Bakery culture in Western Australia is strong, whether it’s the classic expression of a neighbourhood joint selling breads, pies, and lunch rolls with a distinctly Anglo-vibe, or those that are Franco leaning. If you err to the sweeter side, we have pastries that take their cues from Europe and Asia, and while you may think bagels have only made in-roads in recent years, there’s decades-long purveyors of the boiled and baked at work in Perth.
Miller + Baker
Miller + Baker
After discovering the quality taste of freshly milled flour while travelling in Denmark, Mark Taylor returned to Perth to establish Miller + Baker. Here he provides locals with something that only a handful of bakeries in Australia offer: goods baked on-site using flour also milled on-site. Though only available on weekends, The Sourdough Miche, made with the first harvest of WA Barber wheat and marbled with malt is a standout choice for flavour and sustainability.
6b/236 Lake Street, Perth
Goods Bakery
Goods Bakery
The team behind Modus Coffee are putting extra pep into everyone’s step at Goods Bakery. Their retro fit-out in West Leederville boasts fresh sourdough loaves, thick slices of focaccia, seasonal Danish pastry, and perfectly laminated croissants alongside signature crullers. Come on weekends for specials like a morning bun filled with Nduja, whipped goat cheese and honey.
1 Oxford Close, West Leederville
Hunter Bread
For darker, moister loaves with crunch and chew, hit up Hunter Bread over in Bicton. Baker Hunter Carlberg learnt his trade at Iggy’s in Sydney and brings the know-how here with highlights including country-style rolls and loaves, perhaps flavoured with rye and caraway or olives (just remember to grab a handsome croissant for the road, while you’re at it). The country rolls are our No.1 pick for mopping up gravy off the plate (buttered of course) during home-cooked delicious winter roasts. Hunter also has an excellent online store for those who prefer to skip the queue and order up big. Shop 14/258 Canning Hwy, Bicton WA
Grain Bakery
With fifth-generation baker Shane Pallot at the helm, time-honoured recipes are a given. Their sausage rolls and range of pies are a testament to this, with their recipes remaining unchanged for over 40 years. Grain Bakery is the essence of a classic neighbourhood bakery at its best.
19 Lathlain Place, Lathlain | 4/155 Onslow Road, Shenton Park
Chu Bakery
Chu Bakery
From Matcha ‘chu’ puffs to one of the best almond croissants in Perth, Chu Bakery’s classic French pastries fused with Asian flavours justify the legendary queue. Their avocado toast, a fan favourite, sees thick-cut sourdough topped with fresh avocado, whipped feta, and lashings of spicy sriracha sauce.
498 William Street, Highgate
Everyday Bread
Everyday Bread
If you prefer to pick up your loaf after lunch, Everyday Bread is open from 3:30 pm, making it a breeze to stop by on your way home for a fresh, just baked loaf for your evening meal. Our tip? Go for the French flatbread, fougasse and pair it with some local extra virgin olive oil and balsamic dip.
73 Leach Highway, Willagee
Wild Bakery
Beginning life as a small farmer’s market stall, Wild Bakery is now home to one of the state’s largest ranges of sourdough loaves. Step inside their South Fremantle store, run by the Grier family, who also sell cake by the slice, house-made pastries and pies, and New York-style pizza by the slice. Look out for their monthly baker’s loaf specials.
346 South Terrace, South Fremantle
Teeter Bakery
Teeter Bakery
Claisebrook Road’s Teeter Bakery is run by Natasha Brownfield, who is no stranger to Perth’s pastry scene (Corica Pastries, Miller + Baker, North St Store). Sweet and savoury Danish, croissants, pain au choc, and morning buns are a go-to, not forgetting Natasha’s made-to-order cakes. The Basque-style vanilla bean burnt cheesecake with a perfectly caramelised crust is not to be missed.
145a Claisebrook Road, East Perth
Bread in Common
Bread in Common’s reputation has been built on organic, long-fermented loaves, woodfired in ovens made from volcanic rock. Favourites amongst Freo locals are the Common Multigrain speckled with seeds, the dense German-style rye, and their fruit loaf packed with figs, apricots, raisins and sultanas, sweetened with honey and a cinnamon warm spice.
43 Pakenham Street, Fremantle
North St. Store
North St. Store
The famed cinnamon scrolls at Cottesloe’s North St. Store are worth the trip alone, yet there’s nothing quite like satisfying a post-swim hunger with a continental roll. Layered with Italian cold cuts and salad they fly out the door.
16 North Street, Cottesloe
The Kosher Providore
Arguably, Perth’s longest-running bagel maker, The Kosher Providore in Menora, has been operating since the 1980s and making bagels for over 20 years. Since 2016, “Bagel King” Gilad Davidowitz and his mother, Desi, have owned the business boiling up authentic New York-style bagels in nine flavours. The Kosher Providores boasts a mainly vegan-friendly and gluten-free range, though some, like the Granary, use honey. They’re sold individually, so you can pick your favourites, including sweet varieties like choc chip.
3 Plantation Street, Menora
Bagel O
Bagel O
When Bagel O opened in 2022, there were queues in Mount Lawley, and little has changed. People flock here for seven savoury and two sweet flavours, around 16 sandwich options, and fortnightly specials. The bakers at Bagel O hand roll, boil and bake bagels using a recipe honed by owner Shahryar Tehrani, whose interest in bagel culture exploded while visiting Los Angeles in 2015. The simple pleasure of experiencing a classic bagel transformed into a visually alluring and delicious sandwich was the impetus for the Perth venture.
627 Beaufort Street, Mount Lawley
Knead Bread & Coffee
Knead Bread & Coffee
When Knead Bread & Coffee opened in Scarborough in 2019, head baker and co-founder Robby Thomas was determined to make a sourdough-based bagel as close to a Montreal style as he could. Although his bagels aren’t wood-fired, Thomas says they are heavily sourdough-based with minimal yeast to help aid a fluffier texture, which they do using Australian-grown, organic flour from Wholegrain Milling with the Rosemary Salt a fan favourite.
1a, 241 West Coast Highway, Scarborough
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