Meet the bakers, patissiers and doughnut makers who fill Saturday mornings with the smell of warm bread and fresh croissants
Every Saturday morning at the Market, there’s many stalls that make the air smell so good you actually slow down. Warm bread, buttery pastries, sugar and cinnamon and that unmistakable scent of freshly fried doughnuts. Whether you’re stocking the freezer for the week, or grabbing a treat to eat as you wander, the bakery lineup is worth the trip alone. Here’s your guide to what to find and where.
The bread bakers
When it comes to bread that beats anything on a supermarket shelf, the Market delivers. Husk Bakery turns out beautifully crusty sourdoughs and rustic loaves that are as good toasted with butter as they are torn into a bowl of winter soup. Three Mills Bakery brings sourdoughs, ryes and pastries that reward an early arrival. For something a little different, Dom’s Woodfired bakes theirs the old-fashioned way, in a woodfired oven, giving each loaf a distinctive smoky depth. And for a truly Australian twist, Bush Bread of Australia weaves native ingredients into their loaves, with flavours you won’t find anywhere else.
Sweet things, done properly
If your Saturday is not complete without something sweet, the Market’s patisseries have you covered. Creme n Sugar Patisserie serves up exquisite little cakes and tarts that would look right at home in a Parisian window. Unter den Linden Artisan Patisserie brings European precision to their pastries, with a lineup that changes with the seasons. Dream Cuisine Patisserie offers everything from classic croissants to more adventurous sweet creations, and Suki’s Bakery is the place for traditional Hong Kong treats. Also, don’t miss Origin Bake, whose Ancient Egyptian take on breads and sweet treats is always worth a closer look.
Doughnut duty
There’s a good reason people happily join a queue for Buttermilk Donuts. Their hand-rolled, made-fresh doughnuts come in flavours that shift with the season and are always worth the wait. Grab a paper bag full and eat them as you wander.
Gluten-free, no compromise
Coeliacs and the gluten-conscious, this one’s for you. Sweet Business Healthy Living bakes goods that are gluten-free without tasting like a compromise, with something to satisfy every craving. Happy Time Donuts brings the joy of a proper doughnut back to gluten-free eaters, with warm, fresh flavours that hold their own next to anything else in the bakery lineup.
Follow your nose
The best way to find your favourite is to come along on a Saturday and let your nose do the shopping. Sample a corner of sourdough here, a bite of pastry there and by the time you leave you’ll have found the bakers you keep coming back to.
