The 11 best bakeries in Brisbane

Head to this bright, sunny neighbourhood bakery in New Farm for some of Brisbane’s best baked goodies. Idle marks the rebirth of Anyday's beloved Agnes Bakery, featuring pastries, all-day brekkie favourites and pantry goods. While you may come for a loaf of their slow-fermented sourdough loaves, you’ll likely end up leaving with a couple of croissants, sausage rolls, scrolls and a slice of their heavenly Basque cheesecake. There's even an all-day dine-in menu for those who want to linger, with housemade granola, sourdough crumpets and continental or European breakfast plates.

Must try: Sourdough doughnuts, almond croissant, crumpets, lamb sausage roll

A tiny-but-mighty artisan bakery in Albion, Time & Temp is baking some of Brisbane’s most sought-after pastries and pouring seriously good coffee. Co-founder Palita Cai (ex-Falco Bakery in Melbourne) leads with an ever-evolving pastry line-up. The cardamom buns are the headline act, alongside beautifully executed croissants and pain au chocolat. Expect a rotating cast of seasonal delights, from savoury corn danishes to sticky maple pecan pies. Meanwhile, Manning Young (ex-Proud Mary, also in Melbourne) keeps the coffee accessible, pouring batch brews that perfectly complement the pastries.

Must try: Cardamom bun, rhubarb crumble danish, cinnamon and walnut scroll

Address: 337 Sandgate Rd, Albion 

Yes, Sprout Artisan Bakery in New Farm closed shop in 2025 – but only so that they could open a brand spanking new HQ in Newstead, plus another outpost in Albion. Get your lips around any of these tasty numbers: four cheese and spinach danishes, cinnamon buns, chocolate croissants and croissant toasties – plus any of their freshly baked bread, of course. Run by partners Rebecca Foley and European-trained baker Lutz Richter, the bakery has got itself quite a reputation. Lutz has been baking since he trained as a 14-year-old apprentice in Germany before working in Ireland, and later working at the 2000 Australian Olympics. The pair work sustainably and have a closed-loop system of food waste courtesy of the Loop farm, which takes their food scraps, and Sprout later buys their produce.

Must-try: Cardamon custard scroll, Reuben sandwich, sourdough bread

Address: Shop 4, 60 Skyring Tce, Newstead & T1/31 Collingwood St, Albion

Named after a tiny Swiss town and inspired by European flavours, Darvella is the epitome of a charming neighbourhood bakery. You’ll find the sleek white shopfront a street back from the river in Bulimba, just a 20-minute drive from Brisbane’s CBD or five minutes from their sister café, Pawpaw. The pastry chefs here like to keep things local, sourcing sustainable flour from Wholegrain Milling Company, apples from Stanthorpe and local Swiss cheese from the Sunshine Coast. You can dine in or take away, with a rotating selection of croissants, cruffins, filled doughnuts, tarts, savoury pies and loaded toasties on housemade sourdough. Don’t go home without one of Darvella’s signature triple-tier baby cakes, in flavours like banana split, s’mores and birthday cake. 

Must-try: Salted caramel doughnut, beef and bacon sausage roll, seasonal cinnamon bun

Address: Shop 1/37 Oxford St, Bulimba

Brissy locals are no strangers to Jocelyn’s Provisions. For almost three decades, the bread heads at this bakery institution have been serving up exactly what the people want – pork and apple sausage rolls, beef and red wine pies, gooey caramel slices and giant ANZAC biscuits. Across their stores, you’ll also find playful twists on the classic croissant, featuring fillings like char siu pork, spicy dan dan and Peking duck. Jocelyn’s is perhaps most famous for its lamingtons, with their fairy bread edition making a special appearance every July for National Lamington Day.

Must-try: 100s & 1000s lamington, lamb and rosemary pie, pork and apple sausage roll

Address: Locations in Albion, Camp Hill, James St & Toowong

Fancy taking a trip to France without the 24-hour flight? Get to  Christian Jacques Bakery, the ultimate French bakery experience right in our very own city. Just look for the crowds milling around their bakery tucked under the Story Bridge. Continuous baking throughout the morning means sweets and savouries can be enjoyed straight out of the oven, warm and fresh. The scrumptious range on offer includes traditional plain croissants to the always-selling-out bacon, goat's cheese and honey croissant, or sweeter pastries like profiteroles and éclairs. Bread-wise, the olives and rosemary bread is a must-try. So grab yourselves a petit piece of France and enjoy the delicious delights riverside.

Must-try: Custard croissant, kouign amann, bacon and goat's cheese croissant

Address: 8 Baildon St, Kangaroo Point

Cleveland locals know that if they want to get the best selection of pastries beachside, they better get to La Bouche on Shore Street West before 9am. The family-run, French-inspired patisserie offers mouthfuls of pure delight with artisan sourdoughs, savouries and, of course, viennoiseries. La Bouche uses French butter as the foundation for all their croissants for that authentic taste. Complement your pastries with a Bear Bones coffee to harmonise every sip and bite. You can also grab pies, with flavours such as beef and porcini mushroom or pulled Pork with barbecued rib, which are all served in a flaky brisée pastry. And if you are undecided on what to sample, just ask owners Michael and Erin Lutz. 

Must-try: Almond croissant, cinnamon scroll, lemon meringue muffin

Address: 71 Shore St W, Cleveland

There’s only one word for the tasty treats at New Farm’s hottest bakery The Bakeologists and that’s yum. The range includes 12-grain wholemeal, dark rye and sourdough breads, lime tarts, Belgian chocolate tarts as well as carrot and pineapple cakes. The bakery is famous for generous-sized sandwiches – customers come far and wide to snap up a sando made on their top-shelf bread. They produce classic Aussie bakery favourites made from scratch and using the best quality ingredients. The multicultural and multi-generational team at Bakeologists love putting an independent spin on the classics. Housed on the quaint Merthyr Road, with its village atmosphere, the family-run Bakeologists provides customers with great quality and value for money all within a relaxed setting.    

Must-try: (Not so) plain pie, apple turnover, the New Yorker sandwich

Address: Merthyr Village Shopping Centre, 81 Merthyr Rd, New Farm

For cakes, cannoli, biscotti, danishes, doughnuts and, of course, bread, the family-run Gerbino’s Italian artisan bakery at Ashgrove is the place to be. And with their baker from Venice and pastry chefs from Sicily, it’s only natural they specialise in Sicilian pastries and breads. Gerbino’s is located in one of Brisbane's oldest bakery buildings and has created a menu with a fusion of traditional Australian bakery items. You can find meat pies and lamingtons alongside all the wonderful pastries you’d find in Italy. 

Must-try: Ricotta cannoli, French vanilla slice, spinach and mushroom arancino

Address: 166 Ashgrove Ave, Ashgrove