7 of our favourite Canberra bakeries

Whether you’re looking to grab your daily bread or a quick sausage roll for lunch on the go, your neighbourhood bakery is an essential service. Sonoma and Three Mills are big names in town – and well worth a visit – but we thought we’d shout out a few of the other players in Canberra’s baked goods business.

L’epi Bakery, Chisholm, Yarralumla, Kambah

First established at Chisholm shops in 2022, L’epi now has three stores across Canberra’s South (plus their partnership with Mountain Creek Wholefoods). But this family-run business has stuck to small, suburban shopping centres, in some cases establishing bakeries where none had existed for years, which I reckon keeps them firmly in the small, community-minded category.

Trained in France and Switzerland, owner and head baker Ignace Diompy has an impressive resume and puts it to good use with seasonal pastries that feature local ingredients and a beautifully flawless cake cabinet.

Try their eponymous L’epi loaf – an impressive centrepiece and great for sharing – or check out their monthly special. March featured a delicately layered Opera Cake, and May showcased chestnut season with an impressive Mont Blanc tart.

Danny’s Bakery, Narrabundah

With over 60 years in the business, Danny Collins is Canberra’s OG sourdough king. Long before the pandemic trend cemented sourdough as the world’s favourite bread, Danny was learning to make bread the old-fashioned way. First established in the 80s, Danny’s is now a third-generation bakery, with grandsons Justin and Travis having joined the family business. In fact, the whole show from accounts to deliveries is run by family members.

Their epic sourdough hot cross buns are a highlight of the Easter season for many Canberrans.

Bite and Savor, Civic

This Asian-inspired bakery has flipped the script on bakers’ hours, moving them from early mornings to late nights.

Open until 10 pm Thursday through Saturday (and until 3 am when the weather’s warmer), Bite and Savor fuel late-night revellers, students and shift workers alike. The self-serve pastry cabinet might contain charcoal croissants with an Earl Grey-flavoured crème pâtissière, or a savoury danish pairing with cult-favourite Lao Gan Ma chilli oil and shredded chicken.

Specialty Asian bakes include enriched, soft Japanese-style loaves and mochi-filled desserts.

Under, Mawson

Cult favourite Under Bakery has seen devotees lining up in Mawson for cardamom bullar buns and rye sourdough. Taking inspiration from Nordic baking traditions, Under focuses on classic techniques executed to perfection. Using regeneratively farmed, single-origin flour for much of their baking, Under’s breads have far more flavour than your average supermarket loaf.

Their new location on Dairy Road in Fyshwick has also started offering à la carte dishes such as breakfast rolls and a Swedish plate with plenty of pickles.

Evoke Bakery, Curtin, Kippax & Spence

The cheerful friends behind Evoke Bakery saw that Canberra’s suburban shops were missing bakeries, and wanted to fill the gap. They first launched in Curtin in 2022 and have recently opened more locations in Spence and Kippax. Their croissants and sourdough breads have won ribbons at the National Artisan Bakery Association competition, but they’re most proud of running a shop with a positive working environment that prioritises the happiness of the staff.

Oscar’s Bakery Cafe, Weetangera, Bruce

This Mediterranean bakery is a regular at festivals and markets around town, but also runs a dedicated bakery and cafe shopfront at the small Weetangera shops and in Bruce. They are well-loved for their Börek, a Mediterranean crispy, flaky pastry with a variety of fillings.

Bake-at-home pastries are available, as well as meals to heat for the whole family, like lasagna, curries and Turkish pide.

Their Dubai chocolate slices – filled with pistachio and crunchy kadayif pastry – are an indulgent, textural delight.

Wildflour Bakery, Fyshwick, Jamison, Weston, Kingston

More is more seems to be the catchphrase of Wildflour Bakery. The croissants are enormous, the pastries are bursting with fillings, heaped with toppings, and they seem to be on top of the never-ending trends of pastry. In summer, they’ll even give you a soft serve in a croissant cone! Their brunches are similarly generous and wildly popular.

The wheel-shaped Biscoff Suprême croissant is apparently their best seller. Their pastries are big because they’re made to be shared, so grab a friend.

What’s your favourite Canberra Bakery?

Original Article published by Lucy Ridge on Region Canberra.

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