Even if you did happen to miss the bright blue awning and charming French-inspired decor, the scents of Loulou Boulangerie’s freshly baked treats are sure to guide you straight to a table. Part bistro, traiteur and beautiful boulangerie, it’s a mecca for all things French cuisine.

Rollers baker James Sideris does not mess around when it comes to rolling out experimental (and at times insane) flavour combos of their elite level croissants. You could play it safe with a plain or pain au chocolate or dive in headfirst with the likes of whipped parmesan and pickle or jamon, manchego cheese & pear.

For the flakiest pastries North of the bridge, head to Crescent Croissanterie where their freshly baked croissants sell out daily. If you're a fan of fun flavours, this is the bakery for you. Rotating with the season, you can expect inventive combos from yuzu, honey and lemon to tiramisu, on top of all the classics, of course.

LODE is an icon on the Sydney pastry scene so if you haven't yet sampled their goods, we recommend making a move. They have perfected their viennoiserie (the art of layering butter and dough) game. Their filled croissants are made using exclusively house-made creams, ganache, jams and preserves.

Next up on your pastry pilgrimage is Threefold, a bustling croissant-centric bakery in Paramatta Square. Folded to perfection, you’ll find tried and true classics – plain, almond, chocolate - alongside drool-worthy specialty flavours that make it impossible to walk out with just one. Fan favourites have included peanut butter brownie, honey cream and fig and coconut raspberry.

Run by two former Bourke Street Bakery chefs, this cosy little bakery is right at home in the Forest Lodge foodie hub. The Goose Bakery duo starts baking at 2am, so you’re treated to buttery soft, flaky croissants. If it’s your first visit, go straight for the signature pastry: a golden coconut croissant topped with toasted coconut flakes.

This corner café-slash-bakery in Chippendale is bustling every day thanks to its Mecca coffee, artisan bread and melt-in-your-mouth pastries. Brickfields’ croissants are delightfully crispy, and buttery, and often sell out early. Since you deserve to treat yourself, get the decadent chocolate almond croissant infused with a brandy, cinnamon, and frangipane filling. It’s out of this world.

When you’re in Woolloomooloo, drop into Flour & Stone for one of the best croissants in Sydney. The texture of this tiny bakery’s croissants set it apart: the almond is firm and crunchy, while the pain au chocolate is generously filled with three sticks of Valrhona chocolate. As for the original, it’s dense yet smooth, with beautiful buttery layers.

Humble Bakery’s gloriously golden pastries are consistently hailed as one of the best croissants in Sydney for a reason. Picture endless layers crafted with butter and paper-thin dough to create a croissant that’s both crispy and yielding all at once. From chocolate and almond to ham and cheese, Humble’s neat assortment of flavours satisfy both sweet and salty cravings while creative turns are realised through the likes of their devilish banana old-fashioned cruffins. A must-try for sure.

Armed with an impressive repertoire of creative confections, Banksia Bakehouse is also renowned for its scrumptious array of flaky fine layered croissants. Swaying away from tradition, this stylish CBD patisserie-come-cafe has something for both the savoury and sweet inclined, rolling out flavour combos are as unique as they are delicious.

This one goes out to all the vegans who still crave a pastry hit! Plant-based patisserie Oh My Days offers up the goods when it comes to baked delicacies and you can find them at multiple markets each weekend as well as in their permanent Glebe home