A third of the way through 2026 and new ovens are cranking all over the Harbour City. We have a seemingly insatiable appetite for baked goods, and there’s no shortage of bakers doing the classics perfectly or delivering more individual serves. You won’t be let down if you hit one of the spots loved by this city’s top kitchen talents, and I personally can’t go past a fresh Iggy’s croissant: deeply savoury, ultra buttery.

Equally, you’re in for a carby treat if you visit one of the 2026 newcomers. Here are 14 to try.

• Hit Darlo’s new Filipino cafe Meryenda for house-baked sweets – like vibrant ube pandesal stuffed with custard, buttery Spanish bread and stocky house-baked madeleines. Plus, slices of coconutty cassava cake.

• A Potts Point laneway is now the spot for sourdough doughnuts and coffee till late. Full Proof’s golden fluffy rounds are fried till golden then dusted in cinnamon sugar (or chicken salt), or arrive stuffed with house-made ice-cream.

• At Jinius, tenacious pastry talent Yeongjin Park is serving croissants, makgeolli-laced sourdough and brunch plates in the shade of the Harbour Bridge. Plus, he’s refined the recipe for his Sydney-famous Portuguese tart, which is still hefty, craggly edged, custard-filled and laced with miso caramel.

• Visit Glebe’s newest bakery, a favourite market croissant finds a permanent home. The couple behind the spot taught themselves how to make croissants at home, as a way to connect while their new baby slept.

• Some of Sydney’s best bagels are matcha turtles and coffee-flavoured cats. Cuteness is the MO at Yuki Bagel, which isn’t a newcomer – but there are new pop-ups announced regularly.

• This family-run bakery has perfected its pies – with a lot of the charm down to the pastry being rolled fresh each morning. Head in for thick slices of blueberry pie, individual sour cherry pies, chunky babka, refreshing Persian soda and traditional Turkish coffee.

• Kiki Dessert – in a Studio Ghibli-inspired arcade space (where the Broadsheet team had brekkie recently) – supplies Ultimo with zingy madeleines, custardy canelés and fruit-studded cream cakes.

• While Cafe Lewi is more cafe than bakery, the fact that the owners (a couple of Rockpool alums) are making the impressive pastry line-up in-house each morning warranted its inclusion on this list. Expect the likes of tomato-studded slabs of focaccia, sharply cheesy scones, glossy glazed strawberry doughnuts and pretty little celebration cakes.

• Korean doughnut chain Knotted made its debut in Australia with flavours like matcha, Earl Grey, milk cream and roasted sweet corn.

• Self Raised Snack Shoppe headed west, opening a kiosk in Merrylands. You’re sorted with huge hoagies, pistachio doughnuts and more.

• After a false start, Cherry’s Goods reopened in the CBD. And with on-site ovens, now everyone will leave with a fresh cookie (and outlandish matcha, if you fancy).

• I cannot imagine the battery shop to bakery pipeline is particularly strong. But that all changed when Ard opened in January. More than four months on and the street-long weekend queues are just as consistent. Christiana Daaboul’s choc-topped baklava, cinnamon scrolls and Lebanese-leaning sweets are worth any wait.

• If you’re looking for classic French bakes and tartines, Tonton’s new Newtown outpost is for you. Everything’s baked in the Surry Hills original, using single-origin Provenance flour.

• Lumi chef Federico Zanellato’s third Lode outpost joined Rozelle late last year, with plump tiramisu buns, floaty chiffon cakes, focaccia and more.