Made With Love Bakery

Forget everything you assume about plant-based baking. Down in Southport, Made With Love Bakery is rewriting the rules of vegan pastries. Flaky, butter-free lamination that shatters on impact. Seriously—their apple custard cruffin is a masterclass in pastry engineering. Gold Coast sugar fiends and skeptical omnivores alike routinely clear out the display cases here, stockpiling hearty pepper pies, faux-meat potato bakes, and chick'n wraps before retreating to the park across the street. The traditional vanilla slices? Unapologetically rich. The iced matcha? Arguably the most dialed-in pour you'll find on this stretch of the coast. It’s a hyper-aesthetic, 100% cruelty-free powerhouse run by the warmest crew in the business. Snag a raw Snickers slice, secure your patch of grass, and thank me later.