The Best Cinnamon Scrolls In Sydney For Your Weekend Fix
Eloise Luke
Contributor | Urban List
One thing is clear: Sydney has started the year deep in a cinnamon scroll obsession.
With the arrival of a certain Bondi bakery drawing daily queues, we’ve quickly normalised lining up for a pastry that’s technically been around forever. The cinnamon scroll isn’t new, but right now it feels newly urgent—bigger, more decadent, and built to dominate your camera roll as much as your morning coffee.
That momentum reflects more than just sugar cravings. Sydney’s bakery scene is in a competitive, highly visible phase. Social media rewards scale and spectacle, and cinnamon rolls deliver both— oversized spirals, glossy frosting, dramatic pulls. At the same time, they tap into something familiar and uncomplicated. Comfort food performs well, especially when it’s executed properly.
From classic cream cheese–topped coils to flavour-packed riffs worth the wait, these are the best cinnamon scrolls in Sydney.
Brooklyn Boy Bagels
19 Carrington Road, Marrickville or Shop 1/74-80 Reservoir Street, Surry Hills NSW 2010
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As one of Sydney's original artisan New York bagel havens, Brooklyn Boy knows a thing or two about plating up baked goods that will most likely blow your mind. Here, the crew are famed for their kettle-boiled, hand-rolled, cold-fermented and top-quality produced holy goodies (a gift to the Sydney market thanks to Brooklyn-born food journalist Michael Shafran) but, shift your eyes across the rest of the menu and there's another treat we'd highly recommend stemming from the same Polish-Jewish roots.
Enter the challah cinnamon scroll, a whirl of egg-enriched dough, layered with cinnamon sugar and butter, topped and lathered (unsparingly) wtih cream cheese. Challah itself, is a traditional Jewish braided bread, made with a dough made from egg, rather than the standard flour, water, yeast, salt combo. The result is a fluffy morsel that's somewhat lighter and softer, than its OG counterpart. This means your 'pull-apart' moment will feel closer to a cross between a scroll and brioche.
Self Raised Bread Shoppe
45 Jubilee Avenue, Carlton
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Crafted by the same trio behind the New York-style pizzeria My Mother’s Cousin, Sal Sanan and siblings Amani and Hussein Rachid, Self Raised Bread Shoppe echoes a similar retro yet cosy feel that we just can’t get enough of. While the menu is decked out with delicious New York-style sammies and pillowy rows of fresh-out-of-the-oven focaccia (which deserves all the glory in its own right), it’s their golden cinnamon scrolls—that lean more morning bun—that have us tiptoeing back weekend after weekend.
This Carlton local doesn’t do anything in halves—especially when it comes to their cinnamon heroes. The morning bun is the perfect pick for those looking for a cinnamon hit sans the traditional heavy frosting. Rolled in a generous serving of cinnamon sugar that turns into a crisp, toffee-like coating as soon as it hits the oven and preserving each buttery layer within—tear it apart to share, or grab a few for the trip home.
Miss Sina
132 Illawarra Road, Marrickville
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To the untrained eye, the glistening cabinets at Miss Sina may seem similar to any other Marrickville bakery. But if you zoom in closer (past the weekend crowds at the door), you’ll find Asian-inspired flavours and an extensive, top-to-bottom vegan menu.
Miss Sina is a renowned Marrickville staple—and for good reason. Not only is it a fail-proof choice for our vegan friends, but their cinnamon scroll game is on a completely different level. 100% plant-based and even has the nod of approval from celebrity chef royalty, Gordon Ramsay (aka the highest culinary honour in the scroll world). These soft and fluffy morsels are topped with a thick, decadent vegan cream cheese frosting that melts into every bite. But be warned, things can get messy (in the best way possible), so make sure to grab a few extra napkins on your way out.
Baking 101
128 Percival Road, Stanmore
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True to its name, we’re stripping it down to the basics at Baking 101. No twists, turns, or questionable flavour combos can be found here—just classics, nailed to absolute perfection. Let the heady aroma of earthy cinnamon and rich butter guide your sleepy morning feet toward this Stanmore local, where the vibe is as relaxed as a perfect Sunday morning should be. Served fresh with a side of cream, it’s a refined, no-fuss approach to the classic cinnamon scroll that has earned them a fiercely loyal following across the Inner West and beyond.
The secret sauce here is co-owner Jaemin Song—a Black Star Pastry and Bourke Street Bakery alum—whose obsession with technical precision means every bake is top-tier. And because of Song’s small-batch approach, you’ll want to set that alarm early. Aim to arrive before 10am to snag yours while they’re still warm. Any later? You’re seriously risking unmendable heartbreak.
Sundays
211 Bondi Road, Bondi
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The queues outside Sundays are now part of the Bondi streetscape, fuelled in part by owner Laetitia Loefti sharing the bakery’s build-out and bake process online. What started as a micro-bakery opening story has turned into a daily scroll pilgrimage.
The scrolls themselves are notably light (closer to pillowy than dense) thanks to an overnight cold fermentation and multiple rises before baking. Once iced, they land in three core flavours: classic cinnamon with cream cheese, Biscoff and Kinder chocolate, alongside rotating specials like pistachio, cookies and cream, strawberry marscarpone and more.
Bobo Bakery
Various Locations
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Bobo Bakery operates as a pop-up and online shop, with a focus on the most decadent baked goods you'll find at any Sydney market. Their brioche cinnamon buns are the headline—soft, rich dough with a plush crumb and generous swirl.
You'll find them at Paddington markets, Heffron Park, and Bondi markets, with online pre-order availabe for catering. Specials rotate weekly, but they never disappoint—some recent faves have to be their fairy bread, salty malt and burnt caramel, and raspberry cheesecake buns.
Ard
2A Stafford Street, Stanmore
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Ard marks the evolution of Christiana’s once Instagram-led cake business into a permanent Petersham bakery. After years of market stalls and custom orders, the move into a brick-and-mortar space feels like a natural progression—still personal and plant-based, just with a home of its own.
Set inside a former industrial shopfront, the space centres around an open kitchen, with curbside seating and a clear view of the action behind the counter. The focus remains small-batch and intentional rather than high-volume. Many recipes draw on family influence, and that warmth carries through the monthly rotating menu—where you'll find plenty of updated takes on classic buns.
Baked Collective
Unit 2/156 The Boulevarde, Caringbah
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Baked Collective leans into colour, texture and detail, with sweet treats that balance playful design and solid baking. From vintage-style piped cakes to shaggy-frosted creations and clean, classic finishes, each piece is built to look good and hold up on flavour.
Beyond custom cakes, the cabinet is stocked with cookies, slices and cupcakes for immediate gratification—but the buns here are worth a visit alone. You can pre-order online for celebrations or drop in to see what’s ready to take home.
Penelope Bakery
180 Coogee Bay Road, Coogee
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After three decades as Coogee Bakery, the Woolworths Metro arcade staple has evolved into Penelope—a micro-bakery in size, but not in output. New owners Tina and Steven Piliotis have kept the neighbourhood staples (yes, the burger buns stayed) while introducing a stronger Greek influence across the menu.
Right now, the headline act is the cinnamon scroll. Oversized, light and sticky, they’re baked fresh throughout the day and can sell out before late morning. Some are left “naked” for a full cinnamon hit; others get a measured layer of cream cheese frosting. Rotating flavours lean playful — pistachio, Biscoff, Ferrero, Bueno—but the base dough remains consistent, with a long rise and generous butter doing the work.
Cherry Moon General Store
77 Nelson Street, Annandale
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There’s plenty happening at Cherry Moon General Store. The Annandale space operates as café, woodfired bakery and boutique grocer, anchored by a custom-built oven that drives much of the flavour across the menu. Behind it are pastry chef Kimmy Gastmeier (ex-Rockpool and Tetsuya) and Aimee Graham, bringing a mix of fine-dining technique and neighbourhood energy.
The cinnamon bun is a standout. Built on an olive oil sourdough brioche and baked fresh each morning in the woodfired oven, it’s finished with a thick layer of cream cheese frosting. The crumb is light but structured, with a subtle tang from the sourdough base that keeps the sweetness in check.
Khanom House
15 Meagher Street, Chippendale
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Khanom House is a striking turquoise corner bakery in Chippendale specialising in Asian-influenced cakes and pastries. The cabinet shifts between seven-layer honey cake, pandan or crème brûlée–filled doughnuts, chiffon cakes, matcha or Thai milk tea Basque cheesecakes, strawberry shortcake and coconut mango Swiss rolls—but their cinnamon buns truly take the cake.
Founder and baker Yeen Verasenee is self-taught, refining recipes through extensive testing and consistently pulling back sugar levels to let flavours like pandan, black sesame and young coconut come through cleanly. The result is a lighter, more restrained style of baking that stands apart from heavier Western formats.
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