This gorgeous little Patisserie is all lemon and chocolaty on the outside, like many of the…read morescrumptious cakes that lie within. I bought a Tarte Au Citron from there yesterday, which unfortunately didn't last long enough for me to make food porn of it. My husband was poised, fork at the ready, as I entered our home. A Cato/Clouseau type struggle ensued. Thankfully, the tart remained intact, though not for long. The filling was so perfectly tart and sweet that we elicited contented purrs and came close to jogging back to the shop for more - had it not been for the bruising. They sell bread, pastries and pies though, I find I have eyes only for the exquisitely tempting cakes, which are just beautiful, in presentation and flavour. They also make cakes to order. It truly would be a special occasion if you were surprised with one of their creations! A real treat for sweet sophisticates.

This is a wonderful place with so many beautiful treats you won't know what to order first. They…read moreeven have fresh sandwiches if you'd like lunch.

My husband and I strolled down to the Tramsheds for dinner a few times, and we stopped by Gelato…read moreMessina to satisfy our sweet teeth, and oh boy. So good. They have some traditional and some very unique flavors-- I tried the blueberry with violet sugar crystals. Wasn't super sweet like some places I've tried; it was the perfect amount for my aging tongue that can no longer handle extreme flavors. The staff were more than gracious and friendly when my indecisive butt was holding up the line, and they were great in explaining the different flavors I was unfamiliar with.

Gelato Messina. Need I really say more? We all know that the Messina crew have it down to a…read morescience. Amazing gelato + friendly service + fun beats = ahhhhmaayyyyzing!! The Tramsheds Messina if anything is better than the rest - finally there's a good number of benches and seats out front where you can sit and eat and rest your stomach before going back for your third cone. Tramsheds restaurants - I don't think you need to bother with hiring pastry chefs.

What's not to love about this place?…read more The bread is awesome. The staff friendly & know their products. Oh. One complaint. They don't do their focaccia's on weekends anymore. Boo to that. Love love love Iggy's!!! Thursday's are my favourite where the Serbian lady makes her pita. Apple, sauerkraut, pumpkin & feta, spinach & feta & whatever else this beautiful lady comes up with. I'll taste everything of hers!!! Although Iggys aren't officially open on Mondays, there's work going on and the doors are open. There's leftover bread which is sliced. Cost is half price + slicing & packaging fee. There's an honesty box for you to leave your money in there. Other products are available for purchase. Best of all, the staff are happy to chat to inform customers on What's happening. I feel so fortunate to be able to live so close and small it a go-to local. Sooooo unpretentious. Rate in the Eastern suburbs!!

Iggy's is a hole in the wall and a great option that locals love. This bakery has amazingly…read moredelicious pastries such as chocolate croissants and sticky buns. These are available on Fridays and the weekends only, and are usually not available for long as they sell out in the morning. Prices are average, not too expensive or cheap. Would recommend buying their pastries and walking down to Bronte to eat them!

An absolute must to visit the Emperor Puff palace in Chinatown. Just 5 measly dollars will allow…read moreyou the luxury of 20 deliciously creamy vanilla custard filled airy puffs of buttery batter (if you're not a fatty like me, $1 will buy you a less than ample 3). The line will almost undoubtedly be long, expect to wait half an hour for a 50 person deep line, despite being able to pump out these perfect puffs at an exceedingly quick pace. My one regret from my first visit...not getting more! Should've heeded the warning signs of the family in front of us which left with 4 plastic bags each filled with 4 boxes of puffs Eat whilst piping hot, when it's at its finest

In search of a traditional Asian bakery, it appeared that this is essentially the only one in…read moreChinatown, much to our surprise. The other bakeries in the area were more focused on croissants or cakes, so we decided on Emperor's since we wanted some buns! They had exactly the types of pastries we wanted... red bean buns, char sui buns, and the like. Despite being open until 9:00P, they were running low on buns around 5:30P and didn't appear to be refilling their stock, which is understandable. They still had plenty of dim sum in the hot case along with cookies and cakes. We took a tray and piled on nine buns which cost A$40. The woman at the front originally just grabbed a bag to put them all in, but when we asked for a box, she gladly packed them up with care at no extra cost. I tried three different buns. The bread was nice and soft with a bit of a chew, although it was also thick and denser than expected. The filling of each one was just okay and I sadly wasn't wowed by any of them. + BBQ PORK BUN: This contained larger chunks of meat whereas I would have preferred more finely chopped pork. Luckily, it didn't have much fat, but the filling was more salty and savory as opposed to being sweet. + COCKTAIL BUN: This one was filled with a sweet coconut paste, which was somewhat gritty and had an underlying saltiness. After eating the first half, the saltiness became a bit much for me and I couldn't finish the last few bites. + RED BEAN BUN: Rather than a sweet red bean paste, the center had slightly mashed beans with some of them being close to whole. The flavor wasn't bad, just not the sweet red bean paste that we expected. Since there wasn't another bakery nearby with similar buns, we weren't able to compare. Maybe our expectations just differed from what the norm is here, but sadly, we were disappointed with our selection.

Family owned suburban bakeries are a dying breed in Sydney…read more Not because they're not good - it just has become nigh impossible to compete against supermarkets and franchises. Gladesville's Sunny Hot Bread is a stayer and with good reason: not only does it bake good breads including pre-packaged sandwich loaves and the basic cakes, pastries and pies and pasties, there also is a Vietnamese bahn mi bar. The bahn mi bar is the only one in a good radius of Gladesville. The end product may not be up there with the likes of those that specialise in this wonderful lunch roll in the Vietnamese enclaves of Marrickville and Cabramatta but it is still good and a great alternative to one of their typical Aussie meat pies.

This place has been here for AT LEAST 20 years - that's how long I've been coming here for…read more Let's get this out of the way: it's not a fancy bakery. No one's throwing around the word 'pâtisserie' here. It's what you see on the sign - HOT BREAD. This place is busy on the weekend, but the service is quick. The best thing you can do on the weekend is come in early on Saturday or Sunday and buy a big bunch of their sandwich rolls - they'll still be hot. Of course you can get all your other bread-related products (loafs, etc), but I go for the rolls every time. My favourites are the hot chicken rolls (made on the spot, Vietnamese style) and the vanilla slice (with passion-fruit icing). The lamingtons are quite respectable too.

They sell soggy moist expired dates as fresh date. Spent $12 for half a kilo. Brought home to see…read morenot fit for human consumption. They were rude and didn't want to listen to me. I wasn't asking for a refund. But what they keep on saying is things go out of the door they won't take it back. Shame. Are they operating a business in Australia or North Korea? Disgusting.

This is a great little shop with all the delicious treats of the middle east. I can not resist the…read moreTurkish delight (my little bit of temptation....Edmond's downfall in the Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe, ha). There are all the spices and flavours to make that perfect middle eastern dish. Yes they have Lebanese bread and dips but there is so much more to this little shop. I was after pomegranate sauce to soak olives in and to make a garden salad with fetta cheese and Kalmata olives. I ordered a coffee and waited patiently, checking emails, out came the steaming coffee with a small piece of nougat, complimentary ... Oh they know how to entice me with my sweet tooth. There is the train commuter parking opposite and half hour parking beside the shop. This area will develop quickly with all the new buildings that are happening on the opposite side of the train station.

This Emperor's Puff had a huge line up during lunchtime on a weekday…read more The puffs were cooked on the spot and all for takeout. These are bite-size puffs with a custard cream filling inside, sold at $5 for 9. You can alternatively buy smaller quantities. They need to be eaten right after purchase to truly enjoy the softness and creamy taste. There are a few wooden benches around that you can make use of. It's definitely worth a try.

Good cheap snack in Chinatown Sydney. The line goes by quick and he puffs are hot and tasty! I…read morewould totally recommend if you're in Chinatown! A must try!

BREAD!!!!!!!!…read more That's basically all anyone ever needs to know, right? Gregory's, situated in the middle of the fish market, is a wonderful place. We arrived at the fish market very early, so we decided to have some coffee and share a quick pastry as the restaurants were all prepping for the day. We shared the bacon and cheese roll, which was a heftyboi and the perfect thing to get us ravenous for our imminent seafood feast. The bread itself was dense enough to hold up the cheese and bacon, but airy enough that it didn't immediately fill us all up. The bacon was perhaps a smidge less cooked than I generally like, but it was still very yummy. We had a few coffees also, and they were all delicious. I have a severe coffee addiction, and really considered buying one of their mugs despite the fact that I no longer have any room in my cabinets for more drinkware. IT WAS SO GOOD THOUGH. We also got a loaf of their house bread to go, so we could snack on our trip between meals and in the mornings and such (yeah, we're real chunkers, okay?). It was light and airy and delicious and perfect. I wish we had a bakery like this close to my house back home, though that'd probably be dangerous. Everything was very reasonably priced, and the staff super friendly. Since we are staying right across the street from the fish market, I've definitely returned another two times since our first visit. Both time equally as delicious as the first. BREAD!!!!!

This small bakery is just fine; nothing to write home about, but good. I had a ham and cheese…read morecroissant from the all-day menu that I ate there and got some sourdough rolls and a ciabatta roll for later. The croissant was heated up and was fine, albeit a little skimpy on the fillings. The taste was there on the sourdough and ciabatta rolls, but they did not serm particularly fresh. There are a few tables with stools or chairs in front. It's nice to hsve seating but in one case a table and chairs block the counter and you can't see the prepared foods, even with no one sitting there. They also have various coffees and other drinks.