With Easter around the corner, the sweet smell of hot cross buns is starting to waft out of bakeries across Brisbane/Meanjin. Whether you’re a firm believer in a traditional take or prefer to let chocolate melt on your fingertips, we’re here to make sure you don’t waste a bite.
Doughy or sticky, spicy or sweet—Brisbane bakeries are firing up the ovens with the glazed goodness and we’ve done the hard yards to find the ones you want. Scroll on and discover Urban List’s round up of the best hot cross buns in Brisbane this Easter.
Jocelyn’s Provisions
Various Locations
Jocelyn’s Provisions has dropped a slew of Easter treats—which includes their crowd-favourite hot cross buns. Take your pick from traditional spiced fruit or chunky dark and white chocolate chip available in six-packs or singles. Or, you can up the ante with their filled hot cross buns available from 14 April until Easter via pre-order.
C’est Du Gateau
182 Grey St, South Brisbane
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Enjoy a taste of France this Easter with a decadent twist on a classic. The bakers at C’est Du Gateau are dishing up hot cross buns filled with custard from 11 to 21 April, or experience true patisserie artistry with their iconic Saint-Honoré Cake—combining caramelised choux, vanilla chantilly, custard, almond shortcrust, and sponge—from 18 to 21 April.
Darvella Patisserie
1/37 Oxford Street, Bulimba
Hop to Darvella Patisserie and get your hands on their traditional hot cross buns available every day until sold out. On weekends, however, the crew are feeling extra sweet and will be taking things up a notch with special flavours like Kinder Bueno and Raspberry Velvet.
Agnes Bakery
85 James Street, Fortitude Valley
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What could possibly be better than a good ol’ HCB? Agnes Bakery’ sourdough hot cross buns baked to perfection with cinnamon, nutmeg, currants, raisins, and a dash of their secret spice mix. Try it for yourself in the bakery or pre-order half a dozen. Bonus points if you slather on their holy grail smoked butter.
Baker D. Chirico
18 Longland Street, Newstead
Newstead’s stunning new bakery Baker D. Chirico is also home to iconic hot cross buns that are as artisan as they are addictive. Made with the perfect blend of spices and a gorgeous glaze on top, enjoy yours toasted and buttered—thank us later.
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Lune Croissanterie
15 Manning Street, South Brisbane | 79 Adelaide Street, Brisbane City
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Lune Croissanterie is hopping on the Easter trend early this year with the introduction of two exclusive menu items. The babies of their signature croissant dough and the traditional HCB, these pastries are a must-have to break that fast.
Lune’s Hot Cross Cruffin is all the goodness you would expect of a classic Hot Cross Bun: dried fruit, candied peel and mixed spice, filled with a brown butter mousseline and finished with a signature cross. For all those anti-fruiters, don’t fret: the choc version is just as decadent, with choc-chip croissant pastry filled with a chocolate mousseline and topped with a cocoa cross. These bad boys will be on the counter at both Brisbane venues from 7–21 April, with pre-orders open from 4 April at their South Brisbane store.
Flour & Chocolate
Various Locations
Get your fruit fix at one of Flour & Chocolate’s charming patisseries. Their traditional hot cross buns are filled with all the good stuff, including raisins, sultanas, currants, cranberries, dates, dried figs, and spices.
Belle Epoque
267 Grey Street, South Brisbane
Handcrafted hot cross buns are on the cards at Belle Epoque. Pick from fruit or plain as an individual or in a pack of six, and don’t be surprised when you go home with an extra Easter delight from Emporium Hotel’s signature patisserie.
Nodo Donuts
Various Locations
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Gluten-free HCBs everyone wants to get their hands on? Yep, that’s the Nodo effect. With two delicious flavours back and better than ever this year, enjoy traditional or chocolate-flavoured goodies in-store or via pre-order.
Doughcraft
181 Mary Street, Brisbane CBD | 31 Collingwood Street, Albion
Slinging their HCBs this year since Feb, Doughcraft has the goods for traditionalists and sweet tooths alike. You’ll find their soft, golden, and glazed buns either perfectly spiced or with a chocolate twist and baked fresh every morning.
Oh My Bread
4/8 Days Road, Grange
From the crew behind Crust & Co, Oh My Bread is back with their iconic hot cross bun that’s glazed to knock your socks off. The French artisan bakery is open Thursday to Sunday, or pre-order via their socials.
Veganyumm
473 South Pine Road, Everton Park
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Whether you’re plant-based or not, Veganyumm has a mix of classic and indulgent hot cross bun flavours everyone’s going to want. From a biscoff-loaded HCB to a nostalgic finger bun-style glaze on the classic, the fully vegan bakery has a line-up sure to please.
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