Bad Girl Bakery and Deli

You'll find Bad Girl Bakery tucked into Victoria Market on Academy Street—that proper covered market that locals actually use, not some heritage theatre piece. Walk in and you're hit with the smell of proper bread, the kind that's been properly fermented, not mass-produced and left to sit. The vibe is deliberately unpretentious: mismatched furniture, the kind of place where someone's nicked a chair from their nan's kitchen and it somehow works. You're there for sourdough that actually has structure, deli sandwiches built on bread that doesn't collapse, and pastries that taste like someone gave a damn. It's the sort of spot where you'll see builders grabbing breakfast next to folk who've walked over from the city centre.