A cooling rack with anzac biscuits and rosemary next to a cup of tea
Photograph: May Lawrence
Photograph: May Lawrence

The best ANZAC biscuits in Sydney

We scoured Sydney to find the best locally baked offerings

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Just in time to cure your hot cross bun withdrawal, here comes a whole weekend dedicated to the ANZACs – and the biscuits that bear their name. Here’s our rundown of where to find the tastiest in town and what to expect when you do.

After something to do on ANZAC Day? Here's our guide to the best places to play two-up.

The best ANZAC biscuits in Sydney

  • Bakeries
  • Brookvale

This Woolloomooloo bakery is doing one of the best ANZAC biscuits in town this year – it's got just the right amount of chewiness, a rich buttery flavour and a good gingery sweetness to it overall. The best part? It's a giant cookie, at a whopping 300 grams. Note that the actual bakery is closed on the public holiday but you can click and collect and order online in the lead up.

  • Woolloomooloo

This is a tough cookie – a more traditional, buttery number that's got a serious crunch/snap to it. The toasted coconut on top adds a subtle sweetness texture. And because they come in packs of six, there’s plenty to share out (or not). 

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  • Cafés
  • Enmore
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At this Enmore patisserie they don't go in for the classics without adding their own twist. For ANZAC Day they take two chewy biscuits and make a sandwich filled with a golden syrup buttercream. They are on sale from the weekend prior to ANZAC Day but will be closed on April 25 so get in early for your biccy hit. 

  • Newtown

Black Star’s ANZAC biscuits are only around for a matter of days each year (the week of ANZAC Day) so you have to get in there fast for a buttery, coconutty, chewy biscuit with that sweet golden syrup perfume. Need more convincing? They donate all proceeds from the sales of the biscuits to veterans' charities. 

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  • Chippendale

It should come as no surprise that Brickfields Bakery is sending out some of the town's best ANZAC biscuits, given the cult status the pastry joint has garned over the last few years. These soft and yielding biscuits have a a loose, buttery crumb, so they hover somewhere between oat slice and muesli cookie territory. 

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  • Alexandria

These bad boys fall into classic ANZAC biscuit territory: flat and caramelly sweet with no added gimmicks. The golden disks have a bit of crunch and are perfect for dunking in a cup of tea. Dubbed the 'honey oat biscuit', the sweet treats are exclusive to cafés from April 22-25.

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