Shadow Baking

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This venue is one of Good Food’s 100 Essential Sydney Cafes and Bakeries of 2026.

A trio of Messina chefs have pivoted from gelato to pastry, bringing the same bold creativity to croissants, tarts and scrolls in Darlinghurst and Marrickville.

Danishes are regularly on display: golden, flaky nests filled with confit tomatoes, fanned with caramelised fruits or topped up with a Thai milk tea sabayon. Just like the Messina mothership, new specials are created weekly and the pastries sell out within hours.

Best for: Croissant dough, done differently.

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