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The Grumpy Baker is a family-run cafe and bakery business, created in 2002 by Michael Cthurmer, and now with 10+ locations around Sydney, Newcastle and Bilpin, baking good old fashioned sourdough bread, pastries and pies.

01/06/2026

❄️ Long weekend hours 6-8 June ❄️

Potts Point 📍 73 Macleay St ⌚ Sa 7am-10pm, Su 7am-6pm & M 7am-5:30pm
Vaucluse 📍 6/767 Old South Head Rd ⌚ 7am-5pm
Bellevue Hill 📍 27A Bellevue Rd ⌚ 6:30am-5pm
Maroubra 📍 14/124 Marine Parade ⌚ 7am-5pm
Waverton 📍 85 Bay Rd ⌚ 6:30am-5pm
Bus Stop 📍 98 Elizabeth St ⌚ Sa 6:30am-3pm, Su&M closed
Abercrombie Lane 📍 1 Abercrombie Ln ⌚ Sa 7am-4pm, Su&M closed
Bilpin 📍 2481 Bells Line of Rd ⌚ 6:30am-5pm
Neutral Bay 📍 64A Clark Rd ⌚ 6:30am-4pm
Newcastle 📍 53 Glebe Rd, The Junction ⌚ Sa&Su 6:30am-4pm, M 6:30am-2pm

28/05/2026

What's your loaf of choice? Is it one of our top 5 best-sellers?

🥖 Fig & Walnut Sourdough
🍞 Soy Linseed Sourdough
🍞 Kibble Rye
🥖 Garlic & Olive Sourdough
🍞 Plain Sourdough

Baked fresh on-site at each of our locations.

📍 Bus Stop, Abercrombie St, Potts Point, Maroubra, Coogee, Bellevue Hill, Vaucluse, Waverton, Neutral Bay, Newcastle & Bilpin

24/05/2026

Footy pies never looked so good 🥧 If you’re staying in to watch the State Of Origin, up the game day vibes with a delicious Grumpy Baker pie.

Pick up a few freshies or go large with a frozen family-size chunky beef, creamy mushroom with feta, beef goulash, chicken harissa, or Morrocan lamb pie from any of our locations, b**g it in the oven, and no matter how the game ends, you’ll be a winner. 🏉🏆

21/05/2026

Want to go grab coffee? And a cinnamon bun? And a freshly-baked fig & walnut sourdough loaf to take home? ☕🥖
The Grumpy Baker 🤎

19/05/2026

3 of your favourite orders from the cafe menu 🤤🍳

🥣 Granola bowl
🥓 Brekkie roll
🍗 Schnitzel in challah

Which one do you start with? 👀

15/05/2026

You might already know the Grumpy one behind Grumpy Baker, Michael. But have you met Lily? 👋

Lily had The Grumpy Baker quite literally baked into her life from a young age - as Michael’s youngest daughter, she was raised among the early mornings, warm ovens and steady rhythm of bakery life.

A few years on, Lily is now our Business Manager, overseeing day-to-day operations across our 11 stores. 🥐🥧☕

12/05/2026

It’s a bit of a process to get this delicious dough from go to whoa, so we currently indulge in makings them on Sundays at just two locations for now - Potts Point and Vaucluse.

Available in three flavours:
🥓 Crispy bacon & cheese
🧅 Caramelised onion, balsamic & thyme
🍳 Shakshuka, egg, fetta and mint

09/05/2026

Presenting... schnitzel in challah: housebaked challah with a big crunchy chicken schnitzel, roasted eggplant and spicy romanian salad.

05/05/2026

Planning a visit to The Grumpy Baker this Sunday for a fresh loaf, coffee, or something sweet for Mother's Day? 🥐☕💐

Double down and swoop up some flowers from one of our amazing neighbouring florists:

📍 Vaucluse 💐 Polyanthi .florist
📍 Potts Point💐Wild About Flowers
📍 Bellevue Hill 💐 Dragonfly Floral Design
📍 Maroubra 💐If The Florist
📍 Waverton 💐 Flower Train
📍 Bilpin 💐 The Golden Dandelion
📍 Newcastle 💐 The Grateful Boutique

See you Sunday 💛

03/05/2026

Now hiring 👨‍🍳🍽️ Join The Grumpy Baker family as our Group Head Chef position, leading the menus and kitchens across our 10+ locations.

Apply now via 🔗

29/04/2026

Our kind of flour arrangement. 💐🍞

26/04/2026

Day off? Let us cook breakfast (or brunch). 🍳

How about our delicious cilbir Turkish eggs: poached eggs on housemade garlic labne with sumac chilli oil and sourdough?

23/04/2026

✨ ANZAC DAY long weekend hours ✨

Bus Stop 📍 98 Elizabeth St ⌚ Sa 4AM-2PM, Su closed, M 7AM-4PM
Potts Point 📍 73 Macleay St ⌚ Sa 6:30AM-5PM, Su + M 6:30AM-5:30PM
Maroubra 📍 14/124 Marine Parade ⌚ Sa + M 7AM-5PM, Su 7AM-5PM
Bellevue Hill 📍 27A Bellevue Rd ⌚ Sa 6:30AM-4PM, Su + M 6:30AM-5PM
Vaucluse 📍 6/767 Old South Head Rd ⌚ 7AM-5PM
Coogee 📍 98 Beach St ⌚ 7AM-2PM
Waverton 📍 85 Bay Rd ⌚ 6:30AM-5PM
Neutral Bay 📍 64A Clark Rd ⌚ 7AM-4PM
Newcastle 📍 53 Glebe Rd, The Junction ⌚ Sa 6:30AM-2PM, Su + M 6:30AM-4PM
Bilpin 📍 2481 Bells Line of Rd ⌚ Sa + M 6:30AM-5PM, Su 7AM-5PM

19/04/2026

The little bakery that could. Our tiny 20sqm Bus Stop bakery will be open from 4am ☀ this Saturday 25 April for ANZAC Day, dishing out coffees, ANZAC biscuits, pies and croissants to early risers.

📍 Bus Stop, 98 Elizabeth St, Sydney

16/04/2026

Absolutely no regrets 🍫🔥🤎

Nutella cronut for the win.

14/04/2026

Finish this sentence. When I go to The Grumpy Baker, I head straight for the...

11/04/2026

New to Sundays. 🍕🧀 🍳 Introducing a delicious new savoury snack available at our Potts Point and Vaucluse bakeries. Meet the “Sunday Treat” Turkish bread pizza.

Available in three flavours:
🥓 Bacon & cheese
🧀 Onion, feta, balsamic & thyme
🍳 Shakshuka & egg

You can thank Michael’s daughter (and Business Manager) Lily, who was craving a bacon and cheese roll and decided to make it herself using Turkish bread dough.

📍 Potts Point and Vaucluse
⏰ Sundays

09/04/2026

In two weeks, we hit our busiest day of the year, when we're all about the coffee, the pies, and of course, the ANZAC biscuits. ☕🥧🍪

02/04/2026

Roadtrip survival tools 🥧☕ Your Easter long weekend planning starts now. Pitstop for a pie at our bakeries north in Newcastle and on the way to the Blue Mountains in Bilpin.

📍The Grumpy Baker Newcastle - 53 Glebe Rd, The Junction
📍The Grumpy Baker Bilpin - 2481 Bells Line of Road

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30/03/2026

🐰 Easter long weekend hours 🐰

Potts Point 📍 73 Macleay St ⌚ 7am-5pm
Vaucluse 📍 767 Old South Head Rd ⌚ 7am-5pm
Maroubra 📍 14/124 Marine Parade ⌚ 6:30am-5pm
Coogee 📍 98 Beach St ⌚ 7am-2pm
Bellevue Hill 📍 27A Bellevue Rd ⌚ 6:30am-4pm
Waverton 📍 85 Bay Rd ⌚ 6:30am-5pm
Neutral Bay 📍 64A Clark Rd ⌚ 6:30am-3pm
Newcastle 📍 53 Glebe Rd, The Junction ⌚ 7am-2pm
Bilpin 📍 2481 Bells Line of Rd ⌚ 6:30am-5pm
Bond St📍1 Abercrombie Ln, Sydney CBD ⌚ Closed
Bus Stop📍 98 Elizabeth St, Sydney ⌚ Closed

28/03/2026

Shakshuka and Sundays. 🍳

27/03/2026

Stepping into this hidden gem like 💃. All your bread and pastry-filled dreams realised here, tucked into a little laneway running from Pitt to George streets in the city.

📍 The Grumpy Baker, 1 Abercrombie Lane, Sydney CBD
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24/03/2026

Hot Cross Buns. Before, during and after. ♨✖️🍞

Made using the same recipe Michael developed more than 20 years ago, with a secret mix of spices. Baked fresh daily at each of our locations. Traditional raisin + chocolate. Available through to Easter.

20/03/2026

Weekend plans? 🤤 Cinnamon scrolls now baking.

13/03/2026

Did somebody take their International Margarita Day celebrations a little too seriously yesterday? We got you. ☕

Address

767 Old South Head Road
Vaucluse, NSW
2030

Website

http://www.thegrumpybaker.com.au/

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