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Pioik

This bakery is a finalist for best bread and pastries in Good Food’s Essential Sydney Cafes and Bakeries of 2025.

Rhubarb and pear danishes.
1 / 5Rhubarb and pear danishes.Jennifer Soo
Pioik owner Shady Wasef.
2 / 5Pioik owner Shady Wasef.Supplied
The kemo loaf at Pioik Bakery in Pyrmont, made from wholewheat rye.
3 / 5The kemo loaf at Pioik Bakery in Pyrmont, made from wholewheat rye.Supplied
The Egyptian breakfast.
4 / 5The Egyptian breakfast.Cole Bennetts
Assorted cakes of the day.
5 / 5Assorted cakes of the day.Cole Bennetts

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Pyrmont locals have it good. On a lazy morning they can roll out of bed and wander down to Pioik, where former fine-dining chef Shady Wasef has baked another delicious dilemma. Do they choose the almond croissant with brandy-boozed cream? The egg sandwich, stacked with fluffy omelette and jammy tomato chutney? Or the Simit – a sesame-crusted loop of bread dipped in pomegranate molasses? The winner is then bundled away, enjoyed back home with a takeaway cup of Primary Coffee.

Best for: Rustic loaves and baked delights inspired by the owners’ Egyptian roots.

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