Bakeries in Canberra

The essentials

The Australian bakery is its own institution. Beyond bread, it is where you buy a meat pie and a sausage roll for lunch, a vanilla slice or a lamington for morning tea, finger buns for the kids and a cheese-and-bacon roll for the road. Country-town bakeries are destinations in their own right, with pie competitions, queues of travellers and decades of family history.

This directory lists every bakery we know of, from the independent sourdough bakery to the familiar chains, grouped by city and suburb. Pick a city to see all its bakeries on a map, or use the near-me button to find the closest one.

In Canberra you will find 55 bakeries – 55 addresses in total, each with its own page, map and directions.

We have trading hours for 26 of these businesses. 24 trade on Sundays (92%), and 4 open their doors by 6:30 am on a Tuesday – good news for early starters. On average they are open 58 hours a week.

The busiest strips for baked goods: Benjamin Way (4). Handy if you want to compare two pies a few doors apart.

Chains present here include Bakers Delight (6), Sonoma Bakery (1), Breadtop (1), tiptop-bakery (1). The other 46 businesses are independent or small local groups.

Specialities on record in Canberra: pie shops (3), french (2), vietnamese (2), chinese & hk (1).