Silo Bakery + Cafe

“…part Brooklyn, part wartime Parisian bakery…”
NY Times
“…no question that this is the best bakery in Canberra or anywhere within cooee…”
SMH Good Food Guide

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contact us

36 giles street kingston 2604
t (02) 6260 6060
e silokingston@gmail.com

orders

orders taken by phone or email, we are happy to discuss your preferences and any requirements you may have.

orders can be made up to the day prior to collection.

new opening hours

tues to sat 7am-3pm

all day menu
breakfast:
7am-2:30pm tuesday-saturday
lunch:
11am-2:30pm tuesday-saturday

lunch bookings can be made tuesday to friday
no bookings taken for breakfast or lunch on saturdays

"......it's starting to look a lot like christmas....."

we may not be able to travel the world but we can bring the world to you! you won't have to travel far to enjoy an array of european christma fare. our chefs are busily preparing tasty morsels, from silo's australian country-style christmas cake, moving to an old-fashioned hotel dorchester suet pudding to the fabulous italian tuscan panforte and then finally stopping off at germany for the classic stollen and pfefferkuchen gingerbread cake.

all our products are made individually by hand, using real fresh products. we do not resort to using any by-products.

all christmas produce will be available to buy from november 26 2020

christmas orders are being taken NOW!

please note:
our last day of trading will be thursday 24 december 2020; kitchen will be closing at 11am, cafè at 3pm.

christmas cakes
made to an australian country recipe and baked in a lined box
1kg 48
1.5kg 60

christmas pudding
traditional hotel dorchester suet pudding 42

stollen
german yeast cake with butter, marzipan, fruit & peel 32

paneforte
a chewy italian confection containing hazelnuts, chocolate & almonds
small 12
large 28

pfefferkuchen
german gingerbread cake filled with marzipan and brandied prunes 12

fruit mince pies
silo's own signature recipe with alcohol and dried fruit 3.5

christmas marmalade
oxford style marmalade 16

biscotti di natale
italian biscotti with cedro, cranberry, fig, apricots, almonds & walnuts 12

apple mélange (vegan)* 12
apple, cinnamon, oats, rolled barley, apricot, walnuts & almond milk

pipérade omelette 19
chorizo, piperade filling, chilli & toasted sourdough*

chanterelle toast 21
gruyere cheese, mixed enoki, oyster & shitaki mushrooms, poached egg, sourdough bread

eggs florentine 18
sautéed spinach, poached eggs, parmesan, olive oil, toasted baguette

chilli jam poached eggs 18
eggs, roasted cherry tomatoes, chilli oil, toasted baguette*^

gruyere omelette 18
on toasted sourdough*

asparagus eggs 22
seasonal asparagus, speck, in-house horseradish crema on toasted sourdough*

eggs on toast 12
eggs, toasted sourdough bread

pain perdu 20
silo signature french toast, raspberry poached lychee & in-house ice-cream

croissant
boxgum smoked ham & maasdam cheese 9

smoked salmon, gruyere & dill 11

sides – mushrooms/spinach/tomatoes/bacon 5

available after 11am

ceci salad 23
toasted chickpeas, quinoa, corn, cashew, halloumi, preserved lemon viniagrett

crab pasta 28
blue swimmer crab, hand-made pasta, & tamarind broth

speck pizza 27
speck, pinenuts, chard, goat's cheese

flatbread salad 20
flaxseed & walnut flatbread, tomato, leafy greens, avocado & cashew hummus

tarte flamiche 22
leek & cheese pastry & witlof salad

all bread, pastries & jams are made on premises at silo

*vegan/gluten free option available ^chilli jam contains fish sauce

artisan breads

silo sourdough rye 7.5

vollkornbrot rye grain 6.5

white sourdough 7.5

casalinga (white Italian loaf, Tues to Fri) 7.5

raisin (Weds & Sat) 7.5

stirato 6.5

baguette 5.5

walnut sourdough baguette (Fri & Sat) 6.5

cranberry & walnut (Fri & Sat) 6.5

schiacciata with grapes (Sat only) 6.5

ciabattini rolls 1

tarts

*Please note that 24 hours notice is needed for larger tarts.

individual tart 7.5

small tart (serves 3-4 people) 22

medium tart (serves 4-6 people) 30

large tart* (serves 6-8 people) 55

big tart* (serves 20-30 people) 140

gluten-free frangipane tarts ($22, $30 or $55) with an almond crust must be preordered

Flavours: prune clafoutis; vanilla brulee; pear & caramel; banana & caramel; orange brulee; classic lemon; passionfruit & mascarpone; blackcurrant,cabernet & mint; chocolate, cherry & almond; apple & almond frangipane; mixed berry & almond frangipane; pear, rhubarb, berry, coconut & almond; chocolate crumble; fig; peach & raspberry

breakfast pastries

plain croissant or brioche 5

pain au chocolat, snail, Saturday snail, orange & pistachio snail, evie, faggotini, galette 5.5

almond croissant 7.5

brioche loaf 10

savouries

ham or vegetarian quiche, welsh pastie, potato pie, sausage roll 7.5

borek, spinach & feta 8.5

larger quiches in the $30 or $55 sizes can be made after preordering

sandwiches

ham & emmentaler cheese on fougasse or ficelle 9

grilled eggplant, cashew hummus & ajvar 9

salami & capsicum salsa 10

pecorino salad 9

tomato, pesto & mozzarella 9