar all in one

22 Feb 2024

With its brand-new inner-city location on Mary Street, pastry-making powerhouse Doughcraft has not only expanded, but evolved. The Albion-born concept is still pumping out baked goods that fuse French and Italian inspirations, but now the crew is branching into aperitivo hour – serving primo paninis, stacked meat and cheese boards, rosemary-infused negronis and Corsican wines on Thursday and Friday evenings. more

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From mie goreng to pandan brulee, Hillcrest’s Croix Croissant’s playful pastries are worth seeking out

25 Jan 2024

The best thing about pastries is that they can come in all kinds of shapes and sizes. There's also no limit to the ingredients that can be baked into them. The team at Croix Croissant – Hillcrest's new bakery – is putting this versatility to the test, serving an array of never-before-seen flavour combinations. We're talking lemon cheesecake cruffins, pina colada-inspired circle croissants and croissant cheeseburgers – and that's just the tip of the iceberg. more

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Superstar Melbourne bakery Baker D. Chirico has launched a pop-up at its soon-to-open Newstead location

11 Jan 2024

Ever since renowned loaf maker Baker D. Chirco revealed its plans for a production bakery, shopfront and cafe in Newstead, we've been eagerly awaiting word on when the acclaimed creator of artisanal goodies (inspired by French, German and Italian baking cultures) would open to the public. Well, folks, we have some good news – today Baker D. Chirico has opened a pop-up slinging its signature hot bread and pastries, heralding more to come as we inch ever closer to its official launch. Here's what we know ... more

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Attention carb lovers – The Twin is now serving breakfast and slabs of its famous focaccia

14 Dec 2023

It takes more than one ingredient to make a great sandwich. That said, there's something about The Twin's house-made focaccia that we just can't get enough of. If you, like us, froth The Twin's lightly crispy, wonderfully chewy and flavourful focaccia, then you'll be jazzed to hear that the West End cafe is now selling it (and gluten-free mountain bread) retail. The Twin's also putting its newfound abundance of fresh focaccia to great use, debuting a tight breakfast menu to go with its roster of sandwiches. more

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The Superthing team opens Little Red Bakery, a loaf-slinging cafe in Red Hill

30 Nov 2023

If you've popped into Little Red Providore on Windsor Road lately, you'll have spied an increased amount of baked goods going around. There's a good reason for that – the crew behind Superthing, NYC Bagel Deli and Cordelia Sourdough Bakehouse has taken over the venue, adding in a brand-new bakery element to go with its already stellar brunch offering. Here's the scoop ... more

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Croissants, coffee and croque monsieurs – Banette Bayside brings the goods to Wynnum

30 Nov 2023

The old home of The Coffee Club on Bay Terrace in Wynnum is looking a bit different these days. It's now home to Banette Bayside, a French-inspired bakery and cafe that is causing a stir with its range of buttery, flaky and sugar-coated morsels. You'll want to get in early to beat the crowds, though – especially if you want a taste of Banette's smash-hit croque monsieur. more

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Follow your nose to Aroma Bakery, Carina’s new pastry-packed patisserie

19 Oct 2023

Brisbane's pastry scene is spreading deeper into the suburbs, with choice croissant slingers now popping up in areas they've been sorely coveted. Carina's new green-hued patisserie, Aroma Bakery, is serving a host of drool-worthy items, from classic danishes to custard-filled and chocolate-dipped croissants. Take a peek inside ... more

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If you know, you know – seek out The City’s best-kept secrets

21 Sep 2023

It's no secret that Brisbane City is a treasure trove of places to sip, snack and shop. That said, not every must-visit spot is easy to find. While some sit in plain sight, other haunts hide underground, down laneways or are disguised by unrelated shopfronts. For many of these places, it’s not so much about their concealed location, but more about the lesser-known menu items, that are, in our opinion, simply under-hyped. If you’re feeling inspired to seek out some of The City’s best-kept secrets, then we suggest you continue reading … more

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Brisbane’s first artisan flour maker, The Salisbury Mill, is looking to change the way we bake

10 Aug 2023

Any seasoned kneader will tell you that the success of any baking endeavour hinges on the quality of the ingredients you use, so it pays to opt for quality every time. Food Connect Foundation's newly minted artisan mill, The Salisbury Mill, is selling top-quality small-batch flour – made from grain sourced from independent family farms – to bakers all over town. As a result, the local loaf game and cake scene is improving. Here's what you need to know about this novel endeavour ... more

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All rise – Gold Coast favourite Rise Bakery has officially opened its Portside Wharf expansion

27 Jul 2023

Brisbane bakeries come in all shapes and sizes, but rarely do they boast a gleaming chandelier hanging from the ceiling. Rise Bakery, the Gold Coast-born boulangerie and salon de thé, has softly opened at Portside Wharf and croissant lovers are already drawn in like moths to a flame. But it's not just flaky pastries that make a visit to Rise Bakery worthwhile – folks are flocking for crusty sourdough loaves, picture-perfect patisserie treats and velvet-smooth coffee, too. What's more, soon the chicly appointed locale will be adding a champagne bar and a covetable pairing menu to its offering. Take a peek inside ... more

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The round-up: get your carb fix from one of Brisbane’s best bakeries

27 Jul 2023

Let's be real for a spell – is there anything as pure and good as a freshly baked loaf of bread? We think not. If we are being completely honest with ourselves, a simple artisan-baked sourdough or baguette is enough to put a smile on our face, but place us in front of a cabinet filled with flaky croissants, picture-perfect pastries, covetable cakes, tantalising tarts and dreamy doughnuts, and we're liable to cry with unadulterated joy. Brisbane boasts a bevy of fantastic bakeries, from the French-inspired patisseries and the woodfired wonders to the cake-making powerhouses and humble neighbourhood locals. Want to know who we consider to be some of the city's best? Read on ... more

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Introducing Beurre Pastries, the new butter-filled bakery bringing experimental pastries to Milton

22 Jun 2023

The growth of Brisbane's bakery scene isn't slowing down anytime soon, with an abundance of artisanal baked-goods dispensaries and loaf-lobbing locales popping up all around town. The newest name to hit the scene is Beurre Pastries, a fresh concept by the crew behind popular Christchurch bakery and cafe LeBakermen. Officially opening its doors to pastry-loving folk last weekend, Beurre (French for butter) has brought a bevy of experimental butter-filled pastries to Milton, and we've got all of the delicious details ... more

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Pavement Whispers: Bella & Tortie is opening a new canelé-slinging kitchen in Stafford

13 Apr 2023

The closure of Bella & Tortie's Grange bakery was a blow to lovers of the concept's finely crafted cakes and unheralded pastry items. If you count yourself amongst this fanbase, you might want to sit down for this bit of news. Bella & Tortie is coming back, but it won't be a walk-in shop like before. From a grungy dark kitchen in Stafford, Bella & Tortie will pump out a range of celebration cakes, canelés and cookies – all of which will be available to order online and collect. It's going to be a game changer for anyone looking to mark an occasion (or devour baked goods without judgement). Here's what we know ... more

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Pastries, paninis and pantry stuffers – the offering at The Bakeologists’ new location in The Gap is on point

30 Mar 2023

Long-running New Farm institution The Bakeologists is a regular fixture of our best sandwich list and an underrated repository of baked goods. Good news for fans of its pilgrimage-worthy pies and salivation-inducing sangas, The Bakeologists now boasts second location out at The Gap Football Club. Serving everything from fresh loaves, pastries and savoury items to coffee and smallgoods, the new site is a relaxing spot to score some quality sustenance. more