Where To Get Your Hands On The Best Baked Goods In Tassie
By Josie Rozenberg-Clarke
Whether you’re a sugar fiend or a lover of loaves, you’ll find your people down in Lutruwita/Tasmania. With too many bakeries to list, we’ve attempted to round up the best baked goods in the state – from cult-fave pastries in Hobart’s CBD to experimental doughnuts in a small northern midlands town.
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HOBART & SOUTH
Pigeon Whole Bakers
Head down Hobart’s Argyle Street on any given morning, and you’ll see city workers and clued-in visitors lined up at Pigeon Whole waiting for their coffee. A common sight amongst this bleary-eyed bunch is a brown bag clutched in their hands, usually containing Pigeon Whole’s most popular treat: the morning bun. Buttery, flaky, sweetened with honey and gently spiced with cardamom, there’s no better way to kick off a day.
32 Argyle Street, Hobart
Monday-Friday, 7.30am-3pm
Saturday-Sunday, 7.30am-1pm
Pigeon Whole Bakers (image: Tourism Tasmania)
Six Russell Bakes
Long-awaited – and not a letdown in the least – Six Russell Bakes is the latest venture from Dier Makr’s Kobi Ruzicka. While it may be cool and minimalist interiors-wise, its baked goods are overflowing with the good stuff. You’ll be finding any excuse to head down to Sandy Bay to get your hands on that potato and rosemary focaccia stuffed with garlic confit every second day.
6 Russell Crescent, Sandy Bay
Monday-Friday 6.30am-2pm
Saturday-Sunday 7.30am-1pm
Farm Gate Market
Every Sunday, Farm Gate Market has a carb for everyone: huge Mother of Pearl cookies, sourdough crumpets from Huon Me Crumpet Co., black olive and cheddar cheese wholemeal sourdough from Convict Sourdoughs, cinnamon buns from Toni Brisco, baklava from Little Syria, focaccia from Carb Diem, raspberry-topped pastries from Rivryan Taste … I could go on, but I’m getting too hungry.
104 Bathurst Street, Hobart
Sunday, 8.30am-1pm
Jackman & McRoss
Jackman & McRoss’ two Hobart locations (Battery Point and New Town) still welcome a steady stream of tourists and locals, 27 years after first opening. The shops are overwhelming in the best way, given the sheer volume of cakes, slices, biscuits, pastries and bread that they put out daily. You’ll need multiple visits to make a dent in your wishlist, but a hot tip: the scallop pies are widely voted as Tassie’s best.
57 Hampden Road, Battery Point and
30 Cross Street, New Town
Monday-Saturday, 7am-5pm
Sunday, 7am-4pm
Summer Kitchen
30 minutes south of Hobart, Ranelagh is a tiny town with a very popular bakery. Summer Kitchen serves up organic, woodfired loaves, as well as pies and quiches big enough to feed the whole fam. On the sweet side, seasonal produce is used for baked treats, like roast quince and chantilly cream tarts; leatherwood and wattleseed cakes; and cream buns with blackberry jam.
21 Marguerite Street, Ranelagh
Monday-Friday, 7.30am-4pm
Saturday-Sunday, 8am-4pm
Summer Kitchen (image: Chris Phelps)
LAUNCESTON & NORTH
Bread + Butter
If you’re in Launnie, you must make a beeline for Bread + Butter. Tables are hard to come by but worth the wait for your chance to tuck into house crumpets, a kimchi toastie, breakfast croissant or a pastrami bagel. If you’re eating on the run, you'll find plenty of hand-sized treats at the counter like raisin pastries, chocolate croissants, morning buns and cardamom pretzels.
70 Elizabeth Street, Launceston
Monday-Saturday, 7am-2pm
Sunday, 7am-1pm
Bread + Butter (image: Bread + Butter)
Manubread
The northern suburb of Invermay is home to Manubread, a French patisserie with beautifully-crafted treats that will please your eyes just as much as your tastebuds. Traditional French fare like mille-feuille, pain suisse, choquette and Paris brest sit alongside Aussie faves like vanilla slice, fruit tarts and cookies – so a mixed box is probably the way to go.
215 Invermay Road, Invermay
Monday-Friday, 6.30am-5pm
Saturday, 8am-3pm
Rustic Bakehouse
In the town of Cressy, 30 minutes south of Launceston, the Rustic Bakehouse keeps locals and visitors well carb-loaded. While you’ll find the classics here – vanilla slice, brownies, custard tarts, muffins and cheesecakes – the bakers like to have fun with their craft, too. On any given day, old favourites get a new spin, like chocolate peppermint brownie cups, white choc and raspberry custard donuts, loaded lemon meringue cookies, and triple decker cheesecakes.
78 Main Street, Cressy
Monday-Friday, 6am-4pm
Saturday-Sunday, 7am-2.30pm
Rustic Bakehouse (images: Instagram)
Uprise Sourdough
Former Pigeon Whole baker and Turners Beach native Kristjan Rowell went back north to start his own Danish-inspired bakery, Uprise Sourdough. He first earned fans at market stalls in Devonport and Wynyard, before opening up the doors to his Spreyton bakery four days a week. The coffee is up there with Devonport’s best, and the baked goods – like canelés, tartines, babkas and choux pastries – will make you feel like you’re having a Euro summer.
Wednesday-Saturday, 7am-1.30pm
76-80 Mersey Main Road, Spreyton
Uprise Sourdough (image: Facebook)
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