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Local businesses, no chains · Updated October 2026

The bakeries of Sydney

As of October 2026, the three most fairly rated local bakeries in Sydney, NSW on Not a Chain, with chains left out, are Bondi Boulangerie | CBD (4.8 from 109 Google reviews), Le MONDE Bakery-Cafe (4.7 from 689 Google reviews) and Lavie & Belle Bakery Surry Hills (4.7 from 601 Google reviews).

Bakeries compared
19
Google reviews
13,301
Median rating
4.5

The bakeries of Sydney: the top 16

  1. 5

    Lode Pies & Pastries Surry Hills

    4.6 from 984 Google reviews.

    lodepies.com

  2. 6

    Mamma Rise Bakery

    4.6 from 51 Google reviews.

    Colonial Building, 39 Martin Pl, Sydney NSW 2000

    mammarisebakery.com.au

  3. 7

    Banksia Bakehouse

    4.5 from 656 Google reviews.

    Grosvenor Place, 225 George St, Sydney NSW 2000

    0401 588 491 banksia.sydney

  4. 11

    Lode Pies & Pastries Circular Quay

    4.5 from 190 Google reviews.

    Shop CQT.05B, 33 Pitt St

    lodepies.com

  5. 12

    Doughkyo World Square

    4.4 from 146 Google reviews.

    doughkyo.com.au

  6. 13

    A.P Place (A.P Bakery)

    4.4 from 373 Google reviews.

    apbakery.com.au

  7. 15

    Uncle Tetsu's Japanese Cheesecake Sydney

    4.3 from 1,401 Google reviews.

    501 George St

  8. 16

    Emperor's Garden Cakes & Bakery

    4.0 from 524 Google reviews.

Not a Chain compared 19 bakeries in Sydney, NSW, with 13,301 Google reviews between them. Of these, 16 meet this list's method. The median rating is 4.5 from a median of 601 reviews.

Of the bakeries compared, the most reviewed is Bourke Street Bakery Surry Hills, with 2,137 Google reviews at 4.5.

How this list is ranked

Businesses are ranked as in the fairly rated method, but only those whose name and website each appear in no more than two places in Australia are listed, so chains and franchises are left out. Each needs at least five Google reviews.

A business that shares its name with unrelated businesses elsewhere can be left out by mistake, and being part of a chain says nothing about quality.

The whole method and its rules

Questions

Which local bakeries in Sydney, NSW, not chains, are the most fairly rated?
As of October 2026, the three most fairly rated local bakeries in Sydney, NSW on Not a Chain, with chains left out, are Bondi Boulangerie | CBD (4.8 from 109 Google reviews), Le MONDE Bakery-Cafe (4.7 from 689 Google reviews) and Lavie & Belle Bakery Surry Hills (4.7 from 601 Google reviews).
How does Not a Chain rank bakeries in Sydney, NSW?
Businesses are ranked as in the fairly rated method, but only those whose name and website each appear in no more than two places in Australia are listed, so chains and franchises are left out. Each needs at least five Google reviews. A business that shares its name with unrelated businesses elsewhere can be left out by mistake, and being part of a chain says nothing about quality.
How many bakeries in Sydney, NSW did Not a Chain compare?
Not a Chain compared 19 bakeries in Sydney, NSW, with 13,301 Google reviews between them. Of these, 16 meet this list's method. The median rating is 4.5 from a median of 601 reviews.
Can a business pay to be listed or to rank higher?
No. Every business is ranked by the same published method, and no business can pay to be listed or to move up.