Category Archives: Bakery

Blackflower Patisserie, Haymarket

After spotting the name of Blackflower Patisserie popping up on our Instagram feed, I decided to find this elusive place where interesting flavours of macarons seemed to come from. Blackflower is conveniently located right across from Market City and only opened around the end of 2012, which explains why I had never noticed it before despite its central Chinatown location. As its name might hint, the patisserie is an offshoot of the popular Passionflower ice cream chain and the Asian fusion flavour combinations which have become the signature at Passionflower carry over into the Blackflower experience too.

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The Pie Tin, Newtown

Ever since I had what was most possibly the best pies ever from Fergbaker in Queenstown, I thought I was doomed to ever find a product of similar quality within Sydney. That was until my friends introduced me to The Pie Tin, a small pie shop tucked away just off the main thoroughfare of Newtown, King Street.

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Brendan Dewar Patisserie, St Ives

This mysterious patisserie is hidden away in suburbia, practically blending in with the other eateries in the small food court area of the St Ives Shopping Centre. It seems that they have quite the local fan-base built up but luckily while you’re waiting to be served there are samples of their baked goodies on offer. As we nibbled on a sample of their delectable Caramel Slice, we gazed up in wonder at their colourful macaron tower balls and various frothy creations sitting daintily behind the glass display cases.

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Honings Bakery, Hornsby

If you love your pastries, then you’ll be excited to hear that a new authentic Dutch bakery has touched down in Hornsby, right across from the train station. This family run business serves up freshly baked sweet flans featuring all sorts of fruits and they are made using traditional methods passed on through generations from their relatives in the Netherlands.

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Dulce Luna Viennoiserie, Sydney CBD

Earlier this year, I was fortunate enough to travel to Paris and had the most amazing pastries and croissants there. Ever since returning to Sydney, it has been so hard to find something even comparable to European pastries. I often find the ones here much too buttery, salty or just not fluffy and light enough, so you can imagine my delight when I found out a new viennoiserie was opening its doors in the Sydney CBD.

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