Some of the best bakeries in Canberra to start your weekend right
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If your weekend doesn’t start at a bakery, are you even doing it properly?
Offering an excellent reason to get out of bed and leave the house early, these are some of Canberra’s best bakeries – the places where you pick up something flaky, grab a coffee, and go about your day with the quiet satisfaction of knowing you’ve made an excellent decision.
Under Bakery (Fyshwick and Mawson)
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This local bakery has a cult following for good reason. With its recent expansion into a much larger Fyshwick space (nearly four times the size of its original Mawson shop), you now have two locations to choose from when it comes to curing your cardamom bun cravings. Are they worth driving across town for? The answer is always yes.
Building 3, Dairy Road Precinct, Fyshwick and 1/30 Mawson Place, Mawson | under-bakery.com
Coco & Rye (Fyshwick)
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Just follow your nose to find Coco & Rye at the Fyshwick Markets. Tucked away but well worth seeking out, this bakery is home to an overflowing bread wall and a pastry counter filled with fruit Danishes, croissants, Italian cream-filled donuts, Portuguese tarts and more. Open from 7 am, make sure you get there early to pick up a sourdough loaf – and something flaky you didn’t plan on.
12 Dalby Street, Fyshwick | cocoandrye.com.au
Flute (Fyshwick)
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If you’re craving something refined, Flute delivers. Channelling the City of Carbs in its finest form (Paris – we’re talking about Paris), this bakery is a haven of macarons, rich gateaux in every flavour, and freshly iced brioche buns. Warning: you won’t be able to order just one – and it’s absolutely worth the drive if French-style baking is your weakness.
8 Barrier Street, Fyshwick | theflutebakery.com.au
Silo Bakery (Kingston)
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Silo is the place to go if your weekend plans involve sitting down, ordering coffee, and slowly working your way through baked goods without being rushed. With a well-deserved reputation for excellent pastries and breads, the Australian Good Food Guide describes Silo as “part Brooklyn, part Parisian,” which says it all. Serving both savoury and sweet, why not have both?
36 Giles Street, Kingston | silobakery.com.au
Danny’s Bakery (Narrabundah)
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Danny’s is a Canberra institution for a reason. Claiming to have Canberra’s best sourdough, this family-run bakery uses traditional baking methods handed down through generations – and yes, you can taste the difference. Known for its Easter buns and other seasonal treats, it’s worth experiencing for yourself.
6 Iluka Street, Narrabundah | dannysbakery.com.au
Bite & Savor (City)
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Combining Asian nightlife energy with a French patisserie, Bite & Savor is Canberra’s very own late-night artisan bakery. Baking fresh breads and pastries each morning using premium Lescure French butter, the menu includes everything from French egg tarts to savoury Asian buns. The best part? They’re open until 10 pm.
45 East Row, City | @biteandsavor_cbr
Sonoma (Braddon)
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Braddon’s favourite artisan bakery always hits the spot. Opening in Canberra in 2018, the much-loved Sydney bakery has become a local staple thanks to its impressive range of artisan sourdoughs. But Sonoma is about more than just bread – the cookies, scrolls, rolls and pastries are also well worth trying.
1/21 Lonsdale Street, Braddon | sonomabakery.com
Our Hours (Dickson)
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Bringing Korean-style baking to Canberra, Our Hours is perfect for when you’re craving something a little different. From salt bread to red bean buns, it’s best to arrive early so you don’t miss out. Coffee buns with salted butter? Count. Us. In.
C13/35 Challis Street, Dickson | @ourhours.cbr
Lilette (Dickson)
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This artisanal French pâtisserie made the move from Melbourne to Dickson to bring locals a taste of France – and it absolutely delivers. From éclairs to croissants and tarts, everything is made using traditional French techniques. While a trip to Paris might be off the cards, indulging in freshly baked almond croissants isn’t.
G3/8 Cape Street, Dickson | @cheflilette
Le Bon Melange (Gungahlin)
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With beautiful tarts and delicate pastries, there’s no better way to start your weekend. A go-to for northside locals and well worth the trip if you have a sweet tooth, one look in the cabinet will have you eyeing off donuts, tarts, biscuits and cakes.
G09/48 Gungahlin Place & Bruning Street, Gungahlin | lebonmelange.com.au
Wildflour (All over town)
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For those who like their pastries modern, creative and very photogenic, Wildflour offers much more than a classic buttery croissant. The creators behind some very viral Canberra food moments serve up loaded croissants (think Biscoff, lemon meringue, ube and pistachio), alongside their cult-favourite soft-serve croissants – the ultimate summer treat.
Various locations | wildflour.com.au
Three Mills (All over town)
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When it comes to bread worth building a weekend around, you can’t go past Three Mills. Beginning in a tiny basement in 2013, the bakery has grown to become one of Canberra’s favourite destinations for carbs. Baking exceptional sourdough and laminated pastries daily, you’ll find them across Woden, Fyshwick, Belconnen and Canberra Airport.
Various locations | threemillsbakery.com.au
Feature Image: Under Bakery. Credit: Will Neill.
