Buttered Bakery & Cafe
5 Central Park Ave, Chippendale, New South Wales, 2008
“Discover the perfect blend of savoury salt and rich butter in our Salt Bread”
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Why Choose Buttered Bakery & Cafe?
Buttered Bakery & Cafe is known locally for its Korean-inspired salt bread, particularly the original shio pan and the garlic cream cheese version with its stretchy melted cheese. The spacious Chippendale location offers dine-in and takeaway, with warm service, well-crafted coffee, and a full menu of pastries and creative savoury buns, plus you can watch the bakers work behind glass as they prepare fresh stock.
About Buttered Bakery & Cafe
Buttered Bakery & Cafe in Chippendale is a Korean-inspired bakery and café, and the salt bread is what people talk about first. It's the Korean sweet bread tradition, shio pan, done in the style of Seoul's Seongsu district. The plain original is the one locals keep pointing newcomers towards: crisp outside, soft inside, with a proper butter flavour. If you want something more indulgent, the garlic cream cheese version gets plenty of love for its strong garlic and stretchy melted cheese, and one local reckons the lemon salted one suits anyone after a stronger, sweeter hit.
Beyond salt bread, there's a wide spread of cakes, pastries and sweet and savoury breads. The fig sesame cake gets a mention, the pistachio cream coffee is said to carry a surprisingly strong flavour, and people have enjoyed the vanilla cream and lemon custard breads (the custard one is generously filled). Savoury fans talk about the buldak chicken, which is clearly marked as hot, along with sweet potato and corn cheese options. In cooler months the mushroom and truffle cream soups are a popular match for a piece of salt bread. Not everything wins everyone over, and one visitor found the tissue bread a bit like a pricey croissant, but the original salt bread is the clear crowd-pleaser.
Part of the appeal is how fresh it all feels. Fresh from the oven is the recurring praise, and you can watch the bakers working behind clear glass. Staff come across as friendly and attentive, and the coffee is well made. The space is roomy and fairly quiet, which makes it a decent spot for a catch-up with friends or a couple of hours of work or study.
You can dine in or take away, and they take custom cake orders too. The entrance and toilet are wheelchair accessible, and the café is LGBTQ+ friendly. It's open daily, so check the hours before you head in, especially if you're hoping to catch a particular bread late in the day.
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What Customers Say on Google
“Absolutely loved the salt bread at this bakery!! 🤤🧄Garlic Cream Cheese Salt Bread, my favourite!! The combination of garlic, creamy cheese filling and stretchy melted cheese is just so delicious!!”
“The staff are friendly and attentive, providing excellent service that makes every visit enjoyable.”
“Such a huge selection of cute and delicious bread and cakes! 🥐🍰 You can even watch the bakers baking bread behind the clear glasses.”
Source: Google Reviews
Frequently Asked Questions About Buttered Bakery & Cafe
This Korean-inspired bakery and cafe is best known for its salt bread (shio pan), made in the Seongsu district style popular in Seoul. The plain original, crisp outside and soft and buttery inside, is the one locals point newcomers towards, while the garlic cream cheese version with its stretchy melted cheese and strong garlic flavour is a favourite for anyone after something richer.
Alongside salt bread varieties like plain, garlic cream cheese and lemon salted, the published menu includes croissants, Dubai chewy cookies, butter rice cake and pistachio cream latte. There are also soups such as truffle cream and mushroom soup, plus a full coffee list from long blacks and flat whites to iced drinks like iced taro and grapefruit ade.
Yes, custom cake orders are one of their services alongside dine-in and takeaway. For details on designs, flavours and lead times, it is best to contact the Chippendale bakery directly, since specific pricing and ordering requirements aren't published.
Yes. The cafe has a wheelchair-accessible entrance and wheelchair-accessible toilet, and it is also noted as LGBTQ+ friendly. It's a spacious spot in Chippendale where you can watch the bakers at work through the glass while you wait for your order.
Yes, it works well for dine-in as well as takeaway. Customers highlight the warm, welcoming atmosphere, friendly and attentive staff, and well-crafted coffee, making it a relaxed spot for brunch with friends alongside the bakery's range of salt breads and sweet pastries.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +61 451 977 377
- Address
- 5 Central Park Ave, Chippendale, New South Wales, 2008
How Buttered Bakery & Cafe Compares
in Chippendale
More reviews than 60% of bakeries in Chippendale
Opening Hours
- Monday
- 9am-5pm
- Tuesday
- 9am-5pm
- Wednesday
- 9am-5pm
- Thursday
- 9am-5pm
- Friday
- 9am-7pm
- Saturday
- 9am-7pm
- Sunday
- 9am-5pm
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