If you're a fan girl or boy of New Farm's Chouquette then let me tell you a secret. Crust & Co is…read moretheir mothership and on Fridays through Sundays you can stop into this warehouse to stock up on fresh out of the oven loaves of bread, pastries and tarts. It's worth the adventure into the depths of Newmarket, even if just for the French accent that will greet you if one do the owners are working that day. Having visited a few times now I'm always tempted by the mini pain au raisins or chocolate croissants. It gives the illusions that it's less calories but with all the taste of a full-size version.

Oh wow... The smell of fresh hot bread fills your nose and body as you step into this bakery…read more Don't underestimate the small counter that awaits you on entry for you will not be disappointed. Fresh baked goods from all sorts of bread to sweet pastries that have you wanting to buy them all. Served with coffee, this place will be now be a regular spot for me. Cya there.

When I first moved to Brisbane, my partner told me this was the BEST bakery he had ever been to…read more And the best in Brisbane. I was skeptical - mainly because it was right in our backyard, and I figured his big-noting was due to not bothering to try the competition. Turns out I was wrong to second-guess his statement. This is actually the best bakery I have ever been to. In my life. Having lived in Melbourne and Brisbane and travelled reasonably extensively. The thing that makes this place so special to me, is its unassuming nature. It's not fancy. The owners haven't spent thousands of dollars making the place look modern and slick and trendy - instead they continue to display their delectable fare in regulation glass shelving with windows. The name cards are handwritten, and the sandwiches are made in the back in clear view of the shop front. This is where I should start my review. The sandwiches. OH THE SANDWICHES! Thick cut bread - white or wholemeal, or grain. Stuffed with all manner of toppings - my favourite being the Ploughmans. This comes teaming with moist roast beef, piled high with delicious fresh salads and lashings of spicy, sweet relish. It's a joy to behold, and I can only ever eat half of one despite my best efforts. The pies and pastries are all here in all manner of flavours, but at this window my favourite is the bacon and cheese. Unlike many pies of the same name, this comes with chunky slightly chewy bacon pieces that are cut into different imprecise sized squares. The cheese is a welcome surprise when it hits, as it too is random in its size and placement throughout the mix. It's always chewy and smooth and mixes with the bacon and delicious beef and gravy mix perfectly. The pastry is golden and fluffy and makes the fresh flaky sound when you crunch into it that I love. The cupcakes are second-to-none. I have yet to get past their simple small buttery vanilla cupcakes with white icing and pastel coloured hearts. I will order four in a white cardboard box as a 'congratulations', 'I'm sorry' or 'just because' gift as I know the recipient will give me one. ;) They are so moist, so fluffy and so soft in the mouth it's like they were made by a cupcake fairy. The icing is perfection - too often you have to fight your way through thick layers of tasteless sugary plates atop your cake, but this is different. The perfect thickness, this icing has a slight crunch to it and it perfectly blends with the creamy buttery cake underneath. The staff are always cheerful if not run-off-their-feet, although I often wonder how they do it with no air conditioning - especially in the humidity and heat of a Brisbane Summer. The prices are a little more than you would pay elsewhere, but 100% deserved. You can purchase a variety of cold drinks including a variety of juice and trendy sodas (my favourite extra treat is the cherry cola). This place doesn't need to advertise at all besides its time-honoured chalk board on the footpath. It has relied on word of mouth, which has clearly spread like wildfire all over the city as this place is almost always PACKED. And for very good reason. My top tip is to grab your savory and dessert items, pick out a beverage (I hear they do great coffee too) and cart your feast to the nearby park. The kids will LOVE it and you will be enveloped by the bliss that only quality, fresh baked goods can bring.

A great local bakery on Oxford Street in Bulimba. They sell all the usual tasty bakery goods -…read morefreshly baked bread loaves, bread rolls, pies and sausage rolls, cakes, cheesecakes, tarts and pastries. They also have a range of freshly made sandwiches and rolls for a quick and healthy lunch. The bakery is out the back and you can see through the windows and watch them baking. There are free tasting on the bench of the latest chocolate brownie or some other delicious treat. You can also buy whole cakes and cheesecakes, and they have a range of ribbons and candles and flowers for decoration of your special gift. You should also try a local speciality - Bulimba Bombs. They are delicious, light merengue with caramel and apricot. The bakery also sells and serve Di Bella Coffee, so you can pick up a bite to eat and seat in the arcade beside the bakery and enjoy a coffee and piece of cake.

Went here early morning after a run! It was delicious and amazing execution. Baked donut instead of…read morethe usual greasy oily fried kind! It was subtly sweet without being too strong. Very happy with my white chocolate raspberry donut :) and their great coffee was the perfect addition. A healthier version of donuts!

I love Nodo donuts and I do love their Newstead location, but the Nodo in CBD sadly fell a bit…read moreshort. They were busy that day as they were celebrating their 3rd year anniversary since opening, so there was a big line you had to wait in before being served, but the lady at the counter didn't have any knowledge about their other products that were selling. I quickly asked and pretty much got a "I don't know, I'm not sure." Plus a hurry up vibe. So I was just picking a drink and other food not knowing it's contents without properly looking because it was far away from the counter...once I picked out my drink and came back to the counter, my donuts were just pushed to the side and the lady just started serving the next customer, didn't say thank you or bye, didn't offer to print my invoice, so I was awkwardly picking up my items in the middle of them whilst the next person was ordering :| hoping it's just a one off because their donuts are great.

I have never been a fan of Brumby's or Baker's Delight with their jam and cream buns, cheesymite…read morescrolls and date scones. I prefer to go to specialist patisseries for baked goods and breads. Bumbleebee Bakery at Eight Mile Plains is the exception to the rule. As a bakery, it does a mean trade on meat pies, sausage rolls and those nasty, artery blocking jam and cream buns. There are also some scrumptious cakes and macaroons available. The macaroons are $2.20 each or six for $13. They come in an assortment of flavours and the fillings are more buttery than creamy. There is also a small Chinese baked goods section with sweet breads filled with red bean paste, BBQ pork buns and coconut buns. It's sort of like a sampler selection from Breadtop. To top it off, the staff are always friendly and cheerful. Usually they're out the back whipping up fresh new cakes but will immediately bustle out as soon as you ring the bell. What more can one ask from a neighbourhood bakery? Bumblebee gets five out of five from me for being the first decent bakery on Brisbane's far South side.

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.

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.

Delicious and reasonable priced got large cappuccino, generous sized almond croissants, toasted…read moremozzarella and tomato on ciabatta for under $20 US. Quick amd friendly service!!

Nice way to end the day of shopping. On the way to the Botanical Gardens. Prices were reasonable…read more Wish I noticed the doughnuts filled with Nutella first. However, the sweet treats I had hit the right spot.

by far the best bakery I've ever been to! the staff are so nice and welcoming and the food is…read moredelicious especially their steak and mushroom pies and their hedgehog slice I recommend everyone should go here