Black Star Pastry
NewtownThe cult slice that put Sydney pastry on the world map. Rose, cream, and pink salt.
Signature
Strawberry watermelon cake
The roster
The Sydney bakeries we can't stop ordering from.
Each month, three of these makers send us their best slice of the moment. Rotation is seasonal — you won't get the same line-up twice in a row.
Flour & Stone
WoolloomoolooNadine Ingram's tiny bakery makes the lamington everyone else is trying to copy.
Signature
Panna cotta lamington
Bourke Street Bakery
Surry HillsA Surry Hills institution. Their brûlée tart cracks like a record.
Signature
Ginger crème brûlée tart
Lode Pies & Pastries
Surry HillsAnaliese Gregory's pastry lab. Wildly precise, quietly playful.
Signature
Brown butter financier
Cremorne Street Bakers
CremorneLower north shore obsession with a Basque-style top so dark it's almost rude.
Signature
Burnt basque cheesecake
A.P Bakery
MarrickvilleSourdough heroes who moonlight in pastry that punches well above its weight.
Signature
Tahini cinnamon scroll
Berkelo
BrookvaleNorthern beaches stone-milled flour temple. Slices that taste like the grain.
Signature
Oaty slice
Tokyo Lamington
DarlinghurstJapan-meets-Australia in coconut form. Always one in the rotation.
Signature
Yuzu meringue lamington