Score Some Warm and Crispy Croissants in Sydney at These Amazing Bakeries

Sydney is blessed with phenomenal bakeries bringing the San Franciscan sourdough, French pastry and Austrian croissant right to the streets of the city. This incredible diversity married with perfecting techniques produces something fresh from a warm oven that makes your mouth drool!

Although finding a perfectly buttery croissant can be a little difficult, here is a list of bakeries making the finest croissants in Sydney that can help you skip the morning rush!

1. Bourke Street Bakery, Sydney (Various Locations)

Stealing our hearts for years with their tarts and pies, Bourke Street Bakery is a neighbourhood bakery making real food with dedication and love. Apart from the classic croissant, they have added twists to taking it to the next level with their almond praline croissant. You can also opt for savoury choices with their ham and cheese or tomato and cheese crosstie that are a cross between a croissant and a toastie. These flaky pastries are perfect for grab-and-go options with your morning coffee!

Website: https://bourkestreetbakery.com.au
Contact: +61 (02) 9699 1011

2. Flour and Stone, Woolloomooloo

Flour and Stone are offering one of the best croissants in Sydney with their perfectly fermented, full-flavoured dough filled with a lot of love! The croissant dough rattles through the laminator, backwards and forwards, sending the croissant lovers into a trance. If you are still not sure, experience yourself by taking a bite out of their flaky, crisp and buttery almond croissant. We are sure; you’ll lose yourself within the layers!

Website: https://flourandstone.com.au
Contact: +61 (02) 8068 8818

3. Iggy’s Bread, Bronte

Specialising in sourdough bread, here, the owner believes that not just the secret recipes, but the love and energy that he puts into the product makes the difference. Try all their croissants, including plain, almond, choc and feta croissant- super delicious! The buttery, crusty and fluffy treat will make you come back for more!

Contact: +61 (02) 9386 1370

4. Rollers Bakehouse, Manly

Take a stroll down to Manly’s Rialto Lane, just a few steps from the beach, and you’ll be attracted to Rollers Bakehouse stocked with freshly-baked golden, flaky croissants visible through the window. Their prime focus is on croissants, and they have reinvented this tasty delicacy putting in some fun twists. Be adventurous to take a bite from their peanut, butter brownie, garlic bread or sushi roll croissant, and you’ll be pleasantly amazed and shout out with happiness!

Website: https://www.rollersbakehouse.com

5. Goose Bakery, Forest Lodge

Goose Bakery Cafe has those really comfy vibes which instantly embrace you as you walk inside. Known for freshest sourdough loaves and baguettes, the bakery also offers a beautiful range of cakes and croissants delights. Sit down on a single squat bench outside and order some danishes and coconut croissants – gorgeous and flaky, we love them!

6. Lavie & Belle Bakery, Surry Hills

Your search for baguettes and croissants on Fitzroy Street ends here. This tiny French bakery is a gem that offers an authentic French experience with their signature bread and baked products, which separates them from the other bakeries in the whole of Australia. Walk in to feel the taste of Paris!

Website: https://www.laviebellebakery.com
Contact: +61 (02) 8018 8879

7. La Renaissance Cafe, The Rocks & Waterloo

Affectionately known as La Ren, La Renaissance Cafe is filling our tummies with deliciousness since 1992 at The Rocks. They have recently opened a second cafe in the Waterloo Design Centre offering a remarkable range of cakes, pastries and savouries. They take their croissants seriously. Be it plain, almond and chocolate croissant their fluffy layers of dough with sweet filling is winning our hearts. If you are in for a savoury surprise, try their ham and cheese croissant that has levelled up the game!

Website: https://larenaissance.com.au
Contact: +61 (02) 9241 4878

8. Brickfields, Chippendale

An eclectic bakery in Sydney with bread stocks so delicious that they can be found in cafes around the city. It goes without saying that the croissants here earn a place on your next croissant catch-up! You can go for the ‘perfect’ plain and chocolate croissants but their croissants studded with almonds and filled with brandy & cinnamon spice infused frangipane is a decadent delight!

Website: https://www.brickfields.com.au
Contact: +61 (02) 9698 7880

9. Madame & Yves, Clovelly

When you walk into the store, the look in your eyes is enough to show your excitement to treat yourself to this pastry boss in Australia. Dedicated to the art of pastry for the past 20 years, Madame & Yves has it all. Be it brioche with the buttery layers or ferrero with chocolate and hazelnut dipped in almond ganache, their croissants are the perfect brekkie to start your day. Don’t underestimate their savoury delights. Sit down at the store or order a takeaway, you’ll be lifted to dreamland with the first bite!

Website: https://www.madameandyves.com.au
Contact: +61 (02) 7900 8498

10. Penny Fours, Leichhardt

This tiny jewel is situated in the heart of Leichhardt. Being operated by the former pastry chef at Tetsuya’s and Sepia, it gives you an even stronger reason to indulge in their ultra-amazing croissants that they are rolling out. Be it hot buttery chocolate or caramel-kissed croissants, their wafting aroma is just irresistible. Their coconut crème crumbly smothered in coconut chips will knock your socks off!

Contact: +61 (02) 9572 8550

It’s notoriously difficult to make a perfect croissant, but our picks are the bakeries where you are promised supreme fluffy, crumbly, flaky and crisp delights. Drive down to grab some before they sell out and ask, “Croissants s’il vous plaît!”

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