Bakeries
From a vanilla slice version to an ice-cream sandwich, these are the hottest hot cross buns of the season
We’re seeing filled hot cross buns, hot cross scrolls, chocolate buns and raisin-infused latte takes, and that’s even before we get to gloriously unhinged options.
- Erina Starkey
‘So fluffy you’ll forget to chew’: 15 of Melbourne’s very best hot cross buns
Whether you’re anti-peel, pro-spice or a fan of a wildcard hot cross bun, the Good Food team’s personal hit list has something for even the biggest bun sceptic.
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Free pizza, two days of pastry: An insider’s picks of Melbourne Food and Wine Festival
Unsure how to tackle the program of 200-plus events? Start with pizza from a leading London chef, hot bakery collabs in the heart of the city, and a barbecue like no other.
- Rick Stephens
Melbourne’s new ‘Maxi Lune’ can churn out more than 6000 pastries a day
“We’re maxed out in Fitzroy,” says Lune founder Kate Reid, but a second city store and glass-walled “cube” will boost pastry production.
- Tomas Telegramma
Ease back into office life with 11 new city spots for lunch, coffee and afternoon treats
Beat the back-to-work blues with breaks centred on cake, bargain lunch plates, iced matcha and even icier coffee.
- Tomas Telegramma
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Your first look at Self Raised in Merrylands (plus four more bakeries in Sydney’s west)
Where to enjoy a carb fest in the west, from a Korean doughnut chain’s first Australian location to fancy fairy bread.
- Lee Tran Lam
Six hot new Melbourne bakeries to try this weekend (plus the signature item at each)
Tivoli Road Bakery founders open a new bakery after a six-year pause. Plus where to find fluffy focaccias, chilli-cheese twists and amped-up cinnamon scrolls.
- Aastha Agrawal
This big-hearted bakery will recreate your grandmother’s cake or aunty’s slice
Former MasterChef winner Larissa Takchi’s new venture aims to foster community through time-tested family recipes.
- Daniella Scotti
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Fine-dining pastry chef and Dessert Masters winner opens sunny Scandinavian-ish bakery
Try one of Denmark’s most popular grab-and-go sandwiches, the BMO, with butter “thick enough to show teeth marks”.
- Dani Valent
Sydney is obsessed with cinnamon scrolls. Here’s where you’ll find 10 of the best
A taste test of bakeries from Peakhurst to Potts Point (and beyond) reveals the softest, dreamiest cinnamon scrolls.
- Bianca Hrovat