The Best Bakeries In Adelaide To Curb Those Sweet Treat Cravings (2026 Edition)
Benjamin Fitzgerald
Contributor | Urban List Adelaide
Adelaide’s bakery scene is bursting with some of the best tasting, and looking, baked goods outside of Europe. From flaky croissants to Paris-worthy baguettes, crumbly cookies to hearty gourmet pies, we’ve located the best bakeries in Adelaide to level-up your next mid-week lunch break or add some coziness to a lazy Sunday morning.
Here are the top bakeries in Adelaide for when the pastry cravings hit.
Dough
Adelaide Central Market
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The bread jewel in the Adelaide Central Market, Dough is a little slice of Parisian bakery goodness in the heart of the city. Serving up French classics like crunchy baguettes, citrus tarts and an array of flaky pastries, the bakery also offers some locally-inspired treats such as a red wine poached pear and almond tart and a new obsession - the caramel apple cumble danish. Open in line with the market trading hours, come get 'em while their hot!
Sani Bakehouse
Level 2/88 O'Connell Street, North Adelaide
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Tucked away on the second floor of North Adelaide's newest residential-cum-restaurant precint, 88 O'Connell Street, you'll find the quaint, and very cool, Sani Bakehouse. Located at the entrance of sister Japanese restaurant Yakisan, walk into a world of crunchy pastries - think elevated versions of everybody's fave croissant including a twice-baked almond croissant and chocolate cookie croissant, alongside rhubarb and pistachio danishes or ones filled with spiced rum pear and nutmeg - all baked to perfection by head pastry chef, Lux Hoang. Throw smooth coffee and authentic matcha into the pastry mix, and you've got yourself the perfect start to your day.
Banana Boogie Bakery
Various locations
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It wouldn't be a bakery best-of without the inclusion of the nation's best. Banana Boogie Bakery, voted Australia's Best Bakery in 2026 (yes, you read that correctly) was founded by husband-and-wife team, Jason and Kelly. What started out as selling banana bread from their van at markets has grown into Adelaide's most decorated bakery with two must-visit locations (Belair and North Plympton), thanks to their award-winning sausage rolls, vanilla slice, and blue ribbon-winning plain mince pies; not forgetting this duo do some of the best hot cross buns in Adelaide. Be sure to boogie on down to this bakery front-runner ASAP.
The Lost Loaf
6/14 Fourth Street, Bowden
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Don't be fooled by the term "lost" here, cause at The Lost Loaf you'll find all your sourdough bread and French pastries needs.
Nestled away inside Plant 3 Bowden, this boulangerie-inspired inner-city bakery was founded by former Magill Estate chef-extraordinaire, Emma Searer, whose passion for pastry and bread (Searer uses 36-hour fermentation to prepare her loaves, using a starter she’s had going for 10 years) led her to open her bakery baby. Come here for crusty pastries and gooey danishes, as well as TLL's fresh baguettes parisiennes, that'll save you a long, and costly trip to Paris for practically the same thing.
Bakery On O’Connell
128-130 O'Connell Street, North Adelaide
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Open 24 hours, 7 days a week, the Bakery On O’Connell is a proudly South Australian-owned and operated family business baking over 200 products on premises. Their selection of hearty pies and cakes and tarts satisfy at all hours of the day. But you can’t go past their trademarked Nutella hearts – chocolate-filled, heart-shaped donuts glazed in colourful icing. Perfect for Valentine’s Day.
Jenny’s Bakery
Various locations
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Home to some of Adelaide’s best sandwiches, Jenny’s Bakery is rich in Paris-worthy pastries and other European treats. Across its three locations (Norwood, Eastwood and newly bowed Keswick) best-sellers include the pistachio croissant, and her almond croissant big sister, while the German apple cheesecake offers a niche taste of Bavaria right here in Adelaide.
Cozy Cake
50 Grenfell Street, Adelaide
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Looking for your next special birthday cake, or craving a slice of bolo Brasileiro? You can't go past Cozy Cake. Located conveniently in the CBD, this Brazilian cake shop makes a huge range of delicious traditional cakes from the Latino nation (with gluten-free options too) including their perfectly sweet churros cake, creamy coco caramel, or fruity red forest cake - made just like a Brazilian grandma would.
Looking for a snack on the go? Cozy does mini cakes too - perfect for a mid-afternoon treat to beat the office slump. And, if you're a fan of Brazilian food, you gotta try their pão de queijo - doughey cheese balls that'll transport you straight to the streets of Rio or Belo Horizonte with just one bite. Vamos!
Perryman’s Bakery
54 Tynte Street, North Adelaide
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In operation since 1925, third-generation Perryman’s Bakery pies and sausage rolls are made using local meat from its neighbour Tynte Street Quality Meats, with other ingredients such as eggs, and even the beans to make its daily coffees, sourced from South Australian local suppliers.
Come here for some of the best home-baked ciabatta bread outside of Italy, and German pastries including streusel buns, a family-inspired delicacy Perryman’s.
Shadow Baking
Various locations
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The team from Sydney-based gourmet gelato maker Messina have brought their cult-followed Shadow Baking to the shores of Glenelg. You can’t go past one of Shadow Baking’s glazed pastry classics – think chocolate croissants and custard tart danishes – while the Vegemite, avocado and fermented chilli scroll is a must-try for savoury lovers. A North Adelaide outpost just opened too, and with an adjoining Messina, so with a hop, skip and a jump, you're in ice-cream heaven too.
Uraidla Bakery
1198 Greenhill Road, Uraidla
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Tucked away in the Euro-charming Adelaide Hills, there's a litte town called Uraidla - known for it's foodie offerings, and more notably, its artisan bakery. Helmed by bread connoisseur and baker, Hadyn, Uraidla Bakery serves up freshly baked bread - from naturally fermented sourdough (the grain is locally sourced from the Flinders Ranges, with sustainably produced flour from Wholegrain Milling) - including its viral olive loaf, as well as ferrero rocher scrolls, crispy sandos and unique takes on the humble pie and sausage roll (moussaka pie, anyone?) After a bakery snack, the Uraidla Hotel does a mean pub meal too, so why not head next door and make a day of it?
Butter & Toast
100 Melbourne Street, North Adelaide
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Don’t be fooled by the name, Butter & Toast is anything but simple. Case in point: this Melbourne Street-based bakery’s naturally leavened sourdough donuts, with flavours such as Lemon Meringue, Salted Caramel, Pandan, and Vietnamese Coffee. Grab yours inside their North Adelaide shop, or at major markets across Adelaide.
Prove Patisserie
157–159 Magill Road, Stepney
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Founded in late 2020 by Anna Rogers and pastry chef Megan Bowditch, Prove Patisserie started out as a wholesale supplier to Adelaide cafes and restaurants. Now a fully fledged, hand-crafted artisanal bakery in Stepney, locals flock to Prove for its buttery pastries, fresh sourdough bread and daily baked goods, which often sell out fast. Seating is also limited so get in early on weekends.
Fold
124 Port Road, Hindmarsh
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The newest addition to Adelaide’s bakery scene is Fold. Originally a wholesale pastry supplier to local favourites such as Gang Gang, Dante’s Deli and Spread Deli, Fold opened its own pastry-focused bakery and coffee shop in early 2025 right next to the Entertainment Centre. Regulars love the rotating selection of house-made delicacies, from seasonal danishes and gourmet croissants to inventively filled pastries. Pair with a specialty coffee or one of Fold’s fruity mocktails and you're sorted for the morning.
Abbots & Kinney
Various locations
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Taking its name from Abbot Kinney, an American visionary who created Venice Beach in California, Abbots & Kinney started as a tiny pop-up patisserie and coffee stall in Adelaide. Today, the bakery boasts two permanent locations in the CBD and one in Unley, baking daily a range of European pastries and specialty breads (they make a very authentic French baguette), as well as toasties to grab and go. Pre-orders can be made before 10am for next-day pickup if you don’t want to risk missing out.
Mascavado
Various locations
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Founded by pâtissier Lea Chairesa in 2020, Mascavado has in five short years earned a reputation as a go-to bakery for coffee and pastries in the CBD, with a second location now in trendy Norwood. A one-stop-shop for breakfast, lunch, and brunch, the French-style patisserie offers Paris-worthy pastries and creamy cheesecakes inside its former bank-turned-cool-cafe space. For a culinary twist, try the bakery’s hybrid creme brulee danish or the mortadella scroll for an elevated take on an Italian savoury classic.
Blondie’s Bakehouse
2B Moseley Street, Glenelg
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Satisfy your cookie cravings at Blondie’s Bakehouse. Founder Maria Zisi started the New York-style cookie business, whose classics include NYC, double choc, red velvet, biscoff, Oreo, in her home kitchen about five years ago. Growing from a home-based venture to supplying cafes and having a pop-up presence at Rundle Mall, (look out for its baby pink packaging), Blondie’s Bakehouse has just set up shop in sunny Glenelg, so you can satisfy your gooey cookie cravings after a mornng beach walk or dip in the ocean.
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