SA’s best bakery winners for 2021 across the city and suburbs, and country and regions
Port Elliot is still your country favourite, but a new South Australian bakery has been crowned the best of the best in SA. See all the winners.
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Those long queues for baked treats at Port Elliot definitely live up to the hype, but a new South Australian bakery has taken over this year’s crown as the best of the best in SA.
North Adelaide’s Bakery on O’Connell is the state’s overall best bakery for 2021, and was also named top in the city category as voted by advertiser.com.au readers in our latest Delicious Local poll.
Last year’s overall winner Port Elliot Bakery was runner-up overall, while taking out the best in the SA Country category.
Ready to sink your teeth into the best of the best’s baked goods across the city, suburbs, regional and country areas?
Here’s all our winners.
SA’S OVERALL TOP 5 BAKERIES
1. Bakery on O’Connell, North Adelaide
2. Port Elliot Bakery, Port Elliot
3. St Peters Bakehouse & Coffee Shop, St Peters
4. Orange Spot Bakery, Glenelg
5. Lobethal Bakery, Lobethal
CITY & NORTH ADELAIDE
1. Bakery on O’Connell, North Adelaide
By keeping their customers mouths drooling 24/7, it’s no surprise the award-winning Bakery on O’Connell has attracted a loyal following. The bakery’s mouth-watering cronuts have become a key attraction for customers, with two new flavours released every month.
2. Perryman’s Bakery, North Adelaide
3. Hyde Park Bakery, Hyde Park
4. Abbots and Kinney, Adelaide
5. Cozy Cake, Adelaide
SA COUNTRY
1. Port Elliot Bakery, Port Elliot
For many visitors to the Fleurieu Peninsula, a visit to the Port Elliot bakery is a must-do – it is not unusual to see people lined up well out the door on the bakery’s busy periods. “We never dreamt the Port Elliot bakery would become so popular but along with our products, we have a great location – right next to Horseshoe Bay and in a lovely town,” part-owner Sharon Horrocks said.
2. Yankalilla Bakery, Yankalilla
3. Kiplings Bakery, Port Wakefield
4. Heritage Pies & Pastries, Goolwa
5. Country Bakehouse, Loxton
ADELAIDE HILLS
A Hills stalwart in all things sweet and savoury, Lobethal Bakery has been a local favourite for 47 years. “I think the consistency and the quality of our food is why we’re so popular and that’s really something that needs to be there,” owner Albert Trinkle said.
2. Pik a Pie Bakery, Meadows
3. Otto’s Bakehouse & Coffee Shop, Hahndorf
4. Balhannah Bakery, Balhannah
5. Rise Artisan Bakery, Nairne
LIMESTONE COAST
It’s been serving up freshly baked goods since at least 1944 but now this Mount Gambier institution has been named best bakery in the Limestone Coast. Dewain and Allison Barrett took over OK Pie Shop almost two years ago. “You get people who say ‘I had Cornish pastry and a jam doughnuts when I was 12 and they’re still the same when I’m 70’,” Mrs Barrett said.
2. Pastry Place, Robe
3. Andy’s Bakery, Millicent
4. Homestyle Bakery, Mount Gambier
5. ScRoll Queen, Moorak
BAROSSA, CLARE & GAWLER
Dedication to customer service and authentic German baking is a core focus of the 25-year-old Tanunda Bakery. Owner Elka Trinkale said they were conscious of providing Australian baked good staples to customers as well as traditional German items like bienenstich, German yeast cake and streusel buns.
2. Gawler South Bakery, Gawler
3. Mount Pleasant Bakery, Mount Pleasant
4. Sunrise Bakery, Truro
5. Two Wells Bakery, Two Wells
EAST, INNER SUBURBS & FOOTHILLS
1. St Peters Bakehouse & Coffee Shop, St Peters
From its unassuming spot on the corner of Seventh Ave, this St Peters bakery has established itself as a staple for local customers. “We offer a huge range now including vegan and gluten free and we’ve tried to always change with the times,” owner Damien Obst – who has owned the shop for 23 years – said.
2. Banana Boogie Bakery, Belair
3. The Village Baker, Glenside
4. Dulwich Bakery, Dulwich
5. Jenny’s Bakery, Eastwood
WESTERN SUBURBS
1. Orange Spot Bakery, Glenelg
Father and son duo Nick and Jayme Davey are no strangers to success, winning a long list of awards in the 18 years they have been running the business, including taking out the title of Australia’s best pastie 10 years in a row. “When you come into the shop, you’ll be getting the same pastie we entered in the competition,” Jayme said.
2. Cafe De Vili’s, Mile End
3. Ned Kelly’s Bakery, Alberton
4. Brighton Jetty Bakery, Brighton
5. Red Mill Bakehouse, Ethelton
SOUTHERN SUBURBS
1. Clarendon Bakery, Clarendon
They don’t make over-the-top doughnuts to post on Instagram or even have a Facebook page but Clarendon Bakery has garnered itself a cult following of loyal customers. “We sell old school style cakes and buns that your parents would’ve grown up with rather than some of those newer flavours like nutella and salted caramel,” Owner Nathan Gelencher said.
2. Home Grain Bakery, Aldinga
3. Coromandel Valley Bake Bakery, Coromandel Valley
4. Bake Bakery, Seacliff Park
5. Aberfoyle Village Bakery, Aberfoyle Park
NORTH & NORTH-EASTERN SUBURBS
1. Fabulous Baker Boys, Pooraka
In a fitting way to celebrate their 25 years in business, the Dittmar family of the Fabulous Baker Boys Bakery at Pooraka has been named the best in the north. Paul said the bakery is known for its great pies including chunky potato and bacon, chilli cheese, and its sausage rolls.
2. Para Hills Hot Bread Bakery, Para Hills
3. Bryce’s Bakery, Golden Grove
4. Salisbury Bakery, Salisbury
5. Ingle Farm Bakery, Ingle Farm
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