Bacco Wine Bar Pasticceria, Chifley Plaza
Ever since I discovered Bacco, it has been very bad for my expanding waistline. Very bad. You see, they have a range of cakes and pastries. A gorgeous range.
Yes, that is a giant macaron in the far left corner.
They have about ten different varieties each day. What I don’t like is that only some of them have labels – why can’t all of them have labels? 🙁
There is usually a small line and I feel like I’m holding up the line when I question what’s inside the pastry/cake. Labels are much more efficient!
It reads: Blood orange curd with sweet capsicum jam and pomegranate with salted dark chocolate sable
Unfortunately for me, I work about a two minute walk away and have recently gotten into the habit of popping by for a dessert at the end of lunch. So far, I’ve tried about five or six of the one and have made it my goal to try them all!
They are all $6.00 each.
Here are two of the ones that I’ve tried.
This trifle was okay, not the best of their cakes. I wouldn’t get it again. Having said that, I’m a huge fan of rice pudding and as such, the top layer was yummy.
The next one is my absolute favourite so far. I have gotten it twice, despite my ‘try them all’ goal.
It is a lemon meringue tart. Soooooo perfect!
The pastry is short and crumbly at the bottom. The meringue is light and fluffy, not hard nor crunchy.
The lemon is smooth and acidic.
I recommend sharing with a friend because eating the whole thing can be a little too sweet after your first few bites – or alternatively, you can save the other half for later 😉
They have a big version of this tart that has ‘retrodaze’s birthday cake’ written all over it. My birthday isn’t until November but I can’t wait and am glad that I’ve found the perfect cake already!
Bacco is located on the ground floor of Chifley Plaza in the Sydney CBD, at the entrance that is opposite Sushi Tei. It has cafe seating or you can get take-away.
At night, it turns into a restaurant/wine bar. It’s great for an after-work drink!
Ph: 02 9223 9552
