A collection of Greek bakers and patisseries in Sydney:
Trianon Cakes (289 Homer Street, Earlwood) Right next door to Earlwood Wines on Homer Street in Earlwood is the fantastic Trianon Cakes. This small bakery has possibly the most delicious olive bread in Sydney, packed with big juicy kalamata olives, sweet onions and dill. Come Easter time, you can also pick up a range of colour dyes for your traditional eggs and you can also select a beautiful candle for your godchild to use during Easter celebrations.
The Good Filo (336-342 Rocky Point Road, Ramsgate) Straight from Thessaloniki to your plate! Traditional Greek food with a modern twist.
The G Bakehouse (2/331 Gardeners Road, Rosebery) Fantastic baker in Rosebery making savoury and sweet Greek pitas and more. Also operates as a small café with lunch specials (salad and a slice of pita) plus coffee and breakfast treats. Their bread also has the traditional Greek touch.
Yianni’s Bakery (112 Railway Parade, Kogarah) Pass by Yianni’s bakery on a weekday morning and you will always find a large line of local’s trailing out the door. Yianni’s offers a range of delicious traditional breads from Lagana, a lightly leavened bread showered with sesames which is eaten at Easter time, to traditional olive bread. If you are heading to Yianni’s be sure to get there early… with the regular local following they are often sold out of olive bread by lunch time!!
Princess Cakes (49 Rocky Point Road, Kogarah) Just down the road from Parea Greek Taverna is the wonderful Princess Cakes. This shop has a huge array of traditional Greek biscuits and desserts. One of my favourites are the chocolate dipped orange and honey macaroons (melomakarona) and the fantastic mustokolouria which have a distinctive taste of grape must – taken from pressed grapes and a hint of cinnamon. You can also pop in and pick up a huge tray of fresh loukoumades – the Greek version of a doughnut, drenched in honey syrup with a dusting of cinnamon. Cash only.
Prestige Patisserie (4 Jubilee Avenue, Carlton) Like the sign out the front of the shop advertises – Prestige Patisserie have everything from Bougatsa (a delicious a warm vanilla custard wrapped in filo pastry and sprinkled with icing sugar) to Paximadia (similar to Italian biscotti and often filled with aniseed and walnuts). They also have a great range of more savoury Greek pastry – such as the classic tiropita (cheese pies). Cash only.
Tim’s Products (407 Enmore Road, Marrickville) Run by the warm and welcoming Chris and Mary Theodoridis, Tim Products has a huge range of traditional Greek sweets, biscuits and pastries – which even come in large kilo boxes and fantastic huge foil trays. My mother in law often buys a kilo of their delicious Kourambiedes (crescent shaped shortbread with toasted almonds doused in icing sugar) when she is visiting friends – or around Christmas time. Tim Products also have a divine Galaktoboureko (a milky, creamy custard filled crisp, crunchy pastry), mini baklava as well as lots of savoury pastries such as the classic spanokopita.
Hellenic Bakery (371 Illawarra Road, Marrickville) Another Marrickville institution, the Hellenic Bakery has a wonderful assortment of traditional Greek breads, biscuits and pastries. A particular favourite are the sesame rings you find on every street corner in Greece and traditional Greek breads such as karveli (a sourdough). Come Easter time – this is also the place to get your whole lamb, which has been slowly cooked with lemon, garlic and rigani.
Pagoto Gelato and Waffle House (301 Victoria Road, Marrickville) The most wonderful Greek flavoured gelato – think creamy, thick Greek yoghurt with honey and walnuts, Kourambiedes, Galaktoboureko – and feta/watermelon.
Athena Cake Shop (412 Illawarra Road, Marrickville) A family-owned business established in 1974 acclaimed for traditional Greek sweets and contemporary cakes.
Greek Cakes by Eleni (914 Anzac Parade, Maroubra) Plenty of traditional favourites and Cypriot specialties including ricotta folds – layers of crisp filo wrapped around mizithra cheese, sprinkled with cinnamon and drizzled with syrup.
Christopher’s cakes
Multiple locations
Belmore Cakes
368 Burwood Rd, Belmore
