Jocelyn's Provisions in Fortitude Valley makes a variety of sweets, pastries, and relishes that are…read morepacked into their cabinets. You will find something tol fulfill your every craving, from a passionfruit tart to lamb & rosemary pie to their candied walnuts. Thankfully their price tags prevent me from making decisions my metabolism will regret, though it means I haven't tried much of their offerings. On a special occasion, I called in to order a small flourless chocolate cake (34) - an easy choice when choosing for a chocolate lover. I was rather excited, as I'd never been able to justify going to Jocelyn's Provisions "just because." The flourless chocolate cake is a dense chocolate cake with chocolate nuts, and toffee and praline bits. Not having looked at the pictures too closely previously, we were all impressed with the sugar lattice on the cake. Although a bit of a strange combination to have paired chocolate with a sugar lattice (flavour-wise), it was a lovely touch to the cake. It says online that the small cake is for 6 people, but we managed to make eight pieces, with all of us being satisfied (and even having some difficulty finishing the cake after dinner at Siam Samrarn). Needless to say, that was one delicious rich and dense chocolate cake! Even though I tend to not be a fan of chocolate cakes - or just cakes in general - if you want a scrumptious and impressive looking cake, this is the place to go!

Jocelyn's Provisions is like stepping into your really awesome nanna's kitchen who has cooked up a…read moregourmet storm. Cakes, james, chutneys, pies (in winter you cannot go past the Duck pie) and ingredients for the finest home chef are all found in abundance at Jocelyn's. My tip: grab something take away, walk down James Street to New Farm Park and enjoy an afternoon (or morning) in the sunshine.

Although it's not my favourite Brisbane pattisserie (Chouquette forever!), Le Bon Choix definitely…read moremakes its mark on the french delights front. There are always people lingering in front of the long cabinet or sitting at the tables in here. It's always hard to choose what to get from the array of exquisite looking tarts and gateaux on display. The lemon meringue tarts are topped with cone of meringue about three times the height of the base and the Esperance gateau is so green it just about shimmers. On my latest trip to Le Bon Choix I had a strawberry tart and a flat white. The coffee was okay, maybe a B, but the strawberry tart was delicious and they didn't skimp on the strawberries. Le Bon Choix does individual tarts and cakes as well as croissants, eclairs and pain au chocolats but they also do full size cakes to take home and share (or not). Their opera cake looked tempting with it's perfectly lined layers and glistening top. I'm still a Chouquette girl at heart, but if I find myself on this side of town and in need of a pick-me-up, I'm always more than satisfied with a trip to Le Bon Choix.

I hate to complain but once again the service here is so substandard. Met some friends for coffee…read moreand once again had to take our own cups and plates back. They sat on our table for 30 minutes and as always the lazy manager in the corner doing nothing. Had a second coffee and some situation. Had to take our own cups back. Such a shame nice food - how good could it be with a bit of service and direction .

Hands down my favorite bakery in Australia, one of top five in the world. I live in the US but when…read moreI lived in AU a few years ago, I loved coming to this bakery every week to see what they had to offer. I was craving their chocolate flourless raspberry hazelnut cake today which prompted me to come back and write this review, and see if they have any locations in the US :D All the desserts are absolutely gorgeous and delicate with rich flavor and texture. The lemon tart was lovely too. When I return to Brisbane I certainly will stop here again!

It's a good thing it takes me a good 20 minutes to drive here and often the traffic deters me from…read moredoing so, otherwise my hips wouldn't lie for me to hide the amount of sweet delicious baked goodness I would consume merrily from this bakery. I dare you to walk in and not purchase anything from their range of tarts, cronuts, donuts, condiments, danishes or mini bar cakes. I drove that 20 mins I mentioned to try one of their much talked about cronuts. I'd had my heart set on the raspberry one (I'll do anything for raspberry) but alas had to settle for plain cinnamon and a salted caramel option. There was nothing wrong with the quality of the cronut - it was flaky and fluffy in equal parts. I just don't think this food trend is for me. Still, the figures don't lie and these babies are literally walking out the door for Flour & Chocolate. I'm yet to sample their equally famous donuts (give a girl time!) but their mini bar cakes always go down a treat for a simple morning tea when the parents visit or you just want to eat a small slice of heaven without the guilt of a whole cake still staring back at you.

I am absolutely in love with this place. It's very rare that a little French cafe gives me this…read moremuch pause from start to finish. Right from the start, when you walk through the store there's always someone available to take your order. Without fail, I've never had to wait more than a couple minutes before someone says, "Bonjour, what would you like today?" From there, you're opened up to a smorgasbord of tasty, filling treats ranging from delicious croissants and pain au chocolat to savory ocean trout baguette. For sure the star of the show is the variety of freshly baked breads and pastries. Everything is made in house and it shows! Every bite is delicately balanced with the right amount of sweetness. There's definitely a reason there is always a line out the door on Saturday and Sunday mornings at Choquette. They've just got the great overall package expected of a quality French cafe.

I was so excited to try out Chouquette due to the hype surrounding this French bakery, but they…read morewere closed during Ekka week, so I had to wait. When I finally had time to return to New Farm, I made sure I paid a visit to Chouquette. Needless to say, I had great expectations to what they had to offer! Their website had given me a taste of what was in store, and I was excited for the extensive variety of bread rolls, pastries, and cakes. When I approached Chouquette, I really had expected it to be much busier, with people sitting around and conversing with French coffees - but I found it rather empty. The glass cases had a few sandwiches, a few cakes and pastries, with a few bread rolls in the back shelf- not at all what I expected, actually. The place didn't seem particularly French (though I really couldn't say what is and isn't) - no warm ambience, cold chairs and decor inside and out, and their offerings were very meager, and mostly not particularly aesthetically pleasing compared to what they displayed online. It was a bit of a disappointment to find that I couldn't find the variety of items that I saw online, and everything was a bit pricy. I did have the orange chocolate cake, which looked the most appealing, and was actually really rich and delicious (good for sharing), but I was sorely disappointed with their bread roll, which was way too dry. I'm not sure if I should have tried anything in particular- and if I just missed out on some of the good stuff, but unfortunately, Chouquette didn't leave me daydreaming about France.

Delicious array of exquisite treats…read more French pastry. Breads. Croissant almond or plain

Le Bon Choix do not sell Gluten Free food sadly. Chermside store definitely does not.read more

Back again! Wondering why I don't get there more often. The…read morebread and pastry as good as ever. Coffee still excellent. Drop in or takeaway

I've gotten a few of their sourdough loaves, and the texture, taste, and range of choices are all…read moreexcellent. When I've brought in in for groups of people, it disappears quickly every time. It's the sort of bread that has an addictive quality. They offer pastries and savory items as well. The spanakopita I tried when I needed a meal was good but not earth-shattering. I suspect the bigger breads are where it's at, but there's plenty else to try. This location does have some seating if you want to eat a pastry and coffee there.

Let's face facts. Bakeries will rarely receive a bad review from me. I'm a total suck for baked…read moregoods. I've been on the search for "Australia's Best Lamington" for years now. Boulevard Bakery is a tiny, hole in the wall bakery on Wynnum Road. You won't find anything fancy or new in there, but it's good at the classic things. The apple turn overs are plump and creamy, the jam and cream donuts did a fine job of seducing me from the cake fridge, and the custard tarts look scrumptious. The breads are a little on the sweet side, but we'll forgive them. Most of the goods are priced between $1 and $5. Talk about cheap! Boulevard Bakery is great if you're looking for a sweet little baked snack for going between places. Grab a malted milk while you're at it and you're set to go!

I lived in Paris for a year, so it's fair to say I've even my weight in the best pastries the world…read morehas to offer (damn them and their snobby ways, they are so right). Saying that, there's a pretty big chunk of my heart dedicated to apple slices and apple turnovers. Specifically ones made with that gelatinous apple filling that's mainly choko and cornflower. You can only find these at old school bakeries, and they're often refrigerated from the day before and tres disappointing. Not at Boulevard Bakery. This place probably hasn't changed sinced Brisbane had trams, and the baked goods are fresh and cheap. Sometimes a girl just has to say no to extravagent patissiere's and go for a good old fashioned Aussie fave.

When I arrived at around 1pm, Miettes Boulangerie was bustling with customers sitting outdoors on a…read morecold day. With my book in hand, I decided I'd have my regular skinny latte with a slice of hazelnut chocolate cake (which I've forgotten the name of). Miettes uses Campos coffee, which is supposedly good I suppose, but my skinny latte turned out too dark. It was a bit too bitter for me and left me a bit disappointed. The cake's flavour was decent, but was a bit difficult to cut, as it had many different layers. The texture was a bit chewy, which I had mixed feelings about, but the chocolate layers were good. I was expecting more of a flaky crunch, and perhaps the look of the cake was deceiving, but it was a bit heavy and not really my thing. Maybe I should have gone for the lighter passionfruit flavoured cake, or a croissant instead. It was really pretty though! They do have breads and cookies in the back that look delicious, but my cake left me dubious. The service was excellent, but I'm not sure this place is as good as Urbanspoon says. The plastic chairs and outdoor seating are also not my favourite, but I suppose it's not much to complain about. If you think differently about this place and think I've just gone on a bad day, drop me a note and a recommendation!

Purely by chance. Driving to work. Woah what's that, something that's open that resembles…read moresomewhere I can get my much needed cup of coffee. More than a cup of coffee did I leave with. Owned by Greg Willis and his wife Anne, not only does this little cafe hustle and bustle at 6:30am (I'm pretty sure it opens earlier) and directly opposite from another European style cafe... and most importantly it sells something called Cinnarolls (I had every intention of taking a picture of mine, but I ate it... so pic to come) which are these upside down cinnamon rolls topped over with icing which isn't over the top sweet... just a delight for morning tea. Also try the assortment of sourdough artisan breads and a Marjolaine and Strawberry tart for a taste of France. They also serve piping hot pies and sausage rolls and a variety of freshly baked goods. It surprised me how busy this little cafe got so early in the morning on a week day when everything else seemed to be closed. Lots of bike riders and walkers come here regularly and to give you an idea of how busy this cafe gets, there are at least 4 staff serving up the delishioso pastry and coffee. It's a delight to see a cafe serve piping hot pastries, not soggy semi-cold ones this early in the morning and I will definetely be back. Note: They serve Campos coffee here!.