Bakehouse (🗺️)
Tucked into The Village Hazelwood, this European-style café and bakery has the charm and simplicity to keep its customers coming. The café has indoor and outdoor seating, but it is more often full than not due to it being one of the most popular bakeries in Pretoria.
The pastry collection here is quite creative and changes from time to time. Bakehouse also serves standard bakes like croissants, custard slices, and pasteis de nata.
Der Zucker Backer (🗺️)
Der Zucker Backer is a German café and bakery with a homey atmosphere. The coffee shop is simple and lets its selection of baked treats speak for itself.
A fan favourite among Pretorians is the Beesting cake, which is a cake base with custard filling and caramelised almond topping. The bakery also serves German bread rolls, strudel, and cannelloni.
Ju De Vie Café and Bakery (🗺️)
Situated in a fairly new but already bustling shopping centre, Ju De Vie has a small shop with some outdoor seating.
Here, you’ll find traditional South African desserts like milk tart, pancakes (the South African kind), rusks, and more. The baker also ensures that a fresh collection of savoury pies and bread loaves are ready to be enjoyed each day.
Blos Bakkery (🗺️)
This bakery is a small addition to Blos Café, which is a restaurant in Olympus. Blos Bakkery is a separate-standing shop with a few high tables and seats outside. The charming shop is known for friendly service and quality treats.
The baker tends to fresh pastries – sweet or savoury – and loaves daily. The shop also sells frozen treats, organic goods, and authentic South African products like rooibos tea. Customers can enjoy coffee with their pastries in this refreshing setting.
Geek House Eatery (🗺️)
This restaurant near the University of Pretoria is the place to go if you’re looking to indulge. The atmosphere is inviting yet on-trend and is suitable for any season with its indoor and outdoor seating options.
The bakery section meets every need – from imaginative creations to classic baked goods. Pastries here come in more flavours and combinations than you can imagine. Customers especially rave about this establishment’s brownies, croissants, and cookie croissants.
Die Brotstube (🗺️)
Another international gem in the Jacaranda city: Die Brotstube is a German bakery that is described by regulars as “bread heaven.” The shopfront is unassuming, but the selection of baked goods inside exceeds expectations.
Although the star of the show in this bakery is the bread selection, it also serves authentic German cakes, pastries, and sweets.
Nush Café (🗺️)
This café and bakery is truly unlike anything else in the city. The establishment exudes a mixture of many cultures through its food, including Mediterranean, Middle-Eastern, European, and of course, South African.
Among its pastry selection is a variety of quiches, pies, croissants, brownies, and pasteis de nata. Nush café is also one of few cafés in the city that includes gluten-free and vegan options in its pastry menu.
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