Cakes and cookie always have their place, but if you want to taste the most unique pastries and baked goods in Toronto, you may have to switch up your routine.
These delicacies, some savoury, some sweet, offer flavours that are far from ho-hum. These are creative, international bites crafted by some of Toronto’s most inventive culinarians. From one-of-a-kind combinations to the first of their kind in Toronto, these creations are sure to astonish in the best possible ways.
Hodo Kwaja's traditional Korean walnut cakes come in three flavours, red bean with walnuts, mashed potato with walnuts and mashed potato with almonds.
Lamanna's menu of oversized sweet pizza slices weighed down with extreme toppings is every kid's dessert fantasy.
If you've ever dreamt of stuffing taro paste and chewy Korean rice cake into a loaf of sweet bread, Bake Code is way ahead of you.
Goûter's innovative pizza babka twists challah dough together with savoury marinara sauce, mozzarella and oregano.
Forno Cultura's mini olive oil cakes combine sweet dark chocolate with pops of black olive.
If you've never had merveilleux, meringue cakes topped with whipped cream and flavoured chocolate shavings, the place to get them is Marvelous by Fred.
Of Hazukido's wide assortment of flavoured croissants, their truffle crab is not to be missed.
Order a Lucky Ducky at Daan Go Cake Lab and you'll be rewarded with a dessert featuring pistachio crémeux, lemon curd, almond sponge and a chocolate rubber duck that's almost too cute to eat.
One of Little Pebbles' signature savoury croissants, the Korean hot dog croissant, finds a flaky croissant rolled with sausage and Dijon, topped with sweet ketchup.
With layers of red velvet cake sandwiched together with vegan, coconut cream-based vanilla frosting and draped in chocolate ganache, Bunner's Josephine Louise is one-of-a-kind.
For their elegant take on a traditional eclair, the team at Bonne Nouvelle fills craquelin-topped choux with hojicha tea pastry cream and yuzu caramel, then envelops it in a crisp, ethereal roasted hojicha green tea shell.
Gaucho Pie Co. offers a slew of creatively flavoured empanadas. Still, their vegetarian green Thai curry creation is a standout.
A Venezuelan take on sticky buns, Noctua Bread's golfeados are rolled with panela, queso blanco and aniseeds, then doused in a spiced panela syrup.
The Tempered Room's French Onion Soup Roll is the glorious result of topping laminated croissant dough with confit garlic, caramelized onions and a combination of Cheddar, mozzarella and gruyère cheeses.
Filled with cinnamon cream cheese frosting, chocolate ganache and topped with Speculoos Cookies, Hadrien Verrier Patisserie's new cinnamon bun croissant allows you to enjoy two of your favourites in one convenient treat.
Bake Shoppe's Ruffles Cake is a creative spin on the traditional birthday cake.
Cakes and cookie always have their place, but if you want to taste the most unique pastries and baked goods in Toronto, you may have to switch up your routine.
These delicacies, some savoury, some sweet, offer flavours that are far from ho-hum. These are creative, international bites crafted by some of Toronto’s most inventive culinarians. From one-of-a-kind combinations to the first of their kind in Toronto, these creations are sure to astonish in the best possible ways.
Korean Walnut Cake from Hodo Kwaja
Hodo Kwaja's traditional Korean walnut cakes come in three flavours, red bean with walnuts, mashed potato with walnuts and mashed potato with almonds.
The Simpson Big Slice from Lamanna's Bakery
Lamanna's menu of oversized sweet pizza slices weighed down with extreme toppings is every kid's dessert fantasy.
Taro Mochi Bread from Bake Code
If you've ever dreamt of stuffing taro paste and chewy Korean rice cake into a loaf of sweet bread, Bake Code is way ahead of you.
Pizza Babka from Goûter
Goûter's innovative pizza babka twists challah dough together with savoury marinara sauce, mozzarella and oregano.
Mini Olive Oil Cakes from Forno Cultura
Forno Cultura's mini olive oil cakes combine sweet dark chocolate with pops of black olive.
Merveilleux from Marvelous by Fred
If you've never had merveilleux, meringue cakes topped with whipped cream and flavoured chocolate shavings, the place to get them is Marvelous by Fred.
Truffle Crab Croissant from Hazukido
Of Hazukido's wide assortment of flavoured croissants, their truffle crab is not to be missed.
Lucky Ducky from Daan Go Cake Lab
Order a Lucky Ducky at Daan Go Cake Lab and you'll be rewarded with a dessert featuring pistachio crémeux, lemon curd, almond sponge and a chocolate rubber duck that's almost too cute to eat.
Korean Hot Dog Croissant from Little Pebbles
One of Little Pebbles' signature savoury croissants, the Korean hot dog croissant, finds a flaky croissant rolled with sausage and Dijon, topped with sweet ketchup.
Josephine Louise from Bunner's Bakeshop
With layers of red velvet cake sandwiched together with vegan, coconut cream-based vanilla frosting and draped in chocolate ganache, Bunner's Josephine Louise is one-of-a-kind.
Hojicha Eclair from Bonne Nouvelle
For their elegant take on a traditional eclair, the team at Bonne Nouvelle fills craquelin-topped choux with hojicha tea pastry cream and yuzu caramel, then envelops it in a crisp, ethereal roasted hojicha green tea shell.
Green Thai Curry Empanada from Gaucho Pie Co.
Gaucho Pie Co. offers a slew of creatively flavoured empanadas. Still, their vegetarian green Thai curry creation is a standout.
Golfeados from Noctua Bread
A Venezuelan take on sticky buns, Noctua Bread's golfeados are rolled with panela, queso blanco and aniseeds, then doused in a spiced panela syrup.
French Onion Soup Roll from The Tempered Room
The Tempered Room's French Onion Soup Roll is the glorious result of topping laminated croissant dough with confit garlic, caramelized onions and a combination of Cheddar, mozzarella and gruyère cheeses.
Cinnamon Bun Croissant from Hadrien Verrier
Filled with cinnamon cream cheese frosting, chocolate ganache and topped with Speculoos Cookies, Hadrien Verrier Patisserie's new cinnamon bun croissant allows you to enjoy two of your favourites in one convenient treat.
Ruffles Cake from Bake Shoppe
Bake Shoppe's Ruffles Cake is a creative spin on the traditional birthday cake.
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